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NixOS Manual: Update version numbers

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Christine Koppelt
2017-03-25 20:14:04 +01:00
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nixos/doc/manual/installation/upgrading.xml
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@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ been built. These channels are:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para><emphasis>Stable channels</emphasis>, such as <literal
xlink:href="https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-14.12">nixos-14.12</literal>.
xlink:href="https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-17.03">nixos-17.03</literal>.
These only get conservative bug fixes and package upgrades. For
instance, a channel update may cause the Linux kernel on your
system to be upgraded from 3.4.66 to 3.4.67 (a minor bug fix), but
not from 3.4.<replaceable>x</replaceable> to
3.11.<replaceable>x</replaceable> (a major change that has the
system to be upgraded from 4.9.16 to 4.9.17 (a minor bug fix), but
not from 4.9.<replaceable>x</replaceable> to
4.11.<replaceable>x</replaceable> (a major change that has the
potential to break things). Stable channels are generally
maintained until the next stable branch is created.</para>
<para></para>
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ been built. These channels are:
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><emphasis>Small channels</emphasis>, such as <literal
xlink:href="https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-14.12-small">nixos-14.12-small</literal>
xlink:href="https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-17.03-small">nixos-17.03-small</literal>
or <literal
xlink:href="https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-unstable-small">nixos-unstable-small</literal>. These
are identical to the stable and unstable channels described above,
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ appliances.)</para>
<para>When you first install NixOS, you’re automatically subscribed to
the NixOS channel that corresponds to your installation source. For
instance, if you installed from a 14.12 ISO, you will be subscribed to
the <literal>nixos-14.12</literal> channel. To see which NixOS
instance, if you installed from a 17.03 ISO, you will be subscribed to
the <literal>nixos-17.03</literal> channel. To see which NixOS
channel you’re subscribed to, run the following as root:
<screen>
@@ -71,16 +71,16 @@ To switch to a different NixOS channel, do
</screen>
(Be sure to include the <literal>nixos</literal> parameter at the
end.) For instance, to use the NixOS 14.12 stable channel:
end.) For instance, to use the NixOS 17.03 stable channel:
<screen>
# nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-14.12 nixos
# nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-17.03 nixos
</screen>
If you have a server, you may want to use the “small” channel instead:
<screen>
# nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-14.12-small nixos
# nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-17.03-small nixos
</screen>
And if you want to live on the bleeding edge:
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ runs, see <command>systemctl list-timers</command>.) You can also
specify a channel explicitly, e.g.
<programlisting>
system.autoUpgrade.channel = https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-15.09;
system.autoUpgrade.channel = https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-17.03;
</programlisting>
</para>