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A new module is available: 'programs.bluetuith'. bluetuith is a TUI-based Bluetooth connection manager, which can interact with Bluetooth adapters and devices. It aims to be a replacement to most Bluetooth managers, like blueman.
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November 15, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Vicinae theme definitions have been updated to a new format. See https://docs.vicinae.com/theming/getting-started for the new structure.
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November 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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A new module is available: 'programs.retroarch'. RetroArch is a frontend for emulators, game engines, and media players. Among other things, it enables you to run classic games on a wide range of computers and consoles through its slick graphical interface.
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November 9, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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A new program is available: 'programs.discord'. Discord is an instant messaging platform with an Electron-based client. The module provides: - Support for toggling Discord's update checks, as they prevent older versions of the app from launching. - Support for enabling [1/2]
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November 9, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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A new module is available: `targets.genericLinux.gpu` This module provides integration of GPU drivers for non-NixOS systems. It is a simpler alternative to the existing `targets.genericLinux.nixGL` module. See the Home Manager user manual for more information.
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November 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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A new module is available: 'services.tomat'. tomat is a Pomodoro timer for status bars and the command line. It is easily configurable and support both desktop and sound notifications.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Ghostty: now enables the user systemd service by default. Running Ghostty via these systemd units is the recommended way to run Ghostty. The two most important benefits provided by Ghostty's systemd integrations are: instantaneous launching and centralized logging. See [1/2]
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November 5, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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A new module is available: 'programs.opkssh'. opkssh is a tool which enables ssh to be used with OpenID Connect allowing SSH access to be managed via identities instead of long-lived SSH keys. It does not replace SSH, but instead generates SSH public keys containing PK [1/2]
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November 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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A new program is available: 'programs.vicinae'. Vicinae is a modern application launcher daemon for Linux with support for extensions, custom themes, and layer shell integration. The module provides: - Systemd service integration with automatic start support - [1/2]
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November 4, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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A new module 'programs.mcp' is now available for managing Model Context Protocol (MCP) server configurations. The 'programs.mcp.servers' option allows you to define MCP servers in a central location. These configurations can be automatically integrated into [1/3]
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November 4, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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services.local-ai: new module Added LocalAI, a free, Open Source OpenAI alternative.
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November 3, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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A new option 'backupCommand' is now available for Home Manager activation. This option allows you to specify a custom command to run on existing files during activation. If set, it takes precedence over 'backupFileExtension', but can work together with it by [1/3]
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October 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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A new module is available: `programs.kraftkit`. kraftkit is a CLI tool for building custom, minimal, immutable lightweight unikernel virtual machines based on Unikraft.
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October 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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A new module is available: 'programs.glab'. `glab` is an open source GitLab CLI tool that brings GitLab to your terminal.
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October 27, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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A new module is available: `programs.zapzap` ZapZap brings the WhatsApp experience on Linux closer to that of a native application. Since Meta does not provide a public API for third-party applications, ZapZap is developed as a Progressive Web Application (PWA), built [1/2]
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October 27, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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The home-manager auto-upgrade service now supports updating Nix flakes. Enable this by setting `services.home-manager.autoUpgrade.useFlake = true;`. The flake directory can be configured with `services.home-manager.autoUpgrade.flakeDir`, which defaults to the [1/2]
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October 27, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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A new module is available: 'programs.radicle'. A new service is available: 'services.radicle.node'. Radicle is a distributed code forge built on Git. Since it is possible to interact with Radicle storage without running the service, two modules were introduced.
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October 27, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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A new module is available: `targets.darwin.copyApps`. This is an alternative implementation of `targets.darwin.linkApps` that copies the app instead of symlinking. While this is less efficient and slower, it has the advantage that it works with macOS features like [1/2]
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October 24, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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A new module is available: 'services.wl-clip-persist'. This module provides clipboard persistence for Wayland compositors, ensuring clipboard contents remain available after the source application closes. The service runs as a systemd user service and integrates with [1/2]
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October 17, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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A new module is available: `programs.anvil-editor` Anvil is a graphical, multi-pane tiling editor that makes bold use of the mouse and integrates closely with the shell. It supports syntax highlighting, multiple cursors and selections, remote file editing, and contains [1/2]
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October 12, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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A new service is available: 'services.autotiling'. autotiling is a script for Sway and i3 to automatically switch the horizontal / vertical window split orientation.
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October 12, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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A new module is available: `programs.anup` Anup is a TUI application to play and manage anime with AniList for Linux systems.
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October 12, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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A new module is available: `programs.anime-downloader` Anime-Downloader is a simple but powerful anime downloader and streamer.
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October 12, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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A new module is available: `programs.andcli` Andcli lets you work with 2FA tokens directly in your shell, using encrypted backups exported out of your favourite 2FA apps. All the data is held in memory only and will never leave your machine.
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October 12, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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A new module is available: `programs.amp` Amp is a complete text editor for your terminal. Heavily inspired by Vi/Vim. Amp aims to take the core interaction model of Vim, simplify it, and bundle in the essential features required for a modern text editor.
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October 12, 2025 at 3:43 AM