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nixos/manual: update 17.03 -> 19.03 in upgrading section
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@ -175,6 +175,12 @@
<literal>git tag -s -a -m &quot;Release 15.09&quot; 15.09</literal>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Update "Chapter 4. Upgrading NixOS" section of the manual to match
new stable release version.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Update http://nixos.org/nixos/download.html and

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@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
<para>
<emphasis>Stable channels</emphasis>, such as
<literal
xlink:href="https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-17.03">nixos-17.03</literal>.
xlink:href="https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-19.03">nixos-19.03</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 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
from 4.19.34 to 4.19.38 (a minor bug fix), but not from
4.19.<replaceable>x</replaceable> to 4.20.<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>
@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
<para>
<emphasis>Small channels</emphasis>, such as
<literal
xlink:href="https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-17.03-small">nixos-17.03-small</literal>
xlink:href="https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-19.03-small">nixos-19.03-small</literal>
or
<literal
xlink:href="https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-unstable-small">nixos-unstable-small</literal>.
@ -63,8 +63,8 @@
<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 17.03 ISO, you will be subscribed to the
<literal>nixos-17.03</literal> channel. To see which NixOS channel you’re
installed from a 19.03 ISO, you will be subscribed to the
<literal>nixos-19.03</literal> channel. To see which NixOS channel you’re
subscribed to, run the following as root:
<screen>
# nix-channel --list | grep nixos
@ -75,13 +75,13 @@ nixos https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-unstable
# nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/<replaceable>channel-name</replaceable> nixos
</screen>
(Be sure to include the <literal>nixos</literal> parameter at the end.) For
instance, to use the NixOS 17.03 stable channel:
instance, to use the NixOS 19.03 stable channel:
<screen>
# nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-17.03 nixos
# nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-19.03 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-17.03-small nixos
# nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-19.03-small nixos
</screen>
And if you want to live on the bleeding edge:
<screen>
@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ nixos https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-unstable
current channel. (To see when the service runs, see <command>systemctl
list-timers</command>.) You can also specify a channel explicitly, e.g.
<programlisting>
<xref linkend="opt-system.autoUpgrade.channel"/> = https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-17.03;
<xref linkend="opt-system.autoUpgrade.channel"/> = https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-19.03;
</programlisting>
</para>
</section>