-*- org -*- # SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0 # Copyright © 2022-2023 Jonathan Brielmaier # Copyright © 2023 John Kehayias # Copyright © 2026 Hilton Chain #+TITLE: NEWS about user visible changes of nonguix * 2026-04 *** NVIDIA: open source kernel modules now built from git From testing, their compatibility with kernels is different from the ones we packaged before. Please refer to our documentation for currently supported kernels. *** NVIDIA: aarch64-linux and legacy series (390.xx, 470.xx) support *** `package-with-alias' now uses the superseding mechanism This is the same mechanism as seen in package deprecations. It is implemented in Guix UI so we can bind new names to a package without needing to rebuild. *** New procedure `binary-package-from-sources' for better multiarch binary package support Examples are available in =(nongnu packages nvidia)=. Sources are defiend as == to support ~guix refresh~ with manifests. * 2023-07 *** New `chromium-binary-build-system` * Changes in 1.4.0 (since 2022-05-21 (Guix 1.3.0)) ** Distribution *** Nvidia driver now available as service *** Enable WebAssembly sandboxed libraries in firefox *** Update binary build system to return a monadic procedure ** New services nvidia ** package updates including: firefox 108.0.1, firefox-esr 102.6.0esr, linux 6.0.12, nvidia-driver 515.76 steam 1.0.0.75 *** steam updates Steam now supports Proton versions 5.13 and newer, including support for SteamVR.