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author | Mx Kookie <kookie@spacekookie.de> | 2020-10-31 19:35:09 +0100 |
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committer | Mx Kookie <kookie@spacekookie.de> | 2020-10-31 19:35:09 +0100 |
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If you have <literal>AuthorizedKeysCommand</literal> + in your <link linkend="opt-services.openssh.extraConfig">services.openssh.extraConfig</link> you should + make use of these new options instead. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + There is a new module for Podman(<varname>virtualisation.podman</varname>), a drop-in replacement for the Docker command line. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The new <varname>virtualisation.containers</varname> module manages configuration shared by the CRI-O and Podman modules. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Declarative Docker containers are renamed from <varname>docker-containers</varname> to <varname>virtualisation.oci-containers.containers</varname>. + This is to make it possible to use <literal>podman</literal> instead of <literal>docker</literal>. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + MariaDB has been updated to 10.4, MariaDB Galera to 26.4. + Before you upgrade, it would be best to take a backup of your database. + For MariaDB Galera Cluster, see <link xlink:href="https://mariadb.com/kb/en/upgrading-from-mariadb-103-to-mariadb-104-with-galera-cluster/">Upgrading + from MariaDB 10.3 to MariaDB 10.4 with Galera Cluster</link> instead. + Before doing the upgrade read <link xlink:href="https://mariadb.com/kb/en/upgrading-from-mariadb-103-to-mariadb-104/#incompatible-changes-between-103-and-104">Incompatible + Changes Between 10.3 and 10.4</link>. + After the upgrade you will need to run <literal>mysql_upgrade</literal>. + MariaDB 10.4 introduces a number of changes to the authentication process, intended to make things easier and more + intuitive. See <link xlink:href="https://mariadb.com/kb/en/authentication-from-mariadb-104/">Authentication from MariaDB 10.4</link>. + unix_socket auth plugin does not use a password, and uses the connecting user's UID instead. When a new MariaDB data directory is initialized, two MariaDB users are + created and can be used with new unix_socket auth plugin, as well as traditional mysql_native_password plugin: root@localhost and mysql@localhost. To actually use + the traditional mysql_native_password plugin method, one must run the following: +<programlisting> +services.mysql.initialScript = pkgs.writeText "mariadb-init.sql" '' + ALTER USER root@localhost IDENTIFIED VIA mysql_native_password USING PASSWORD("verysecret"); +''; +</programlisting> + When MariaDB data directory is just upgraded (not initialized), the users are not created or modified. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + MySQL server is now started with additional systemd sandbox/hardening options for better security. The PrivateTmp, ProtectHome, and ProtectSystem options + may be problematic when MySQL is attempting to read from or write to your filesystem anywhere outside of its own state directory, for example when + calling <literal>LOAD DATA INFILE or SELECT * INTO OUTFILE</literal>. In this scenario a variant of the following may be required: + - allow MySQL to read from /home and /tmp directories when using <literal>LOAD DATA INFILE</literal> +<programlisting> +systemd.services.mysql.serviceConfig.ProtectHome = lib.mkForce "read-only"; +</programlisting> + - allow MySQL to write to custom folder <literal>/var/data</literal> when using <literal>SELECT * INTO OUTFILE</literal>, assuming the mysql user has write + access to <literal>/var/data</literal> +<programlisting> +systemd.services.mysql.serviceConfig.ReadWritePaths = [ "/var/data" ]; +</programlisting> + </para> + <para> + The MySQL service no longer runs its <literal>systemd</literal> service startup script as <literal>root</literal> anymore. A dedicated non <literal>root</literal> + super user account is required for operation. This means users with an existing MySQL or MariaDB database server are required to run the following SQL statements + as a super admin user before upgrading: +<programlisting> +CREATE USER IF NOT EXISTS 'mysql'@'localhost' identified with unix_socket; +GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'mysql'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION; +</programlisting> + If you use MySQL instead of MariaDB please replace <literal>unix_socket</literal> with <literal>auth_socket</literal>. If you have changed the value of <xref linkend="opt-services.mysql.user"/> + from the default of <literal>mysql</literal> to a different user please change <literal>'mysql'@'localhost'</literal> to the corresponding user instead. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The new option <link linkend="opt-documentation.man.generateCaches">documentation.man.generateCaches</link> + has been added to automatically generate the <literal>man-db</literal> caches, which are needed by utilities + like <command>whatis</command> and <command>apropos</command>. The caches are generated during the build of + the NixOS configuration: since this can be expensive when a large number of packages are installed, the + feature is disabled by default. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <varname>services.postfix.sslCACert</varname> was replaced by <varname>services.postfix.tlsTrustedAuthorities</varname> which now defaults to system certificate authorities. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Subordinate GID and UID mappings are now set up automatically for all normal users. + This will make container tools like Podman work as non-root users out of the box. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The various documented workarounds to use steam have been converted to a module. <varname>programs.steam.enable</varname> enables steam, controller support and the workarounds. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Support for built-in LCDs in various pieces of Logitech hardware (keyboards and USB speakers). <varname>hardware.logitech.lcd.enable</varname> enables support for all hardware supported by the g15daemon project. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Zabbix now defaults to 5.0, updated from 4.4. Please carefully read through + <link xlink:href="https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/manual/installation/upgrade/sources">the upgrade guide</link> + and apply any changes required. Be sure to take special note of the section on + <link xlink:href="https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/manual/installation/upgrade_notes_500#enabling_extended_range_of_numeric_float_values">enabling extended range of numeric (float) values</link> + as you will need to apply this database migration manually. + </para> + <para> + If you are using Zabbix Server with a MySQL or MariaDB database you should note that using a character set of <literal>utf8</literal> and a collate of <literal>utf8_bin</literal> has become mandatory with + this release. See the upstream <link xlink:href="https://support.zabbix.com/browse/ZBX-17357">issue</link> for further discussion. Before upgrading you should check the character set and collation used by + your database and ensure they are correct: +<programlisting> + SELECT + default_character_set_name, + default_collation_name + FROM + information_schema.schemata + WHERE + schema_name = 'zabbix'; +</programlisting> + If these values are not correct you should take a backup of your database and convert the character set and collation as required. Here is an + <link xlink:href="https://www.zabbix.com/forum/zabbix-help/396573-reinstall-after-upgrade?p=396891#post396891">example</link> of how to do so, taken from + the Zabbix forums: +<programlisting> + ALTER DATABASE `zabbix` DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin; + + -- the following will produce a list of SQL commands you should subsequently execute + SELECT CONCAT("ALTER TABLE ", TABLE_NAME," CONVERT TO CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin;") AS ExecuteTheString + FROM information_schema.`COLUMNS` + WHERE table_schema = "zabbix" AND COLLATION_NAME = "utf8_general_ci"; +</programlisting> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The NixOS module system now supports freeform modules as a mix between <literal>types.attrsOf</literal> and <literal>types.submodule</literal>. These allow you to explicitly declare a subset of options while still permitting definitions without an associated option. See <xref linkend='sec-freeform-modules'/> for how to use them. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The GRUB module gained support for basic password protection, which + allows to restrict non-default entries in the boot menu to one or more + users. The users and passwords are defined via the option + <option>boot.loader.grub.users</option>. + Note: Password support is only avaiable in GRUB version 2. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Following its deprecation in 20.03, the Perl NixOS test driver has been removed. + All remaining tests have been ported to the Python test framework. + Code outside nixpkgs using <filename>make-test.nix</filename> or + <filename>testing.nix</filename> needs to be ported to + <filename>make-test-python.nix</filename> and + <filename>testing-python.nix</filename> respectively. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </section> + + <section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" + xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" + xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" + version="5.0" + xml:id="sec-release-20.09-new-services"> + <title>New Services</title> + + <para> + The following new services were added since the last release: + </para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + There is a new <xref linkend="opt-security.doas.enable"/> module that provides <command>doas</command>, a lighter alternative to <command>sudo</command> with many of the same features. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <link xlink:href="https://hercules-ci.com">Hercules CI</link> Agent is a specialized build agent for projects built with Nix. See the <link xlink:href="https://nixos.org/nixos/options.html#services.hercules-ci-agent">options</link> and <link xlink:href="https://docs.hercules-ci.com/hercules-ci/getting-started/#deploy-agent">setup</link>. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + </section> + + <section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" + xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" + xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" + version="5.0" + xml:id="sec-release-20.09-incompatibilities"> + <title>Backward Incompatibilities</title> + + <para> + When upgrading from a previous release, please be aware of the following + incompatible changes: + </para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + The <link linkend="opt-services.matrix-synapse.enable">matrix-synapse</link> module no longer includes optional dependencies by default, they have to be added through the <link linkend="opt-services.matrix-synapse.plugins">plugins</link> option. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <literal>buildGoModule</literal> now internally creates a vendor directory + in the source tree for downloaded modules instead of using go's <link + xlink:href="https://golang.org/cmd/go/#hdr-Module_proxy_protocol">module + proxy protocol</link>. This storage format is simpler and therefore less + likely to break with future versions of go. As a result + <literal>buildGoModule</literal> switched from + <literal>modSha256</literal> to the <literal>vendorSha256</literal> + attribute to pin fetched version data. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Grafana is now built without support for phantomjs by default. Phantomjs support has been + <link xlink:href="https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/guides/whats-new-in-v6-4/">deprecated in Grafana</link> + and the <package>phantomjs</package> project is + <link xlink:href="https://github.com/ariya/phantomjs/issues/15344#issue-302015362">currently unmaintained</link>. + It can still be enabled by providing <literal>phantomJsSupport = true</literal> to the package instantiation: +<programlisting>{ + services.grafana.package = pkgs.grafana.overrideAttrs (oldAttrs: rec { + phantomJsSupport = false; + }); +}</programlisting> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The <link linkend="opt-services.supybot.enable">supybot</link> module now uses <literal>/var/lib/supybot</literal> + as its default <link linkend="opt-services.supybot.stateDir">stateDir</link> path if <literal>stateVersion</literal> + is 20.09 or higher. It also enables a number of + <link xlink:href="https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd.exec.html#Sandboxing">systemd sandboxing options</link> + which may possibly interfere with some plugins. If this is the case you can disable the options through attributes in + <option>systemd.services.supybot.serviceConfig</option>. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The <literal>security.duosec.skey</literal> option, which stored a secret in the + nix store, has been replaced by a new + <link linkend="opt-security.duosec.secretKeyFile">security.duosec.secretKeyFile</link> + option for better security. + </para> + <para> + <literal>security.duosec.ikey</literal> has been renamed to + <link linkend="opt-security.duosec.integrationKey">security.duosec.integrationKey</link>. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <literal>vmware</literal> has been removed from the <literal>services.x11.videoDrivers</literal> defaults. + For VMWare guests set <literal>virtualisation.vmware.guest.enable</literal> to <literal>true</literal> which will include the appropriate drivers. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The initrd SSH support now uses OpenSSH rather than Dropbear to + allow the use of Ed25519 keys and other OpenSSH-specific + functionality. Host keys must now be in the OpenSSH format, and at + least one pre-generated key must be specified. + </para> + <para> + If you used the <option>boot.initrd.network.ssh.host*Key</option> + options, you'll get an error explaining how to convert your host + keys and migrate to the new + <option>boot.initrd.network.ssh.hostKeys</option> option. + Otherwise, if you don't have any host keys set, you'll need to + generate some; see the <option>hostKeys</option> option + documentation for instructions. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Since this release there's an easy way to customize your PHP + install to get a much smaller base PHP with only wanted + extensions enabled. See the following snippet installing a + smaller PHP with the extensions <literal>imagick</literal>, + <literal>opcache</literal>, <literal>pdo</literal> and + <literal>pdo_mysql</literal> loaded: + + <programlisting> +environment.systemPackages = [ + (pkgs.php.withExtensions + ({ all, ... }: with all; [ + imagick + opcache + pdo + pdo_mysql + ]) + ) +];</programlisting> + + The default <literal>php</literal> attribute hasn't lost any + extensions. The <literal>opcache</literal> extension has been + added. + + All upstream PHP extensions are available under <package><![CDATA[php.extensions.<name?>]]></package>. + </para> + <para> + All PHP <literal>config</literal> flags have been removed for + the following reasons: + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + The updated <literal>php</literal> attribute is now easily + customizable to your liking by using + <literal>php.withExtensions</literal> or + <literal>php.buildEnv</literal> instead of writing config files + or changing configure flags. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The remaining configuration flags can now be set directly on + the <literal>php</literal> attribute. For example, instead of + + <programlisting> +php.override { + config.php.embed = true; + config.php.apxs2 = false; +} + </programlisting> + + you should now write + + <programlisting> +php.override { + embedSupport = true; + apxs2Support = false; +} + </programlisting> + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The ACME module has been overhauled for simplicity and maintainability. + Cert generation now implicitly uses the <literal>acme</literal> + user, and the <literal>security.acme.certs._name_.user</literal> option + has been removed. Instead, certificate access from other services is now + managed through group permissions. The module no longer runs lego + twice under certain conditions, and will correctly renew certificates if + their configuration is changed. Services which reload nginx and httpd after + certificate renewal are now properly configured too so you no longer have + to do this manually if you are using HTTPS enabled virtual hosts. A mechanism + for regenerating certs on demand has also been added and documented. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Gollum received a major update to version 5.x and you may have to change + some links in your wiki when migrating from gollum 4.x. More information + can be found + <link xlink:href="https://github.com/gollum/gollum/wiki/5.0-release-notes#migrating-your-wiki">here</link>. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Deluge 2.x was added and is used as default for new NixOS + installations where stateVersion is >= 20.09. If you are upgrading from a previous + NixOS version, you can set <literal>service.deluge.package = pkgs.deluge-2_x</literal> + to upgrade to Deluge 2.x and migrate the state to the new format. + Be aware that backwards state migrations are not supported by Deluge. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Nginx web server now starting with additional sandbox/hardening options. By default, write access + to <literal>services.nginx.stateDir</literal> is allowed. To allow writing to other folders, + use <literal>systemd.services.nginx.serviceConfig.ReadWritePaths</literal> + <programlisting> +systemd.services.nginx.serviceConfig.ReadWritePaths = [ "/var/www" ]; + </programlisting> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The NixOS options <literal>nesting.clone</literal> and + <literal>nesting.children</literal> have been deleted, and + replaced with named <xref linkend="opt-specialisation"/> + configurations. + </para> + + <para> + Replace a <literal>nesting.clone</literal> entry with: + +<programlisting>{ +<link xlink:href="#opt-specialisation">specialisation.example-sub-configuration</link> = { + <link xlink:href="#opt-specialisation._name_.configuration">configuration</link> = { + ... + }; +};</programlisting> + + </para> + <para> + Replace a <literal>nesting.children</literal> entry with: + +<programlisting>{ +<link xlink:href="#opt-specialisation">specialisation.example-sub-configuration</link> = { + <link xlink:href="#opt-specialisation._name_.inheritParentConfig">inheritParentConfig</link> = false; + <link xlink:href="#opt-specialisation._name_.configuration">configuration</link> = { + ... + }; +};</programlisting> + </para> + + <para> + To switch to a specialised configuration at runtime you need to + run: +<programlisting> +# sudo /run/current-system/specialisation/example-sub-configuration/bin/switch-to-configuration test +</programlisting> + Before you would have used: +<programlisting> +# sudo /run/current-system/fine-tune/child-1/bin/switch-to-configuration test +</programlisting> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The Nginx log directory has been moved to <literal>/var/log/nginx</literal>, the cache directory + to <literal>/var/cache/nginx</literal>. The option <literal>services.nginx.stateDir</literal> has + been removed. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The httpd web server previously started its main process as root + privileged, then ran worker processes as a less privileged identity user. + This was changed to start all of httpd as a less privileged user (defined by + <xref linkend="opt-services.httpd.user"/> and + <xref linkend="opt-services.httpd.group"/>). As a consequence, all files that + are needed for httpd to run (included configuration fragments, SSL + certificates and keys, etc.) must now be readable by this less privileged + user/group. + </para> + <para> + The default value for <xref linkend="opt-services.httpd.mpm"/> + has been changed from <literal>prefork</literal> to <literal>event</literal>. Along with + this change the default value for + <link linkend="opt-services.httpd.virtualHosts">services.httpd.virtualHosts.<name>.http2</link> + has been set to <literal>true</literal>. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The <literal>systemd-networkd</literal> option + <literal>systemd.network.networks.<name>.dhcp.CriticalConnection</literal> + has been removed following upstream systemd's deprecation of the same. It is recommended to use + <literal>systemd.network.networks.<name>.networkConfig.KeepConfiguration</literal> instead. + See <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.network</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> for details. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The <literal>systemd-networkd</literal> option + <literal>systemd.network.networks._name_.dhcpConfig</literal> + has been renamed to + <xref linkend="opt-systemd.network.networks._name_.dhcpV4Config"/> + following upstream systemd's documentation change. + See <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.network</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> for details. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + In the <literal>picom</literal> module, several options that accepted + floating point numbers encoded as strings (for example + <xref linkend="opt-services.picom.activeOpacity"/>) have been changed + to the (relatively) new native <literal>float</literal> type. To migrate + your configuration simply remove the quotes around the numbers. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + When using <literal>buildBazelPackage</literal> from Nixpkgs, + <literal>flat</literal> hash mode is now used for dependencies + instead of <literal>recursive</literal>. This is to better allow + using hashed mirrors where needed. As a result, these hashes + will have changed. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The rkt module has been removed, it was archived by upstream. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The <link xlink:href="https://bazaar.canonical.com">Bazaar</link> VCS is + unmaintained and, as consequence of the Python 2 EOL, the packages + <literal>bazaar</literal> and <literal>bazaarTools</literal> were + removed. Breezy, the backward compatible fork of Bazaar (see the + <link xlink:href="https://www.jelmer.uk/breezy-intro.html">announcement</link>), + was packaged as <literal>breezy</literal> and can be used instead. + </para> + <para> + Regarding Nixpkgs, <literal>fetchbzr</literal>, + <literal>nix-prefetch-bzr</literal> and Bazaar support in Hydra will + continue to work through Breezy. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + In addition to the hostname, the fully qualified domain name (FQDN), + which consists of <literal>${networking.hostName}</literal> and + <literal>${networking.domain}</literal> is now added to + <literal>/etc/hosts</literal>, to allow local FQDN resolution, as used by the + <literal>hostname --fqdn</literal> command and other applications that + try to determine the FQDN. These new entries take precedence over entries + from the DNS which could cause regressions in some very specific setups. + Additionally the hostname is now resolved to <literal>127.0.0.2</literal> + instead of <literal>127.0.1.1</literal> to be consistent with what + <literal>nss-myhostname</literal> (from systemd) returns. + The old behaviour can e.g. be restored by using + <literal>networking.hosts = lib.mkForce { "127.0.1.1" = [ config.networking.hostName ]; };</literal>. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The hostname (<literal>networking.hostName</literal>) must now be a valid + DNS label (see RFC 1035, RFC 1123) and as such must not contain the domain part. + This means that the hostname must start with a letter or digit, end with a letter + or digit, and have as interior characters only letters, digits, and + hyphen. The maximum length is 63 characters. Additionally it is + recommended to only use lower-case characters. + If (e.g. for legacy reasons) a FQDN is required as the Linux kernel network node hostname + (<literal>uname --nodename</literal>) the option + <literal>boot.kernel.sysctl."kernel.hostname"</literal> + can be used as a workaround (but be aware of the 64 character limit). + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The GRUB specific option <option>boot.loader.grub.extraInitrd</option> + has been replaced with the generic option + <option>boot.initrd.secrets</option>. This option creates a secondary + initrd from the specified files, rather than using a manually created + initrd file. + + Due to an existing bug with <option>boot.loader.grub.extraInitrd</option>, + it is not possible to directly boot an older generation that used that + option. It is still possible to rollback to that generation if the required + initrd file has not been deleted. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The <link xlink:href="https://github.com/okTurtles/dnschain">DNSChain</link> + package and NixOS module have been removed from Nixpkgs as the software is + unmaintained and can't be built. For more information see issue + <link xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/89205">#89205</link>. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + In the <literal>resilio</literal> module, <xref linkend="opt-services.resilio.httpListenAddr"/> has been changed to listen to <literal>[::1]</literal> instead of <literal>0.0.0.0</literal>. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Users of <link xlink:href="http://openafs.org">OpenAFS 1.6</link> must + upgrade their services to OpenAFS 1.8! In this release, the OpenAFS package + version 1.6.24 is marked broken but can be used during transition to + OpenAFS 1.8.x. Use the options + <option>services.openafsClient.packages.module</option>, + <option>services.openafsClient.packages.programs</option> and + <option>services.openafsServer.package</option> to select a different + OpenAFS package. OpenAFS 1.6 will be removed in the next release. The + package <literal>openafs</literal> and the service options will then + silently point to the OpenAFS 1.8 release. + </para> + <para> + See also the OpenAFS <link + xlink:href="http://docs.openafs.org/AdminGuide/index.html">Administrator + Guide</link> for instructions. Beware of the following when updating + servers: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + The storage format of the server key has changed and the key must be converted before running the new release. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + When updating multiple database servers, turn off the database servers + from the highest IP down to the lowest with resting periods in + between. Start up in reverse order. Do not concurrently run database + servers working with different OpenAFS releases! + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Update servers first, then clients. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Radicale's default package has changed from 2.x to 3.x. An upgrade + checklist can be found + <link xlink:href="https://github.com/Kozea/Radicale/blob/3.0.x/NEWS.md#upgrade-checklist">here</link>. + You can use the newer version in the NixOS service by setting the + <literal>package</literal> to <literal>radicale3</literal>, which is done + automatically if <literal>stateVersion</literal> is 20.09 or higher. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <literal>udpt</literal> experienced a complete rewrite from C++ to rust. The configuration format changed from ini to toml. + The new configuration documentation can be found at + <link xlink:href="https://naim94a.github.io/udpt/config.html">the official website</link> and example + configuration is packaged in <literal>${udpt}/share/udpt/udpt.toml</literal>. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + We now have a unified <xref linkend="opt-services.xserver.displayManager.autoLogin"/> option interface + to be used for every display-manager in NixOS. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The <literal>bitcoind</literal> module has changed to multi-instance, using submodules. + Therefore, it is now mandatory to name each instance. + To use this new multi-instance config with an existing bitcoind data directory and user, + you have to adjust the original config, e.g.: +<programlisting> + services.bitcoind = { + enable = true; + extraConfig = "..."; + ... + }; +</programlisting> + To something similar: +<programlisting> + services.bitcoind.mainnet = { + enable = true; + dataDir = "/var/lib/bitcoind"; + user = "bitcoin"; + extraConfig = "..."; + ... + }; +</programlisting> + The key settings are: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <literal>dataDir</literal> - to continue using the same data directory. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <literal>user</literal> - to continue using the same user so that bitcoind maintains access to its files. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Graylog introduced a change in the LDAP server certificate validation behaviour for version 3.3.3 which might break existing setups. + When updating Graylog from a version before 3.3.3 make sure to check the Graylog <link xlink:href="https://www.graylog.org/post/announcing-graylog-v3-3-3">release info</link> for information on how to avoid the issue. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The <literal>dokuwiki</literal> module has changed to multi-instance, using submodules. + Therefore, it is now mandatory to name each instance. Moreover, forcing SSL by default has been dropped, so + <literal>nginx.forceSSL</literal> and <literal>nginx.enableACME</literal> are no longer set to <literal>true</literal>. + To continue using your service with the original SSL settings, you have to adjust the original config, e.g.: +<programlisting> +services.dokuwiki = { + enable = true; + ... +}; +</programlisting> + To something similar: +<programlisting> +services.dokuwiki."mywiki" = { + enable = true; + nginx = { + forceSSL = true; + enableACME = true; + }; + ... +}; +</programlisting> + The base package has also been upgraded to the 2020-07-29 "Hogfather" release. Plugins might be incompatible or require upgrading. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The <xref linkend="opt-services.postgresql.dataDir"/> option is now set to <literal>"/var/lib/postgresql/${cfg.package.psqlSchema}"</literal> regardless of your + <xref linkend="opt-system.stateVersion"/>. Users with an existing postgresql install that have a <xref linkend="opt-system.stateVersion"/> of <literal>17.03</literal> or below + should double check what the value of their <xref linkend="opt-services.postgresql.dataDir"/> option is (<literal>/var/db/postgresql</literal>) and then explicitly + set this value to maintain compatibility: +<programlisting> +services.postgresql.dataDir = "/var/db/postgresql"; +</programlisting> + </para> + <para> + The postgresql module now expects there to be a database super user account called <literal>postgres</literal> regardless of your <xref linkend="opt-system.stateVersion"/>. Users + with an existing postgresql install that have a <xref linkend="opt-system.stateVersion"/> of <literal>17.03</literal> or below should run the following SQL statements as a + database super admin user before upgrading: +<programlisting> +CREATE ROLE postgres LOGIN SUPERUSER; +</programlisting> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The USBGuard module now removes options and instead hardcodes values for <literal>IPCAccessControlFiles</literal>, <literal>ruleFiles</literal>, and <literal>auditFilePath</literal>. Audit logs can be found in the journal. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The NixOS module system now evaluates option definitions more strictly, allowing it to detect a larger set of problems. + As a result, what previously evaluated may not do so anymore. + See <link xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/82743#issuecomment-674520472">the PR that changed this</link> for more info. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + For NixOS configuration options, the type <literal>loaOf</literal>, after + its initial deprecation in release 20.03, has been removed. In NixOS and + Nixpkgs options using this type have been converted to <literal>attrsOf</literal>. + For more information on this change have look at these links: + <link xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/1800">issue #1800</link>, + <link xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/63103">PR #63103</link>. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <literal>config.systemd.services.${name}.path</literal> now returns a list of paths instead of a colon-separated string. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Caddy module now uses Caddy v2 by default. Caddy v1 can still be used by setting + <xref linkend="opt-services.caddy.package"/> to <literal>pkgs.caddy1</literal>. + </para> + <para> + New option <xref linkend="opt-services.caddy.adapter"/> has been added. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The <link linkend="opt-services.jellyfin.enable">jellyfin</link> module will use and stay on the Jellyfin version <literal>10.5.5</literal> + if <literal>stateVersion</literal> is lower than <literal>20.09</literal>. This is because significant changes were made to the database schema, + and it is highly recommended to backup your instance before upgrading. After making your backup, you can upgrade to the latest version either by + setting your <literal>stateVersion</literal> to <literal>20.09</literal> or higher, or set the <option>services.jellyfin.package</option> to + <literal>pkgs.jellyfin</literal>. If you do not wish to upgrade Jellyfin, but want to change your <literal>stateVersion</literal>, you can set + the value of <option>services.jellyfin.package</option> to <literal>pkgs.jellyfin_10_5</literal>. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The <literal>security.rngd</literal> service is now disabled by default. + This choice was made because there's krngd in the linux kernel space making it (for most usecases) + functionally redundent. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The <literal>hardware.nvidia.optimus_prime.enable</literal> service has been renamed to + <literal>hardware.nvidia.prime.sync.enable</literal> and has many new enhancements. + Related nvidia prime settings may have also changed. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The package <package>nextcloud17</package> has been removed and <package>nextcloud18</package> was marked as insecure + since both of them will <link xlink:href="https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/19/admin_manual/release_schedule.html"> + will be EOL (end of life) within the lifetime of 20.09</link>. + </para> + <para> + It's necessary to upgrade to <package>nextcloud19</package>: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + From <package>nextcloud17</package>, you have to upgrade to <package>nextcloud18</package> first as + Nextcloud doesn't allow going multiple major revisions forward in a single upgrade. This is possible + by setting <xref linkend="opt-services.nextcloud.package" /> to <package>nextcloud18</package>. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + From <package>nextcloud18</package>, it's possible to directly upgrade to <package>nextcloud19</package> + by setting <xref linkend="opt-services.nextcloud.package" /> to <package>nextcloud19</package>. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The GNOME desktop manager no longer default installs <package>gnome3.epiphany</package>. + It was chosen to do this as it has a usability breaking issue (see issue <link xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/98819">#98819</link>) + that makes it unsuitable to be a default app. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </section> + + <section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" + xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" + xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" + version="5.0" + xml:id="sec-release-20.09-notable-changes"> + <title>Other Notable Changes</title> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>SD images are now compressed by default using <literal>zstd</literal>. The compression for ISO images has also been changed to <literal>zstd</literal>, but ISO images are still not compressed by default.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <option>services.journald.rateLimitBurst</option> was updated from + <literal>1000</literal> to <literal>10000</literal> to follow the new + upstream systemd default. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The <package>notmuch</package> package move its emacs-related binaries and + emacs lisp files to a separate output. They're not part + of the default <literal>out</literal> output anymore - if you relied on the + <literal>notmuch-emacs-mua</literal> binary or the emacs lisp files, access them via + the <literal>notmuch.emacs</literal> output. + + Device tree overlay support was improved in + <link xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/79370">#79370</link> + and now uses <xref linkend="opt-hardware.deviceTree.kernelPackage"/> + instead of <option>hardware.deviceTree.base</option>. + + <xref linkend="opt-hardware.deviceTree.overlays"/> configuration was + extended to support <literal>.dts</literal> files with symbols. + + Device trees can now be filtered by setting + <xref linkend="opt-hardware.deviceTree.filter"/> option. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The default output of <literal>buildGoPackage</literal> is now <literal>$out</literal> instead of <literal>$bin</literal>. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <literal>buildGoModule</literal> <literal>doCheck</literal> now defaults to <literal>true</literal>. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Packages built using <literal>buildRustPackage</literal> now use <literal>release</literal> + mode for the <literal>checkPhase</literal> by default. + </para> + <para> + Please note that Rust packages utilizing a custom build/install procedure + (e.g. by using a <filename>Makefile</filename>) or test suites that rely on the + structure of the <filename>target/</filename> directory may break due to those assumptions. + For further information, please read the Rust section in the Nixpkgs manual. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The cc- and binutils-wrapper's "infix salt" and <literal>_BUILD_</literal> and <literal>_TARGET_</literal> user infixes have been replaced with with a "suffix salt" and suffixes and <literal>_FOR_BUILD</literal> and <literal>_FOR_TARGET</literal>. + This matches the autotools convention for env vars which standard for these things, making interfacing with other tools easier. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Additional Git documentation (HTML and text files) is now available via the <literal>git-doc</literal> package. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Default algorithm for ZRAM swap was changed to <literal>zstd</literal>. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The installer now enables sshd by default. This improves installation on headless machines especially ARM single-board-computer. + To login through ssh, either a password or an ssh key must be set for the root user or the nixos user. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The scripted networking system now uses <literal>.link</literal> files in + <literal>/etc/systemd/network</literal> to configure mac address and link MTU, + instead of the sometimes buggy <literal>network-link-*</literal> units, which + have been removed. + Bringing the interface up has been moved to the beginning of the + <literal>network-addresses-*</literal> unit. + Note this doesn't require <command>systemd-networkd</command> - it's udev that + parses <literal>.link</literal> files. + Extra care needs to be taken in the presence of <link xlink:href="https://wiki.debian.org/NetworkInterfaceNames#THE_.22PERSISTENT_NAMES.22_SCHEME">legacy udev rules</link> + to rename interfaces, as MAC Address and MTU defined in these options can only match on the original link name. + In such cases, you most likely want to create a <literal>10-*.link</literal> file through <xref linkend="opt-systemd.network.links"/> and set both name and MAC Address / MTU there. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Grafana received a major update to version 7.x. A plugin is now needed for + image rendering support, and plugins must now be signed by default. More + information can be found + <link xlink:href="https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/installation/upgrading/#upgrading-to-v7-0">in the Grafana documentation</link>. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The <literal>hardware.u2f</literal> module, which was installing udev rules + was removed, as udev gained native support to handle FIDO security tokens. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The <literal>services.transmission</literal> module + was enhanced with the new options: + <xref linkend="opt-services.transmission.credentialsFile"/>, + <xref linkend="opt-services.transmission.openFirewall"/>, + and <xref linkend="opt-services.transmission.performanceNetParameters"/>. + </para> + <para> + <literal>transmission-daemon</literal> is now started with additional systemd sandbox/hardening options for better security. + Please <link xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues">report</link> + any use case where this is not working well. + In particular, the <literal>RootDirectory</literal> option newly set + forbids uploading or downloading a torrent outside of the default directory + configured at <link linkend="opt-services.transmission.settings">settings.download-dir</link>. + If you really need Transmission to access other directories, + you must include those directories into the <literal>BindPaths</literal> of the service: +<programlisting> +systemd.services.transmission.serviceConfig.BindPaths = [ "/path/to/alternative/download-dir" ]; +</programlisting> + </para> + <para> + Also, connection to the RPC (Remote Procedure Call) of <literal>transmission-daemon</literal> + is now only available on the local network interface by default. + Use: +<programlisting> +services.transmission.settings.rpc-bind-address = "0.0.0.0"; +</programlisting> + to get the previous behavior of listening on all network interfaces. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + With this release <literal>systemd-networkd</literal> (when enabled through <xref linkend="opt-networking.useNetworkd"/>) + has it's netlink socket created through a <literal>systemd.socket</literal> unit. This gives us control over + socket buffer sizes and other parameters. For larger setups where networkd has to create a lot of (virtual) + devices the default buffer size (currently 128MB) is not enough. + </para> + <para> + On a machine with >100 virtual interfaces (e.g., wireguard tunnels, VLANs, …), that all have to + be brought up during system startup, the receive buffer size will spike for a brief period. + Eventually some of the message will be dropped since there is not enough (permitted) buffer + space available. + </para> + <para> + By having <literal>systemd-networkd</literal> start with a netlink socket created by + <literal>systemd</literal> we can configure the <literal>ReceiveBufferSize=</literal> parameter + in the socket options (i.e. <literal>systemd.sockets.systemd-networkd.socketOptions.ReceiveBufferSize</literal>) + without recompiling <literal>systemd-networkd</literal>. + </para> + <para> + Since the actual memory requirements depend on hardware, timing, exact + configurations etc. it isn't currently possible to infer a good default + from within the NixOS module system. Administrators are advised to + monitor the logs of <literal>systemd-networkd</literal> for <literal>rtnl: kernel receive buffer + overrun</literal> spam and increase the memory limit as they see fit. + </para> + <para> + Note: Increasing the <literal>ReceiveBufferSize=</literal> doesn't allocate any memory. It just increases + the upper bound on the kernel side. The memory allocation depends on the amount of messages that are + queued on the kernel side of the netlink socket. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Specifying <link linkend="opt-services.dovecot2.mailboxes">mailboxes</link> in the <package>dovecot2</package> module + as a list is deprecated and will break eval in 21.03. Instead, an attribute-set should be specified where the <literal>name</literal> + should be the key of the attribute. + </para> + <para> + This means that a configuration like this +<programlisting>{ + <link linkend="opt-services.dovecot2.mailboxes">services.dovecot2.mailboxes</link> = [ + { name = "Junk"; + auto = "create"; + } + ]; +}</programlisting> + should now look like this: +<programlisting>{ + <link linkend="opt-services.dovecot2.mailboxes">services.dovecot2.mailboxes</link> = { + Junk.auto = "create"; + }; +}</programlisting> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <package>netbeans</package> was upgraded to 12.0 and now defaults to OpenJDK 11. This might cause problems if your projects depend on packages that were removed in Java 11. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <package>nextcloud</package> has been updated to <link xlink:href="https://nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-hub-brings-productivity-to-home-office/">v19</link>. + </para> + <para> + If you have an existing installation, please make sure that you're on + <package>nextcloud18</package> before upgrading to <package>nextcloud19</package> + since Nextcloud doesn't support upgrades across multiple major versions. + </para> + <para> + The <literal>nixos-run-vms</literal> script now deletes the + previous run machines states on test startup. You can use the + <literal>--keep-vm-state</literal> flag to match the previous + behaviour and keep the same VM state between different test runs. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The <link linkend="opt-nix.buildMachines">nix.buildMachines</link> option is now type-checked. + There are no functional changes, however this may require updating some configurations to use correct types for all attributes. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The <literal>fontconfig</literal> module stopped generating config and cache files for fontconfig 2.10.x, the <filename>/etc/fonts/fonts.conf</filename> now belongs to the latest fontconfig, just like on other Linux distributions, and we will <link xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/95358">no longer</link> be versioning the config directories. + </para> + <para> + Fontconfig 2.10.x was removed from Nixpkgs since it hasn’t been used in any Nixpkgs package for years now. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Nginx module <literal>nginxModules.fastcgi-cache-purge</literal> renamed to official name <literal>nginxModules.cache-purge</literal>. + Nginx module <literal>nginxModules.ngx_aws_auth</literal> renamed to official name <literal>nginxModules.aws-auth</literal>. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The option <option>defaultPackages</option> was added. It installs the packages <package>perl</package>, <package>rsync</package> and <package>strace</package> for now. They were added unconditionally to <option>systemPackages</option> before, but are not strictly necessary for a minimal NixOS install. You can set it to an empty list to have a more minimal system. Be aware that some functionality might still have an impure dependency on those packages, so things might break. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The <literal>undervolt</literal> option no longer needs to apply its + settings every 30s. If they still become undone, open an issue and restore + the previous behaviour using <literal>undervolt.useTimer</literal>. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Agda has been heavily reworked. + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <literal>agda.mkDerivation</literal> has been heavily changed and + is now located at <package>agdaPackages.mkDerivation</package>. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + New top-level packages <package>agda</package> and + <literal>agda.withPackages</literal> have been added, the second + of which sets up agda with access to chosen libraries. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + All agda libraries now live under + <literal>agdaPackages</literal>. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Many broken libraries have been removed. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + See the <link + xlink:href="https://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/#agda">new + documentation</link> for more information. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The <literal>deepin</literal> package set has been removed from + nixpkgs. It was a work in progress to package the + <link xlink:href="https://www.deepin.org/en/dde/">Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE)</link>, + including libraries, tools and applications, and it was still + missing a service to lauch the desktop environment. It has shown + to no longer be a feasible goal due to reasons discussed in + <link xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/94870">issue #94870</link>. + The package <literal>netease-cloud-music</literal> has also been + removed, as it depends on libraries from deepin. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The <literal>opendkim</literal> module now uses systemd sandboxing features + to limit the exposure of the system towards the opendkim service. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para /> + <para> + Kubernetes has been upgraded to 1.19.1, which also means that the + golang version to build it has been bumped to 1.15. This may have + consequences for your existing clusters and their certificates. Please + consider + <link xlink:href="https://relnotes.k8s.io/?markdown=93264"> + the release notes for Kubernetes 1.19 carefully + </link> + before upgrading. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + For AMD GPUs, Vulkan can now be used by adding <literal>amdvlk</literal> + to <literal>hardware.opengl.extraPackages</literal>. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Similarly, still for AMD GPUs, the ROCm OpenCL stack can now be used by adding + <literal>rocm-opencl-icd</literal> to + <literal>hardware.opengl.extraPackages</literal>. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </section> +</section> |