COSMIC beta 9

[thefossguy]

Things done

• Built on platform:
  • x86_64-linux
  • aarch64-linux
  • x86_64-darwin
  • aarch64-darwin
• Tested, as applicable:
  • NixOS tests in nixos/tests.
  • Package tests at passthru.tests.
  • Tests in lib/tests or pkgs/test for functions and "core" functionality.
• Ran nixpkgs-review on this PR. See nixpkgs-review usage.
• Tested basic functionality of all binary files, usually in ./result/bin/.
• Nixpkgs Release Notes
  • Package update: when the change is major or breaking.
• NixOS Release Notes
  • Module addition: when adding a new NixOS module.
  • Module update: when the change is significant.
• Fits CONTRIBUTING.md, pkgs/README.md, maintainers/README.md and other READMEs.

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[thefossguy]

Result of running the following command, haven't built anything yet. Hence in draft state.

$ nix-shell maintainers/scripts/update.nix \
    --argstr skip-prompt true \
    --argstr max-workers 50 \
    --argstr keep-going true \
    --arg predicate '(path: pkg: let lib = import <nixpkgs/lib>; in lib.lists.elem lib.teams.cosmic (pkg.meta.teams or []))'

[thefossguy]

Tests pass on aarch64-linux.

$ uname -a
Linux build05 6.12.60 #1-NixOS SMP Mon Dec  1 10:43:41 UTC 2025 aarch64 GNU/Linux

$ nix build /home/thefossguy/.cache/nixpkgs-review/pr-467552/nixpkgs#nixosTests.{cosmic,cosmic-autologin,cosmic-autologin-noxwayland,cosmic-noxwayland} &&  realpath result*
/nix/store/ynvwg323l1gbzrvbanxklsvfc0vs4phk-vm-test-run-cosmic
/nix/store/1pdiz7z1acb9lz6q64g9zwjwb5xk285m-vm-test-run-cosmic-autologin
/nix/store/60rjpn34c2gpnnky2ly66frv25pga4q2-vm-test-run-cosmic-autologin-noxwayland
/nix/store/cqaia38yxd8cmwypinb3z7rpmqjr78d3-vm-test-run-cosmic-noxwayland

[thefossguy]

nixpkgs-review result

Generated using nixpkgs-review.

Command: nixpkgs-review pr 467552
Commit: 357b08f8ad2f235d851dbcfe1ebc1b80c2755cf8

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x86_64-linux

✅ 43 packages built:

• cosmic-applets
• cosmic-applibrary
• cosmic-bg
• cosmic-comp
• cosmic-comp.debug
• cosmic-design-demo
• cosmic-edit
• cosmic-ext-applet-caffeine
• cosmic-ext-applet-external-monitor-brightness
• cosmic-ext-applet-minimon
• cosmic-ext-applet-privacy-indicator
• cosmic-ext-calculator
• cosmic-ext-tweaks
• cosmic-files
• cosmic-greeter
• cosmic-icons
• cosmic-idle
• cosmic-initial-setup
• cosmic-launcher
• cosmic-notifications
• cosmic-osd
• cosmic-panel
• cosmic-player
• cosmic-randr
• cosmic-reader
• cosmic-screenshot
• cosmic-session
• cosmic-settings
• cosmic-settings-daemon
• cosmic-store
• cosmic-term
• cosmic-wallpapers
• cosmic-workspaces-epoch
• cosmic-workspaces-epoch.debug
• examine
• forecast
• libcosmicAppHook
• nixpkgs-manual
• oboete
• quick-webapps
• tasks
• xdg-desktop-portal-cosmic
• xdg-desktop-portal-cosmic.debug

[thefossguy]

$ uname -a
Linux build01 6.12.60 #1-NixOS SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Mon Dec  1 10:43:41 UTC 2025 x86_64 GNU/Linux

$ nix build /home/thefossguy/.cache/nixpkgs-review/pr-467552/nixpkgs#nixosTests.{cosmic,cosmic-autologin,cosmic-autologin-noxwayland,cosmic-noxwayland} && realpath result*
/nix/store/67rjmxaypq6iw80xcgflc29fqnyfzxi4-vm-test-run-cosmic
/nix/store/hg5lk2bdfs7cvya28qxsksiwnnnds7zi-vm-test-run-cosmic-autologin
/nix/store/92v90rcx60frhzcj1hkiipw7kn3c28wk-vm-test-run-cosmic-autologin-noxwayland
/nix/store/apl29nyka3d9gqhx9hlmcsy9qwq5r7hj-vm-test-run-cosmic-noxwayland

[thefossguy]

Built an ISO and of what I tested, nothing is broken (at least on x86_64-linux).

[brianmcgillion]

on nixos-unstable (418468a)
revert #464981
cherry-pick #464707
cherry-pick this PR's 25 commits

nixos-unstable...tiiuae:nixpkgs:cosmic-beta9
tiiuae/ghaf#1616 (the jenkins failure, one device was off-line during the test cycle)

The revert and first cherry-pick are needed for cross-compiled rust settings see #465948

The cosmic DE (cosmic beta 9) builds on aarch64 (native), aarch64 (cross), and x86-64.
Automated smoke tests pass on all x86 platforms.
Manual testing does not show any major regressions, at least for the basic use cases.

[thefossguy]

@brianmcgillion's comment reminds me if we should revert d2c6221. Haven't tested it yet but from the posted comment, it looks like that should be a safe operation.

[HeitorAugustoLN]

@brianmcgillion's comment reminds me if we should revert d2c6221. Haven't tested it yet but from the posted comment, it looks like that should be a safe operation.

not yet, the fix didn't reach master yet

[thefossguy]

@brianmcgillion's comment reminds me if we should revert d2c6221. Haven't tested it yet but from the posted comment, it looks like that should be a safe operation.

not yet, the fix didn't reach master yet

I saw it got merged but now I see that the target branch is staging. My bad.

[niklaskorz]

@brianmcgillion's comment reminds me if we should revert d2c6221. Haven't tested it yet but from the posted comment, it looks like that should be a safe operation.

not yet, the fix didn't reach master yet

I saw it got merged but now I see that the target branch is staging. My bad.

You could revert the workaround on staging, which makes sure the reversal lands together with the proper fix

[Pandapip1]

Opened #468250