flake: track nixpkgs-unstable

.github/workflows/github_pages.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v31
         with:
-          nix_path: nixpkgs=channel:nixos-unstable
+          nix_path: nixpkgs=channel:nixpkgs-unstable
       - uses: cachix/cachix-action@v17
         with:
           name: nix-community

MAINTAINING.md

@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ Reference commits:
    - Update the nixpkgs input to track the corresponding stable branch
    - Example: For `release-25.11`, change from:
      ```nix
-     inputs.nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
+     inputs.nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable";
      ```
      to:
      ```nix
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ Reference commits:
    - Commit the flake.nix and flake.lock changes
 
 **Note**: The release branch should track the stable NixOS release channel
-(e.g., `nixos-25.11`), while master continues to track `nixos-unstable`.
+(e.g., `nixos-25.11`), while master continues to track `nixpkgs-unstable`.
 
 #### Step 3.5: On master - Update CI for the New Release Branch
 

Makefile

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .PHONY: all all-tests test test-install format
-NIXPKGS_REV := nixos-unstable
+NIXPKGS_REV := nixpkgs-unstable
 NIX_PATH := nixpkgs=https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/${NIXPKGS_REV}.tar.gz
 
 all: all-tests test-install

README.md

@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ If you would like to contribute to Home Manager, then please have a look at
 Releases
 --------
 
-Home Manager is developed against `nixos-unstable` branch, which often causes
+Home Manager is developed against the `nixpkgs-unstable` branch, which often
-it to contain tweaks for changes/packages not yet released in stable [NixOS][].
+causes it to contain tweaks for changes/packages not yet released in stable
+[NixOS][].
 To avoid breaking users' configurations, Home Manager is released in branches
 corresponding to NixOS releases (e.g. `release-26.05`). These branches get
 fixes, but usually not new modules. If you need a module to be backported, then
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ dconf store and cannot tell whether a configuration that is about to be
 overwritten was from a previous Home Manager generation or from manual
 configuration.
 
-Home Manager targets [NixOS][] unstable and NixOS version 26.05 (the current
+Home Manager targets `nixpkgs-unstable` and NixOS version 26.05 (the current
 stable version), it may or may not work on other Linux distributions and NixOS
 versions.
 

docs/flake.lock

@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@
   "nodes": {
     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1773821835,
+        "lastModified": 1779877693,
-        "narHash": "sha256-wvfdLLWJ2I9oEpDd9PfMA8osfIZicoQ5MT1jIwNs9Tk=",
+        "narHash": "sha256-NOF9NAREhxr50bbBfVcVOq+ArCMSoe8dP79Pk2uyARk=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "c06b4ae3d6599a672a6210b7021d699c351eebda",
+        "rev": "4100e830e085863741bc69b156ec4ccd53ab5be0",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
         "owner": "NixOS",
-        "ref": "nixos-unstable",
+        "ref": "nixpkgs-unstable",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
         "type": "github"
       }

docs/flake.nix

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   description = "Support developing Home Manager documentation";
 
   inputs = {
-    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable";
     scss-reset = {
       url = "github:andreymatin/scss-reset/1.4.2";
       flake = false;

docs/manual/nix-flakes/flake-parts.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Manager's flake module, `flakeModules.home-manager`.
   description = "flake-parts configuration";
 
   inputs = {
-    nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable";
     home-manager.url = "github:nix-community/home-manager";
     flake-parts.url = "github:hercules-ci/flake-parts";
   };

docs/manual/nix-flakes/nix-darwin.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ to that of NixOS. The `flake.nix` would be:
   description = "Darwin configuration";
 
   inputs = {
-    nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable";
     darwin.url = "github:nix-darwin/nix-darwin";
     darwin.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
     home-manager.url = "github:nix-community/home-manager";

docs/manual/nix-flakes/nixos.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ be as follows:
   description = "NixOS configuration";
 
   inputs = {
-    nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable";
     home-manager.url = "github:nix-community/home-manager";
   };
 

docs/manual/nix-flakes/standalone.md

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ imported Home Manager modules, use `extraSpecialArgs` in the call to
 ``` nix
 {
   inputs = {
-    nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable";
     home-manager.url = "github:nix-community/home-manager";
   };
 

docs/manual/usage/upgrading.md

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Home Manager follows NixOS release cycles and provides corresponding branches:
 - **release-<version>**: Stable branch for the matching NixOS or
   Nixpkgs release, such as `release-25.11`.
 
-- **master**: Development branch (tracks nixos-unstable)
+- **master**: Development branch (tracks nixpkgs-unstable)
 
 :::{.note}
 Use the Home Manager branch that matches the Nixpkgs branch used to
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ instead:
 ```nix
 {
   inputs = {
-    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable";
 
     home-manager = {
       url = "github:nix-community/home-manager";

flake.lock

@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@
   "nodes": {
     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1779508470,
+        "lastModified": 1779877693,
-        "narHash": "sha256-Ap9KJX+5xHIn3bPIpfNgT6MEXdAECECwo4/rmlQD74M=",
+        "narHash": "sha256-NOF9NAREhxr50bbBfVcVOq+ArCMSoe8dP79Pk2uyARk=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "29916453413845e54a65b8a1cf996842300cd299",
+        "rev": "4100e830e085863741bc69b156ec4ccd53ab5be0",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
         "owner": "NixOS",
-        "ref": "nixos-unstable",
+        "ref": "nixpkgs-unstable",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
         "type": "github"
       }

flake.nix

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   description = "Home Manager for Nix";
 
-  inputs.nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
+  inputs.nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable";
 
   outputs =
     {

home-manager/home-manager

@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ function doInit() {
     fi
 
     local homeManagerUrl="github:nix-community/home-manager"
-    local nixpkgsUrl="github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable"
+    local nixpkgsUrl="github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable"
 
     while (( $# > 0 )); do
         local opt="$1"

templates/nixos/flake.nix

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   description = "NixOS configuration";
 
   inputs = {
-    nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable";
     home-manager.url = "github:nix-community/home-manager";
     home-manager.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
   };

templates/standalone/flake.nix

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
   inputs = {
     # Specify the source of Home Manager and Nixpkgs.
-    nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable";
     home-manager = {
       url = "github:nix-community/home-manager";
       inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";