**Author:** [@jbayer](https://discourse.flox.dev/u/jbayer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/flox-1-17-0-is-released/1273 "2026-09-22T15:22:41Z")
Flox Release 1.17.0 Features flox develop \[\\] opens a development shell for a Nix expression build, with the package’s build inputs on PATH and the stdenv build phases loaded, so a failing build can be driven by…
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## [Welcome to flox!](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/welcome-to-flox/7)
**Author:** [@system](https://discourse.flox.dev/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2020, 1:00am UTC](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/welcome-to-flox/7 "2020-10-28T01:00:27Z")
Welcome to flox discourse! Please use this forum to ask questions, report bugs, and request new features! We’re excited to see what you build! flox is a universal package manger, build framework, and deployment framewor…
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## [Flox 1.16.0 is released!](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/flox-1-16-0-is-released/1272)
**Author:** [@mkenigs](https://discourse.flox.dev/u/mkenigs)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 11:09pm UTC](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/flox-1-16-0-is-released/1272 "2026-09-08T23:09:37Z")
Flox 1.16.0 is released! Services Flox 1.16.0 introduces a new manifest schema 1.16.0 that includes the service fields depends-on, shutdown.timeout-seconds, and shutdown.signal. Services can declare start ordering: \[se…
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## [Flox 1.15.0 is released!](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/flox-1-15-0-is-released/1271)
**Author:** [@mkenigs](https://discourse.flox.dev/u/mkenigs)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/flox-1-15-0-is-released/1271 "2026-08-25T21:35:12Z")
Flox 1.15.0 is released! Features Added hook.on-deactivate to the manifest. The on-deactivate script is run in Bash when the last activate of an environment exits. flox publish now detects an already-published build bef…
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## [Upcoming Flox Authentication Changes for Oct 2026](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/upcoming-flox-authentication-changes-for-oct-2026/1270)
**Author:** [@jbayer](https://discourse.flox.dev/u/jbayer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2026, 5:22pm UTC](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/upcoming-flox-authentication-changes-for-oct-2026/1270 "2026-08-13T17:22:59Z")
As more developers, CI systems, and (especially) AI agents use Flox to search for and resolve packages, we need the ability to protect the service from abusive or runaway automation, and keep resolution responsive for ev…
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## [Flox 1.14.1 is released!](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/flox-1-14-1-is-released/1269)
**Author:** [@dcarley](https://discourse.flox.dev/u/dcarley)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2026, 1:27pm UTC](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/flox-1-14-1-is-released/1269 "2026-08-11T13:27:23Z")
Flox 1.14.1 is released! Features Activations now announce the environment they enter when stderr is a terminal, using the same wording in every activation mode, including in-place and auto-activations. Re-activations o…
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## [X86\_64-darwin environments may resolve to older package versions](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/x86-64-darwin-environments-may-resolve-to-older-package-versions/1268)
**Author:** [@jbayer](https://discourse.flox.dev/u/jbayer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 9:23pm UTC](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/x86-64-darwin-environments-may-resolve-to-older-package-versions/1268 "2026-08-04T21:23:06Z")
A large portion of Flox’s software catalog is based on NixOS nixpkgs. NixOS recently changed the default systems supported to no longer support x86\_64-darwin for future LTS versions of nixpkgs after the 26.05 release. Fo…
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## [Flox Account Tokens for People and Machines](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/flox-account-tokens-for-people-and-machines/1267)
**Author:** [@avogel234](https://discourse.flox.dev/u/avogel234)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 4:55pm UTC](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/flox-account-tokens-for-people-and-machines/1267 "2026-08-04T16:55:08Z")
Hi everyone! Today we’re announcing two new credential types for FloxHub: Service Account Tokens and Personal Access Tokens. Until now, the only way to authenticate setups was to grab a token from interactive CLI sessio…
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## [Auto-Activation Is Now Native in Flox](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/auto-activation-is-now-native-in-flox/1266)
**Author:** [@avogel234](https://discourse.flox.dev/u/avogel234)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 30, 2026, 7:02pm UTC](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/auto-activation-is-now-native-in-flox/1266 "2026-07-30T19:02:51Z")
Auto-activation is now native in Flox. Walk into a directory with a .flox folder and Flox activates the environment for you. Leave, and it deactivates and restores your shell. Nested environments activate automatically,…
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## [Flox 1.14.0 is released!](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/flox-1-14-0-is-released/1265)
**Author:** [@mkenigs](https://discourse.flox.dev/u/mkenigs)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 12:28am UTC](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/flox-1-14-0-is-released/1265 "2026-07-29T00:28:36Z")
Flox 1.14.0 is released! Auto activation Flox now prompts whether to auto-activate environments in the current directory and parent directories. After an environment is approved, it is subsequently activated whenever the…
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## [Flox 1.13.2 is released!](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/flox-1-13-2-is-released/1264)
**Author:** [@David\_Sawyer](https://discourse.flox.dev/u/David_Sawyer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2026, 9:07pm UTC](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/flox-1-13-2-is-released/1264 "2026-07-14T21:07:22Z")
Flox 1.13.2 is released! Improvements to auto-activate (experimental) ▎ Auto-activate is behind a feature flag. Enable it with flox config --set features.auto\_activate true (or FLOX\_FEATURES\_AUTO\_ACTIVATE=true). Decl…
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## [Would it run in termux in android](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/would-it-run-in-termux-in-android/1263)
**Author:** [@Ashish\_Ramesh\_Raval](https://discourse.flox.dev/u/Ashish_Ramesh_Raval)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/would-it-run-in-termux-in-android/1263 "2026-07-13T13:51:00Z")
would it run in termux in android
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## [Can't publish a package (timeout)](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/cant-publish-a-package-timeout/1262)
**Author:** [@tharpool](https://discourse.flox.dev/u/tharpool)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2026, 7:44pm UTC](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/cant-publish-a-package-timeout/1262 "2026-07-05T19:44:53Z")
This was working June 27th and no longer after July 4th. When publishign locally, cicd I get this. ✘ ERROR: Failed while waiting for publish confirmation: Timed out waiting for publish completion 0: ::ext\_context 1: f…
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## [Flox 1.13.1 is ready for a spin!](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/flox-1-13-1-is-ready-for-a-spin/1261)
**Author:** [@blevine](https://discourse.flox.dev/u/blevine)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2026, 8:26pm UTC](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/flox-1-13-1-is-ready-for-a-spin/1261 "2026-06-30T20:26:23Z")
Flox 1.13.1 is ready for a spin! Check out the new flox run command! Features flox run -p \ \[--\] \ runs a command directly from a Flox Catalog package without creating an environment, resolving, downl…
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## [Flox 1.13.0 is released!](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/flox-1-13-0-is-released/1260)
**Author:** [@blevine](https://discourse.flox.dev/u/blevine)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2026, 1:47am UTC](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/flox-1-13-0-is-released/1260 "2026-06-17T01:47:08Z")
Flox 1.13.0 is released! Features flox deactivate is now available. Use it to leave an active environment and return your shell to its previous state, without closing the shell or terminal the way exit would. A new pr…
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## [Flox is only using local, not remote from FloxHub](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/flox-is-only-using-local-not-remote-from-floxhub/1259)
**Author:** [@salilsub](https://discourse.flox.dev/u/salilsub)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 5:56pm UTC](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/flox-is-only-using-local-not-remote-from-floxhub/1259 "2026-06-15T17:56:27Z")
I have an environment I have created locally and pushed to FloxHub. Whenever I try to use the environment using flox activate -r \, it always uses the local version, i.e I see \ (loca…
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## [Flox 1.12.2 is now available](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/flox-1-12-2-is-now-available/1258)
**Author:** [@mkenigs](https://discourse.flox.dev/u/mkenigs)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 7:03pm UTC](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/flox-1-12-2-is-now-available/1258 "2026-06-02T19:03:20Z")
Flox 1.12.2 was just released Fixes Enable use of git describe for setting version strings in manifest builds. Fix bug triggering unnecessary rebuilds with flox publish. Changes Add color highlighting to debug output…
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## [Flox 1.12.1 has landed!](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/flox-1-12-1-has-landed/1257)
**Author:** [@blevine](https://discourse.flox.dev/u/blevine)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/flox-1-12-1-has-landed/1257 "2026-05-19T20:53:15Z")
Flox 1.12.1 has landed! Features -D/--default flag provides a shortcut to reference your default FloxHub environment across any command that accepts -r/--reference as an argument, replacing -r \/default. flox ins…
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## [Troubleshoot install or upgrade asking for password multiple times](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/troubleshoot-install-or-upgrade-asking-for-password-multiple-times/1256)
**Author:** [@jbayer](https://discourse.flox.dev/u/jbayer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 1:36am UTC](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/troubleshoot-install-or-upgrade-asking-for-password-multiple-times/1256 "2026-05-12T01:36:13Z")
A user reported having a frustrating experience when trying to upgrade Flox and getting asked for their password quite a few different times. ==\> Upgrading flox 1.11.4 → 1.12.0 ==\> Removing launchctl service org.nixo…
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## [GHSA-vh5x-56v6-4368 addressed by Flox 1.12.0](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/ghsa-vh5x-56v6-4368-addressed-by-flox-1-12-0/1255)
**Author:** [@jbayer](https://discourse.flox.dev/u/jbayer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 8:44pm UTC](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/ghsa-vh5x-56v6-4368-addressed-by-flox-1-12-0/1255 "2026-05-08T20:44:22Z")
Fix for Nix vulnerabilities This release fixes GHSA-vh5x-56v6-4368 and GHSA-gr92-w2r5-qw5p. For Linux and macOS installations of Flox, GHSA-vh5x-56v6-4368 can allow arbitrary code execution as root. This affects Flox ve…
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## [How to subscribe for Flox Security Notifications](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/how-to-subscribe-for-flox-security-notifications/1254)
**Author:** [@jbayer](https://discourse.flox.dev/u/jbayer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 8:33pm UTC](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/how-to-subscribe-for-flox-security-notifications/1254 "2026-05-08T20:33:38Z")
Security notifications for Flox products and services. Posting to this category is restricted to Flox employees only. Reporting Security Vulnerabilities We deeply appreciate any effort to discover and coordinate the …
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## [Flox 1.12.0 is available (important security fixes)](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/flox-1-12-0-is-available-important-security-fixes/1253)
**Author:** [@blevine](https://discourse.flox.dev/u/blevine)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 1:50am UTC](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/flox-1-12-0-is-available-important-security-fixes/1253 "2026-05-06T01:50:00Z")
Flox 1.12.0 is now available! Fix for Nix vulnerabilities This release fixes GHSA-vh5x-56v6-4368 and GHSA-gr92-w2r5-qw5p. For Linux and macOS installations of Flox, GHSA-vh5x-56v6-4368 can allow arbitrary code executio…
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## [How to diagnose what is holding a package to an older version than can be seen with \`flox show\`?](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/how-to-diagnose-what-is-holding-a-package-to-an-older-version-than-can-be-seen-with-flox-show/1250)
**Author:** [@will.gorman](https://discourse.flox.dev/u/will.gorman)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 10:39pm UTC](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/how-to-diagnose-what-is-holding-a-package-to-an-older-version-than-can-be-seen-with-flox-show/1250 "2026-04-20T22:39:55Z")
A problem that I seem to have with Flox sometimes and haven’t been able to figure out is what to do when I have an environment with some package installed and I can see a newer version of a package with flox show but run…
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## [Debian gpg key expired](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/debian-gpg-key-expired/1246)
**Author:** [@glleshaj](https://discourse.flox.dev/u/glleshaj)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 11:53am UTC](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/debian-gpg-key-expired/1246 "2026-04-20T11:53:38Z")
Hello Flox team I was updating my OS and i saw that the debian repo key has expired. Can you please check it? Thanks
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## [Flox 1.11.4 is now available](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/flox-1-11-4-is-now-available/1247)
**Author:** [@blevine](https://discourse.flox.dev/u/blevine)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2026, 1:07am UTC](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/flox-1-11-4-is-now-available/1247 "2026-04-18T01:07:43Z")
Flox 1.11.4 was just released. This release is a hotfix for an expired package signing key with no other changes. If you see the following error when running sudo apt update or sudo dnf check-update, you can install the…
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## [Generic "The installation failed" for Flox pkg installer for MacOS](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/generic-the-installation-failed-for-flox-pkg-installer-for-macos/1245)
**Author:** [@jbayer](https://discourse.flox.dev/u/jbayer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 12:03am UTC](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/generic-the-installation-failed-for-flox-pkg-installer-for-macos/1245 "2026-04-16T00:03:29Z")
When running the package installer, MacOS provides a generic “The installation failed.” message without additional information as shown below. I’m documenting this for posterity and search results in case someone else e…
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## [Flox 1.11.2 is available (Important hotfix)](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/flox-1-11-2-is-available-important-hotfix/1240)
**Author:** [@blevine](https://discourse.flox.dev/u/blevine)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/flox-1-11-2-is-available-important-hotfix/1240 "2026-04-08T18:06:06Z")
Important - Flox 1.11.2 release is available. This is a hotfix for a recently disclosed vulnerability in Nix. Flox is based on Nix and felt the severity of this vulnerability warranted an immediate release to address t…
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## [Flox 1.11.1 is now available!](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/flox-1-11-1-is-now-available/1239)
**Author:** [@blevine](https://discourse.flox.dev/u/blevine)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 9:01pm UTC](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/flox-1-11-1-is-now-available/1239 "2026-04-07T21:01:55Z")
Flox 1.11.1 is now available! Changes: When both a non-root user and working-dir are set in \[containerize.config\], working-dir is created and chown’ed to user. flox init now always creates a lockfile, including with -…
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## [Flox 1.11.0 is now available!](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/flox-1-11-0-is-now-available/1234)
**Author:** [@blevine](https://discourse.flox.dev/u/blevine)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 4:42pm UTC](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/flox-1-11-0-is-now-available/1234 "2026-03-24T16:42:01Z")
Features Environments can now specify a minimum-cli-version field to warn users when their CLI version is older than what the environment expects. You’ll need to update your existing manifest to schema-version = "1.11.0…
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## [The latest Flox release is here... 1.10.0 is now available!](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/the-latest-flox-release-is-here-1-10-0-is-now-available/1233)
**Author:** [@blevine](https://discourse.flox.dev/u/blevine)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2026, 2:45am UTC](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/the-latest-flox-release-is-here-1-10-0-is-now-available/1233 "2026-03-11T02:45:44Z")
Note: This release includes changes to how package outputs are handled that may trigger automatic manifest migrations. Migrated manifests will require CLI version 1.10.0 or above. See the Changes section below for detail…
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