GNU Guix 1.5 is out today as the latest major release for this platform built around its functional package manager. This is a big upgrade with it having been three years since the GNU Guix 1.4 release.

GNU Guix 1.5 brings the KDE Plasma 6.5 desktop as well as more than 12.5k new packages and 29.9k package updates. Those using GNOME on Guix will now find Wayland is used, GNU Shepherd 1.0 provides the init system, and a variety of other updates.