1# Submitting changes {#chap-submitting-changes}
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3This section has been moved to [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
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5## Submitting changes {#submitting-changes-submitting-changes}
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7This section has been moved to [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
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9## Submitting security fixes {#submitting-changes-submitting-security-fixes}
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11This section has been moved to [pkgs/README.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/README.md).
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13## Deprecating/removing packages {#submitting-changes-deprecating-packages}
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15This section has been moved to [pkgs/README.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/README.md).
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17### Steps to remove a package from Nixpkgs {#steps-to-remove-a-package-from-nixpkgs}
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19This section has been moved to [pkgs/README.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/README.md).
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21## Pull Request Template {#submitting-changes-pull-request-template}
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23This section has been moved to [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
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25### Tested using sandboxing {#submitting-changes-tested-with-sandbox}
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27This section has been moved to [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
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29### Built on platform(s) {#submitting-changes-platform-diversity}
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31This section has been moved to [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
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33### Tested via one or more NixOS test(s) if existing and applicable for the change (look inside nixos/tests) {#submitting-changes-nixos-tests}
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35This section has been moved to [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
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37### Tested compilation of all pkgs that depend on this change using `nixpkgs-review` {#submitting-changes-tested-compilation}
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39This section has been moved to [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
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41### Tested execution of all binary files (usually in `./result/bin/`) {#submitting-changes-tested-execution}
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43This section has been moved to [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
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45### Meets Nixpkgs contribution standards {#submitting-changes-contribution-standards}
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47This section has been moved to [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
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49## Hotfixing pull requests {#submitting-changes-hotfixing-pull-requests}
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51This section has been moved to [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
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53## Commit policy {#submitting-changes-commit-policy}
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55This section has been moved to [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
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57### Branches {#submitting-changes-branches}
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59This section has been moved to [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
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61#### Master branch {#submitting-changes-master-branch}
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63This section has been moved to [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
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65#### Staging branch {#submitting-changes-staging-branch}
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67This section has been moved to [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
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69#### Staging-next branch {#submitting-changes-staging-next-branch}
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71This section has been moved to [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
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73#### Stable release branches {#submitting-changes-stable-release-branches}
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75This section has been moved to [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
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77#### Automatically backporting a Pull Request {#submitting-changes-stable-release-branches-automatic-backports}
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79This section has been moved to [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
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81#### Manually backporting changes {#submitting-changes-stable-release-branches-manual-backports}
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83This section has been moved to [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
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85#### Acceptable backport criteria {#acceptable-backport-criteria}
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87This section has been moved to [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
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