Release version 1.8.5

.github/workflows/test-e2e.yml

@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         distro: [arch, debian, ubuntu, fedora, centos]
-    env:
-      NIX_CONFIG: |
-        access-tokens = github.com=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4

.github/workflows/test-env-nix.yml

@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         distro: [arch, debian, ubuntu, fedora, centos]
-    env:
-      NIX_CONFIG: |
-        access-tokens = github.com=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4

.github/workflows/test-env-virtual.yml

@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         distro: [arch, debian, ubuntu, fedora, centos]
-    env:
-      NIX_CONFIG: |
-        access-tokens = github.com=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4

.github/workflows/test-integration.yml

@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ jobs:
   test-integration:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 30
-    env:
-      NIX_CONFIG: |
-        access-tokens = github.com=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4

.github/workflows/test-unit.yml

@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ jobs:
   test-unit:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 30
-    env:
-      NIX_CONFIG: |
-        access-tokens = github.com=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4

.github/workflows/test-virgin-root.yml

@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         distro: [arch, debian, ubuntu, fedora, centos]
-    env:
-      NIX_CONFIG: |
-        access-tokens = github.com=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -21,11 +19,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Show Docker version
         run: docker version
 
+      # 🔹 BUILD virgin image if missing
       - name: Build virgin container (${{ matrix.distro }})
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           PKGMGR_DISTRO="${{ matrix.distro }}" make build-missing-virgin
 
+      # 🔹 RUN test inside virgin image
       - name: Virgin ${{ matrix.distro }} pkgmgr test (root)
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ jobs:
             -v "$PWD":/opt/src/pkgmgr \
             -v pkgmgr_repos:/root/Repositories \
             -v pkgmgr_pip_cache:/root/.cache/pip \
-            -e NIX_CONFIG="${NIX_CONFIG}" \
             -w /opt/src/pkgmgr \
             "pkgmgr-${{ matrix.distro }}-virgin" \
             bash -lc '

.github/workflows/test-virgin-user.yml

@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         distro: [arch, debian, ubuntu, fedora, centos]
-    env:
-      NIX_CONFIG: |
-        access-tokens = github.com=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -21,18 +19,19 @@ jobs:
       - name: Show Docker version
         run: docker version
 
+      # 🔹 BUILD virgin image if missing
       - name: Build virgin container (${{ matrix.distro }})
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           PKGMGR_DISTRO="${{ matrix.distro }}" make build-missing-virgin
 
+      # 🔹 RUN test inside virgin image as non-root
       - name: Virgin ${{ matrix.distro }} pkgmgr test (user)
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
 
           docker run --rm \
             -v "$PWD":/opt/src/pkgmgr \
-            -e NIX_CONFIG="${NIX_CONFIG}" \
             -w /opt/src/pkgmgr \
             "pkgmgr-${{ matrix.distro }}-virgin" \
             bash -lc '

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-## [1.8.6] - 2025-12-17
-
-* Prevent Rate Limits during GitHub Nix Setups
-
-
 ## [1.8.5] - 2025-12-17
 
 * * Clearer Git error handling, especially when a directory is not a Git repository.

Makefile

@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@ DISTROS ?= arch debian ubuntu fedora centos
 PKGMGR_DISTRO ?= arch
 export PKGMGR_DISTRO
 
-# Nix Config Variable (To avoid rate limit)
-NIX_CONFIG ?=
-export NIX_CONFIG
-
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
 # Base images
 # (kept for documentation/reference; actual build logic is in scripts/build)

flake.nix

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         rec {
           pkgmgr = pyPkgs.buildPythonApplication {
             pname   = "package-manager";
-            version = "1.8.6";
+            version = "1.8.5";
 
             # Use the git repo as source
             src = ./.;

packaging/arch/PKGBUILD

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Maintainer: Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <info@veen.world>
 
 pkgname=package-manager
-pkgver=1.8.6
+pkgver=1.8.5
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Local-flake wrapper for Kevin's package-manager (Nix-based)."
 arch=('any')

packaging/debian/changelog

@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-package-manager (1.8.6-1) unstable; urgency=medium
-
-  * Prevent Rate Limits during GitHub Nix Setups
-
- -- Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world>  Wed, 17 Dec 2025 23:50:31 +0100
-
 package-manager (1.8.5-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * * Clearer Git error handling, especially when a directory is not a Git repository.

packaging/fedora/package-manager.spec

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:           package-manager
-Version:        1.8.6
+Version:        1.8.5
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Wrapper that runs Kevin's package-manager via Nix flake
 
@@ -74,9 +74,6 @@ echo ">>> package-manager removed. Nix itself was not removed."
 /usr/lib/package-manager/
 
 %changelog
-* Wed Dec 17 2025 Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world> - 1.8.6-1
-- Prevent Rate Limits during GitHub Nix Setups
-
 * Wed Dec 17 2025 Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world> - 1.8.5-1
 - * Clearer Git error handling, especially when a directory is not a Git repository.
 * More reliable repository verification with improved commit and GPG signature checks.

pyproject.toml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "kpmx"
-version = "1.8.6"
+version = "1.8.5"
 description = "Kevin's package-manager tool (pkgmgr)"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.9"

scripts/test/test-e2e.sh

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ docker run --rm \
   -v "pkgmgr_nix_cache_${PKGMGR_DISTRO}:/root/.cache/nix" \
   -e REINSTALL_PKGMGR=1 \
   -e TEST_PATTERN="${TEST_PATTERN}" \
-  -e NIX_CONFIG="${NIX_CONFIG}" \
   --workdir /opt/src/pkgmgr \
   "pkgmgr-${PKGMGR_DISTRO}" \
   bash -lc '

scripts/test/test-env-nix.sh

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ docker run --rm \
   -v "pkgmgr_nix_cache_${PKGMGR_DISTRO}:/root/.cache/nix" \
   --workdir /opt/src/pkgmgr \
   -e REINSTALL_PKGMGR=1 \
-  -e NIX_CONFIG="${NIX_CONFIG}" \
   "${IMAGE}" \
   bash -lc '
     set -euo pipefail

scripts/test/test-env-virtual.sh

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ if OUTPUT=$(docker run --rm \
     -e REINSTALL_PKGMGR=1 \
     -v "$(pwd):/opt/src/pkgmgr" \
     -w /opt/src/pkgmgr \
-    -e NIX_CONFIG="${NIX_CONFIG}" \
     "${IMAGE}" \
     bash -lc '
         set -euo pipefail

scripts/test/test-integration.sh

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ docker run --rm \
   --workdir /opt/src/pkgmgr \
   -e REINSTALL_PKGMGR=1 \
   -e TEST_PATTERN="${TEST_PATTERN}" \
-  -e NIX_CONFIG="${NIX_CONFIG}" \
   "pkgmgr-${PKGMGR_DISTRO}" \
   bash -lc '
     set -e;

scripts/test/test-unit.sh

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ docker run --rm \
   --workdir /opt/src/pkgmgr \
   -e REINSTALL_PKGMGR=1 \
   -e TEST_PATTERN="${TEST_PATTERN}" \
-  -e NIX_CONFIG="${NIX_CONFIG}" \
   "pkgmgr-${PKGMGR_DISTRO}" \
   bash -lc '
     set -e;