From dccea211edfed189db0704ef1247e446aca81150 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Karol Broda <122811026+karol-broda@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 8 May 2026 00:55:36 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] auto_update: Add NixOS rsync install hint (#56097)

Self-Review Checklist:

- [x] I've reviewed my own diff for quality, security, and reliability
- [ ] Unsafe blocks (if any) have justifying comments
- [ ] The content is consistent with the [UI/UX
checklist](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#uiux-checklist)
- [ ] Tests cover the new/changed behavior
- [x] Performance impact has been considered and is acceptable

NixOS users who are missing rsync get a generic "Please install rsync
using your package manager" message.

Release Notes:

- Improved auto update error message for NixOS users missing rsync
---
 crates/auto_update/src/auto_update.rs | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/crates/auto_update/src/auto_update.rs b/crates/auto_update/src/auto_update.rs
index c1b15aa3b6c3715c85fed223f15b1ce8d8c622c2..c14de5a801c442cdac0e76064c723fdfc55d9130 100644
--- a/crates/auto_update/src/auto_update.rs
+++ b/crates/auto_update/src/auto_update.rs
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ fn linux_rsync_install_hint() -> &'static str {
             || distribution_id == "almalinux"
     }) {
         Some("Install it with: sudo dnf install rsync")
+    } else if distribution_ids
+        .iter()
+        .any(|distribution_id| distribution_id == "nixos")
+    {
+        Some("Install pkgs.rsync from nixpkgs")
     } else {
         None
     };