nixos: remove rsync from environment.defaultPackages

Rsync is a security liability.
NixOS · Jan 16, 2025 · 0595054 · 0595054
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diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2505.section.md b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2505.section.md
@@ -275,6 +275,8 @@
 
 - `python3Packages.opentracing` has been removed due to being unmaintained upstream. [OpenTelemetry](https://opentelemetry.io/) is the recommended replacement.
 
+- `rsync` has been removed from environment.defaultPackages.
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 - Default file names of images generated by several builders in `system.build` have been changed as outlined in the table below.
 
   Names are now known at evaluation time and customizable via the new options `image.baseName`, `image.extension`, `image.fileName` and `image.filePath` with the latter returning a path relative to the derivations out path (e.g. `iso/${image.fileName` for iso images).

diff --git a/nixos/modules/config/system-path.nix b/nixos/modules/config/system-path.nix
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ let
 
   defaultPackageNames = [
     "perl"
-    "rsync"
     "strace"
   ];
   defaultPackages = map (
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       defaultPackageNames = [
         "perl"
-        "rsync"
         "strace"
       ];
       defaultPackages = map (
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