diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_ed.yml b/.github/workflows/check_ed.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 350c013..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/check_ed.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-name: "Test ed template MacOS"
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch: # allows manual triggering
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - 'update_rde'
-concurrency:
-  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-jobs:
-  tests:
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        os: [macos-latest, ubuntu-latest]
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
-    - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v31
-      with:
-        github_access_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-    - uses: cachix/cachix-action@v17
-      with:
-        name: rde
-        authToken: '${{ secrets.CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN }}'
-        extraPullNames: rstats-on-nix, nix-community
-    - run: nix build ./templates/ed
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update.yml b/.github/workflows/update.yml
index a42ac30..c181f1f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ jobs:
           authToken: '${{ secrets.CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN }}'
           extraPullNames: rstats-on-nix, nix-community
       - run: cd templates/rde/ && nix develop -c p-updateDeps
-      - name: Update ed flake.lock
+      - run: cd templates/ed/ && nix develop -c updateR
+      - name: Update n flake.lock
         uses: DeterminateSystems/update-flake-lock@v28
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN_FOR_UPDATES }}
diff --git a/templates/ed/flake.lock b/templates/ed/flake.lock
index 8da8614..fede06e 100644
--- a/templates/ed/flake.lock
+++ b/templates/ed/flake.lock
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1776413584,
-        "narHash": "sha256-xqqv46MTveuT4yJH2YihmbHGy5mdLnnLFDebVmUws/E=",
+        "lastModified": 1771462351,
+        "narHash": "sha256-N3mUOwFwGBaFomNdlWuCRftzqy+h9Io8PJGcMVtJJsY=",
         "owner": "dwinkler1",
         "repo": "fran",
-        "rev": "da09626e4dd8f0f57078b3a04e0443a8c20defa1",
+        "rev": "7b8fbbcd0c55df98795a9e34621e6224b6713b5b",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -22,16 +22,16 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1776877367,
-        "narHash": "sha256-EHq1/OX139R1RvBzOJ0aMRT3xnWyqtHBRUBuO1gFzjI=",
+        "lastModified": 1775811116,
+        "narHash": "sha256-t+HZK42pB6N+i5RGbuy7Xluez/VvWbembBdvzsc23Ss=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "0726a0ecb6d4e08f6adced58726b95db924cef57",
+        "rev": "54170c54449ea4d6725efd30d719c5e505f1c10e",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
         "owner": "NixOS",
-        "ref": "nixos-unstable",
+        "ref": "nixos-25.11",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
         "type": "github"
       }
@@ -45,20 +45,18 @@
           "nixpkgs"
         ],
         "plugins-cmp-pandoc-references": "plugins-cmp-pandoc-references",
-        "plugins-r": [
-          "plugins-r"
-        ],
+        "plugins-r": "plugins-r",
         "rixpkgs": [
           "rixpkgs"
         ],
         "wrappers": "wrappers"
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1776413627,
-        "narHash": "sha256-pU3u7T4MqpjUWxflNvd4i47FURp756L7nMRL8MV+QEw=",
+        "lastModified": 1775085146,
+        "narHash": "sha256-6hRdCsXZhWi0ZzkGdMmCjuOagOkTBowT4/nR7H/CsSI=",
         "owner": "dwinkler1",
         "repo": "nvimConfig",
-        "rev": "2617face3b1be40534d2cae7f0a374a062b3710d",
+        "rev": "38d3d49665bc65bc2b0ab82270e9296a94a19c8f",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -86,16 +84,15 @@
     "plugins-r": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1769881528,
-        "narHash": "sha256-oQSHHu6filJkAyH94yEvyTVuxA+5MU2dMOEAnsIjJKQ=",
+        "lastModified": 1774957049,
+        "narHash": "sha256-qfT4htOqZI+JEM2t3I/iuGu2XPu7vNmu4Fkj+2seKgE=",
         "owner": "R-nvim",
         "repo": "R.nvim",
-        "rev": "958b472d763cb258927c7ef69af4fd9945cc5469",
+        "rev": "5b9c870fbb5c61126d30e6b277695d6f3c54da5b",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
         "owner": "R-nvim",
-        "ref": "v0.99.3",
         "repo": "R.nvim",
         "type": "github"
       }
@@ -121,7 +118,6 @@
         "fran": "fran",
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs",
         "nvimConfig": "nvimConfig",
-        "plugins-r": "plugins-r",
         "rixpkgs": "rixpkgs"
       }
     },
@@ -133,11 +129,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1776375800,
-        "narHash": "sha256-/SSAR77Brr9fbapsh1cb2K47JXCbvwS1GjM4yyDxle8=",
+        "lastModified": 1774879171,
+        "narHash": "sha256-a6JZDuBIwQmuEwYM4dziH+WyrpE8HCP8F7JFIn3CNvw=",
         "owner": "BirdeeHub",
         "repo": "nix-wrapper-modules",
-        "rev": "f11469ca69068bac13d9e163b2bd268cc06dff57",
+        "rev": "bab35ffae25cf6f4e4fdb3c2f7f0ac80966ce737",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
diff --git a/templates/rde/flake.lock b/templates/rde/flake.lock
index 6e88194..a860080 100644
--- a/templates/rde/flake.lock
+++ b/templates/rde/flake.lock
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1776413584,
-        "narHash": "sha256-xqqv46MTveuT4yJH2YihmbHGy5mdLnnLFDebVmUws/E=",
+        "lastModified": 1771462351,
+        "narHash": "sha256-N3mUOwFwGBaFomNdlWuCRftzqy+h9Io8PJGcMVtJJsY=",
         "owner": "dwinkler1",
         "repo": "fran",
-        "rev": "da09626e4dd8f0f57078b3a04e0443a8c20defa1",
+        "rev": "7b8fbbcd0c55df98795a9e34621e6224b6713b5b",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -73,11 +73,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1777077449,
-        "narHash": "sha256-AIiMJiqvGrN4HyLEbKAoCSRRYn0rnlW5VbKNIMIYqm4=",
+        "lastModified": 1775811116,
+        "narHash": "sha256-t+HZK42pB6N+i5RGbuy7Xluez/VvWbembBdvzsc23Ss=",
         "owner": "nixos",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "a4bf06618f0b5ee50f14ed8f0da77d34ecc19160",
+        "rev": "54170c54449ea4d6725efd30d719c5e505f1c10e",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -138,16 +138,16 @@
     },
     "rixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1776958221,
-        "narHash": "sha256-cOHLrMWifj8HQMIG6gMhGowwPAkyX/kijDx38wK8kUM=",
+        "lastModified": 1775479062,
+        "narHash": "sha256-hbH7uuftiG3KhWGigTEzu0ucIJOa+iDroSDgMN7fOJE=",
         "owner": "rstats-on-nix",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "db90c554b7172188324b84deea35ed5975e20e44",
+        "rev": "577e9cf0442e030ac9f891cb3e56af9a208c8e20",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
         "owner": "rstats-on-nix",
-        "ref": "2026-04-22",
+        "ref": "2026-04-06",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
         "type": "github"
       }
diff --git a/templates/rde/flake.nix b/templates/rde/flake.nix
index 12ae4f0..60f9948 100644
--- a/templates/rde/flake.nix
+++ b/templates/rde/flake.nix
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@
     });
   };
   inputs = {
-    rixpkgs.url = "github:rstats-on-nix/nixpkgs/2026-04-22";
+    rixpkgs.url = "github:rstats-on-nix/nixpkgs/2026-04-06";
     nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-25.11";
     nixCats = {
       url = "github:dwinkler1/nixCatsConfig";