Guide to Nix's packaging system.
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Install
Alpine Linux
- Install
xz shadow bash sudo curl
- Uncomment
%wheel ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL in /etc/sudoers
- Run the script:
sh <(curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install) --daemon
- Make the file
nixd in /etc/init.d:
#!/sbin/openrc-run
description="Nix multi-user support daemon"
command="/usr/sbin/nix-daemon"
command_background="yes"
pidfile="/run/$RC_SVCNAME.pid"
- Make it executable:
doas chmod a+rx /etc/init.d/nixd
- Find the
nix-daemon blob and move it to /usr/sbin: doas mv $(doas find / -iname nix-daemon) /etc/sbin
- Enable the nix daemon:
doas rc-update add nixd
- Add the desired users to the
nixbld group: doas adduser <user> nixbld
doas reboot
Normal
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| Multi-user |
Recommended. SELinux must be disabled. |
sh <(curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install) --daemon |
| Single-user |
/nix will be owned by the invoking user, which should not be root. |
sh <(curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install) --no-daemon |
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Can't decide?
Use
Find packages
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| Recommended |
Use their search engine with unstable checked. |
| Alternative |
List all packages with nix-env -qaP. Tip: Use grep to search. |
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Basic commands
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| List installed |
nix-env -q |
| Install |
nix-env -iA nixpkgs.<packname> |
| Uninstall |
nix-env -e <packname> |
| Update all |
nix-env -u |
| Update |
nix-env -u <packname> |
| Hold a package |
nix-env --set-flag keep true <packname> |
| List generations |
nix-env --list-generations |
| Rollback to last gen |
nix-env --rollback |
| Rollback to a gen |
nix-env --switch-generation # |
Nix stores all .desktop in $HOME/.nix-profile/share/applications
Symlinks should be enough fix: ln -s $HOME/.nix-profile/share/applications/* $HOME/.local/share/applications
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