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# The Nix package manager
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## Table of contents <!-- omit in toc -->
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1. [TL;DR](#tldr)
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1. [Further readings](#further-readings)
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1. [Sources](#sources)
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## TL;DR
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```sh
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# Install Nix in single-user mode (suggested).
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# Works on most Linux even *without systemd* or with SELinux *enabled*.
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# *Not* supported on MacOSX.
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bash <(curl -L 'https://nixos.org/nix/install') --no-daemon
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# Install Nix in multi-user mode.
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# Only works on Linux *using systemd* with SELinux *disabled*. Or MacOSX.
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curl -L 'https://nixos.org/nix/install' | sh
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bash <(curl -L 'https://nixos.org/nix/install') --daemon
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# List configured channels.
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nix-channel --list
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# Update channels.
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nix-channel --update
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nix-channel --update 'nixpkgs'
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# List installed packages.
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nix-env -q
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nix-env --query --installed
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# List available packages.
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# Without '--attr' it takes a worrying amount of resources at the time of
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# writing, and froze a VM multiple times during experimentation.
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nix-env -qa --attr 'nixpkgs'
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nix-env --query --available --attr 'nixpkgs'
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# Install packages.
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nix-env -i 'coreutils'
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nix-env --install --attr 'nixpkgs.parallel'
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# Update packages.
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# After a channel update.
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nix-env -u '*'
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nix-env --upgrade --attr 'nixpkgs.firefox'
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# Remove packages.
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nix-env -e 'coreutils'
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nix-env --uninstall --dry-run 'parallel'
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# Rollback `nix-env` actions.
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nix-env --rollback
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# Create a new shell environment with specific programs on top of the current
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# state of the user environment.
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# Useful to test packages without installing them system-wide.
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nix-shell -p 'cowsay' 'lolcat'
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nix-shell --packages 'cowsay' 'lolcat'
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# Create a new shell environment with specific programs on top of the current
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# state of the user environment, then run specific commands in it and exit.
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nix-shell -p 'cowsay' 'lolcat' --run 'cowsay "something" | lolcat'
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# Free up space occupied by unreachable store objects like packages used in
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# temporary shell environments.
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nix-collect-garbage
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nix-collect-garbage --delete-old
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nix-collect-garbage -d --dry-run
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nix-store --gc
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# Evaluate Nix expressions in an interactive session.
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nix repl
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# Evaluate Nix expressions from files.
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# The file path defaults to 'default.nix'.
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nix-instantiate --eval
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nix-instantiate --eval 'path/to/file.nix'
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# Uninstall Nix in single-user mode.
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# Also remove references from '~/.bash_profile' and '~/.zshenv'.
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rm -rf '/nix'
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# Uninstall Nix in multi-user mode.
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# Oooh boi.
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# Check https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/installation/uninstall#multi-user.
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```
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## Further readings
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- [Website]
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- [NixOS]
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### Sources
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- [Manual]
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<!--
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Reference
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═╬═Time══
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-->
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<!-- Knowledge base -->
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[nixos]: nixos.md
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<!-- Upstream -->
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[manual]: https://nix.dev/manual/nix/2.19/
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[website]: https://nix.dev
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