I'm not 1000% sure, that's why I've not documented it. I typically install by running `nix-env --in

I'm not 1000% sure, that's why I've not documented it.

I typically install by running

nix-env --install app

nix-env --install app

I typically uninstall by running

nix-env --uninstall app

nix-env --uninstall app

I typically update by running

nix-env --upgrade (optional: app)

nix-env --upgrade (optional: app)

and delete old generations by running

nix-collect-garbage -d

nix-collect-garbage -d

Kyle Gospo•8/30/23, 9:15 PM

Bare in mind there's nothing crazy custom going on here

Kyle Gospo•8/30/23, 9:15 PM

We're just offering the determinate Nix installer

Kyle Gospo•8/30/23, 9:16 PM

Anything that applies there applies here

Kyle Gospo•8/30/23, 9:16 PM

Probably best to link to their documentation

Kyle Gospo•8/30/23, 9:16 PM

https://determinate.systems/posts/determinate-nix-installer

Determinate Systems

Introducing the Determinate Nix Installer · Determinate Systems

A fresh new alternative to the official Nix installation scripts.

ValerieOP•8/30/23, 9:16 PM

I wish there was a GUI to manage this...

VValerie I'm not 1000% sure, that's why I've not documented it. I typically install by r...

Vosian•8/30/23, 9:22 PM

All those examples seem very clear to me, but unfortunately doing something like

nix-env --install brave

nix-env --install brave

just yields

error: selector 'brave' matches no derivations

error: selector 'brave' matches no derivations

Am I putting in the wrong package name? Based on https://search.nixos.org/packages?channel=23.05&show=brave&from=0&size=50&sort=relevance&type=packages&query=brave I'm not sure what else to specify.

VVosian All those examples seem very clear to me, but unfortunately doing something like...

Kyle Gospo•8/30/23, 9:24 PM

Any reason you're using nix over the flatpak?

Kyle Gospo•8/30/23, 9:24 PM

I can take a look at this as soon as I'm back

Kyle Gospo•8/30/23, 9:24 PM

Just curious

Vosian•8/30/23, 9:24 PM

I'm just using brave as an example. To see if I understand how to use this.

VVosian All those examples seem very clear to me, but unfortunately doing something like...

ValerieOP•8/30/23, 9:24 PM

That's really weird...

ValerieOP•8/30/23, 9:25 PM

I ran

nix-env --install brave

nix-env --install brave

too

Vosian•8/30/23, 9:25 PM

Hmm?

Vosian•8/30/23, 9:26 PM

Maybe I need to refresh the package list with some command or another?

VVosian Maybe I need to refresh the package list with some command or another?

ValerieOP•8/30/23, 9:26 PM

run

nix-channel --update

nix-channel --update

ValerieOP•8/30/23, 9:27 PM

VValerie run `nix-channel --update`

Vosian•8/30/23, 9:28 PM

That's good. I think I may have to add a channel first.

VVosian That's good. I think I may have to add a channel first.

ValerieOP•8/30/23, 9:29 PM

Ahhh

ValerieOP•8/30/23, 9:29 PM

That's weird

ValerieOP•8/30/23, 9:29 PM

I don't remember doing that

Radu•8/30/23, 9:29 PM

I didn't do that either

Radu•8/30/23, 9:29 PM

it just worked for me

ValerieOP•8/30/23, 9:31 PM

Hm, certain nix packages don't seem to respect cursor theme

ValerieOP•8/30/23, 9:31 PM

Not sure if there's a simple fix for nix-env

Kyle Gospo•8/30/23, 9:35 PM

Need /usr/share/icons

Kyle Gospo•8/30/23, 9:35 PM

And themes

Kyle Gospo•8/30/23, 9:35 PM

If that's trivial to pass through we can add it to the installer

ValerieOP•8/30/23, 9:36 PM

I'm looking into it

Vosian•8/30/23, 9:41 PM

Thanks folks. Looks like it is all working now, but before I could install anything I had to do

nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-unstable unstable

nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-unstable unstable

and then

nix-channel --update

nix-channel --update

Vosian•8/30/23, 9:41 PM

After that

nix-env --install brave

nix-env --install brave

works.

ValerieOP•8/30/23, 9:41 PM

Good

VValerie I'm not 1000% sure, that's why I've not documented it. I typically install by r...

dnkmmr•8/30/23, 9:41 PM

also don't use

nix-env

nix-env

instead use

nix profile

nix profile

Ddnkmmr also don't use `nix-env` instead use `nix profile`

Vosian•8/30/23, 9:44 PM

Ok. As I mentioed above,

nix profile install nixpkgs#brave

nix profile install nixpkgs#brave

did initially work for me. So that's the preferred method of installing?

Vosian•8/30/23, 9:44 PM

Seems that removing packages with profile is a little more involved then.

Ddnkmmr also don't use `nix-env` instead use `nix profile`

ValerieOP•8/30/23, 9:46 PM

What does nix profile offer?

EyeCantCU•8/30/23, 9:47 PM

@KyleGospo opened a PR fixing image signing for people using the latest tag

KKyle Gospo If that's trivial to pass through we can add it to the installer

Vosian•8/30/23, 9:47 PM

That would be really nice. It would be nice to have the cursor match.

ValerieOP•8/30/23, 9:48 PM

That's an if, I don't think it is that simple

EyeCantCU•8/30/23, 9:58 PM

Also found out that to get output from install-bazzite-arch in yafti... We can do it in shell but it's ugly

VValerie What does nix profile offer?

dnkmmr•8/30/23, 10:04 PM

https://stop-using-nix-env.privatevoid.net/

Ddnkmmr https://stop-using-nix-env.privatevoid.net/

tryhardsoccermomswag•8/30/23, 10:07 PM

thank you for this

tryhardsoccermomswag•8/30/23, 10:07 PM

im going to make a PR for the FAQ right now

tryhardsoccermomswag•8/30/23, 10:09 PM

so it would be

nix profile install nixpkgs#<package>

nix profile install nixpkgs#<package>

tryhardsoccermomswag•8/30/23, 10:09 PM

or just

nix profile install <package>

nix profile install <package>

fiftydinar•8/30/23, 10:09 PM

What is more separated from the system? distrobox or nix?

I want to play Ruffle, which doesn't have flatpak yet, so I'm considering anything but layering

fiftydinar•8/30/23, 10:10 PM

And it's avaliable on Arch & nix repository

Ffiftydinar What is more separated from the system? distrobox or nix? I want to play Ruffle...

dreamyuki•8/30/23, 10:10 PM

distrobox is basically podman/docker container with shell script wrapper

dreamyuki•8/30/23, 10:10 PM

meanwhile nix is not a container

fiftydinar•8/30/23, 10:11 PM

I will use distrobox, thanks

I'm not 1000% sure, that's why I've not documented it. I typically install by running `nix-env --in

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