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diff --git a/users/wpcarro/website/blog/posts.nix b/users/wpcarro/website/blog/posts.nix index 113e1b407470..f1911496e57c 100644 --- a/users/wpcarro/website/blog/posts.nix +++ b/users/wpcarro/website/blog/posts.nix @@ -92,4 +92,11 @@ content = ./posts/importing-subtrees.md; draft = false; } + { + key = "nix-env-note"; + title = "nix-env (note to self)"; + date = 1667343279; + content = ./posts/nix-env-note.md; + draft = false; + } ] diff --git a/users/wpcarro/website/blog/posts/nix-env-note.md b/users/wpcarro/website/blog/posts/nix-env-note.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..8683c52e8fec --- /dev/null +++ b/users/wpcarro/website/blog/posts/nix-env-note.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +## Background + +Much in the same vain as my [nix-shell (note to self)][nix-shell-note], I'm +going to leave a note to my future self on how to install packages using +`nix-env`, which is something I do once in a blue moon. + +## Solution + +```shell +λ nix-env -iA tvix.eval -f /depot +``` + +Looks like I was forgetting the `-f /depot` option all this time: + +> --file / -f path +> Specifies the Nix expression (designated below as the active Nix +> expression) used by the --install, --upgrade, and --query --available +> operations to obtain derivations. The default is ~/.nix-defexpr. +> - `man nix-env` + +## Failed Attempts (don't try these at home) + +This section is brought to you by my shell's `Ctrl-r`! + +```shell +λ nix-env -I depot=/depot -iA depot.tvix.eval +λ NIX_PATH=depot=/depot nix-env -iA depot.tvix.eval +λ nix-env -iE '(import /depot {}).tvix.eval' +``` + +Thanks for reading! + +[nix-shell-note]: https://billandhiscomputer.com/blog/posts/nix-shell.html |