*nix just means operating systems that are like the old workhorse Unix. Some examples include Linux, FreeBSD, and Mac OS X (its kernel, Darwin, is based on BSD). The main relation …

Dec 9, 2022 · psql won't connect after nix-env because it just puts the PostgreSQL package into the /nix/store, but doesn't start it. You can check it on the terminal with. ps ax | grep postgres …

I can query available packages w/ nix-env -qa [package] but how can I look for optional packages (e.g. libraries) that depend on a primary package and can be loaded or installed separately? …

Nov 5, 2023 · Is there a method to retrieve the current NixOS version within a Nixos configuration.nix? I'm in the process of upgrading from NixOS 20.03 to 23.05 and I'd like to …

Jan 5, 2022 · Multiple versions of this command were found in Nix. And then when choosing the .out, python starts. I found out I need to add python3 to .nix so that nix can automatically run …

Oct 5, 2019 · Only the nix-daemon is allowed to mount the nix-store as writable. Therefore, you must create a systemd.services.<yourservice> entry in your configuration.nix to interact with …

Aug 15, 2021 · Here's the nix expression I'm trying to build: { python3Packages, fetchFromGitHub }: let inherit (python3Packages) buildPythonPackage fetchPypi; attrs20 = buildPythonPackage …

Mar 24, 2015 · Nix does support symlinked store somewhat and there is a flag for that - NIX_IGNORE_SYMLINK_STORE. I had used symlinked /nix (with the flag) without any …

Feb 16, 2024 · Electron apps were historically hard to package in Nix (see this cool meme), but apparently it is not true anymore. How can I package an electron application in nix, and quickly …

And nix-shell doesn't really execute the builder, which means there's no way of running commands such as export PATH=.... But I found some other derivations provide their virtual …