FAQ: Revision history

17 September 2019

• curprev 11:1511:15, 17 September 2019‎ imported>Asymmetric‎ m 21,013 bytes +40‎ →‎How can I manage software with nix-env like with configuration.nix?: Mention Home Manager

14 March 2019

• curprev 01:1701:17, 14 March 2019‎ imported>Simonmichael‎ m 20,973 bytes +16‎ →‎Why - instead of -?
• curprev 01:1401:14, 14 March 2019‎ imported>Simonmichael‎ m 20,957 bytes 0‎ →‎Why - instead of -?
• curprev 01:1401:14, 14 March 2019‎ imported>Simonmichael‎ m 20,957 bytes +2‎ →‎Why - instead of -?
• curprev 01:1301:13, 14 March 2019‎ imported>Simonmichael‎ 20,955 bytes +243‎ →‎Why - instead of -?

15 February 2019

• curprev 17:0617:06, 15 February 2019‎ imported>Immae‎ m 20,712 bytes −6‎ gc- are deprecated

21 January 2019

• curprev 19:4019:40, 21 January 2019‎ imported>Mic92‎ 20,718 bytes +34‎ →‎What is the origin of the name Nix: wiktionary link

2 December 2018

• curprev 23:4523:45, 2 December 2018‎ imported>Symphorien‎ 20,684 bytes +29‎ →‎How can I compile a package with debugging symbols included?: link to the DebugSymbols page

13 October 2018

• curprev 20:1920:19, 13 October 2018‎ imported>Schmittlauch‎ 20,655 bytes +1‎ fixed command for pulling in all build-time dependency source files

9 July 2018

• curprev 21:5921:59, 9 July 2018‎ imported>OliverEvans96‎ m 20,654 bytes −1‎ No edit summary

7 June 2018

• curprev 07:5007:50, 7 June 2018‎ imported>Jeremyperkin‎ 20,655 bytes +568‎ No edit summary

2 June 2018

• curprev 15:1015:10, 2 June 2018‎ imported>Tilpner‎ m 20,087 bytes +104‎ →‎How can I install a package from unstable while remaining on the stable channel?

21 April 2018

• curprev 22:1222:12, 21 April 2018‎ imported>Samueldr‎ m 19,983 bytes −2‎ whitespace cleanup
• curprev 22:1122:11, 21 April 2018‎ imported>Samueldr‎ m 19,985 bytes +47‎ Adds stateVersion FAQ entry

18 April 2018

• curprev 07:5007:50, 18 April 2018‎ imported>Makefu‎ 19,938 bytes +370‎ No edit summary

10 March 2018

• curprev 10:2510:25, 10 March 2018‎ imported>Makefu‎ 19,568 bytes +657‎ No edit summary
• curprev 00:5300:53, 10 March 2018‎ imported>Mathnerd314‎ 18,911 bytes +257‎ add question based on https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/36266

6 March 2018

• curprev 14:4414:44, 6 March 2018‎ imported>Makefu‎ 18,654 bytes +72‎ add hint to wifi configuration in nixos install article

14 February 2018

• curprev 11:3411:34, 14 February 2018‎ imported>Lexleogryfon‎ m 18,582 bytes +317‎ No edit summary
• curprev 10:3710:37, 14 February 2018‎ imported>Cillianderoiste‎ 18,265 bytes +242‎ No edit summary

11 January 2018

• curprev 01:0201:02, 11 January 2018‎ imported>Samueldr‎ m 18,023 bytes −545‎ →‎I cannot find $package when running nix-env -qaP even with channels configured: URL shortening trickery

7 January 2018

• curprev 04:2104:21, 7 January 2018‎ imported>Samueldr‎ m 18,568 bytes −1,676‎ →‎I installed a library but my compiler is not finding it. Why?: Abuse sub-pages here too.
• curprev 04:1504:15, 7 January 2018‎ imported>Samueldr‎ m 20,244 bytes −566‎ →‎Why not use nix-env -i foo?: Use the new page
• curprev 03:5603:56, 7 January 2018‎ imported>Samueldr‎ m 20,810 bytes −923‎ →‎How can I install a proprietary or unfree package?: Use the split FAQ entry.

27 December 2017

• curprev 08:3208:32, 27 December 2017‎ imported>Makefu‎ 21,733 bytes +198‎ →‎I cannot find $package when running nix-env -qaP even with channels configured

22 December 2017

• curprev 20:4620:46, 22 December 2017‎ imported>Asymmetric‎ m 21,535 bytes +22‎ →‎What are channels and how they get updated?: Add link to Nix Channels page

19 December 2017

• curprev 01:5901:59, 19 December 2017‎ imported>Samueldr‎ m 21,513 bytes +8‎ Fix my oopsie
• curprev 01:5901:59, 19 December 2017‎ imported>Samueldr‎ 21,505 bytes +465‎ + There's an updated version for $software on nixpkgs but not in channels, how can I use it?

5 December 2017

• curprev 20:4420:44, 5 December 2017‎ imported>Lheckemann‎ 21,040 bytes +588‎ Add docs on nix-env -i without -A

18 November 2017

• curprev 22:5422:54, 18 November 2017‎ imported>Mic92‎ 20,452 bytes +7‎ →‎What are channels and how they get updated?

6 November 2017

• curprev 15:2215:22, 6 November 2017‎ imported>Manveru‎ m 20,445 bytes +12‎ Fix the name of the channel for nixos-unstable

1 November 2017

• curprev 21:2721:27, 1 November 2017‎ imported>Fpletz‎ 20,433 bytes +170‎ No edit summary

31 October 2017

• curprev 14:1014:10, 31 October 2017‎ imported>Pmeunier‎ 20,263 bytes +81‎ No edit summary

22 October 2017

• curprev 17:0017:00, 22 October 2017‎ imported>Lheckemann‎ 20,182 bytes +4‎ No edit summary

14 October 2017

• curprev 00:5500:55, 14 October 2017‎ imported>Samueldr‎ m 20,178 bytes +3‎ Fixes wrong header markup (h1→h2)

6 October 2017

• curprev 16:4916:49, 6 October 2017‎ imported>Fadenb‎ m 20,175 bytes +5‎ Reword title to allow line break when viewed in slim window (mobile device)

15 September 2017

• curprev 11:1011:10, 15 September 2017‎ imported>Makefu‎ 20,170 bytes +224‎ →‎I've downloaded a binary, but I can't run it, what can I do?

14 September 2017

• curprev 11:0211:02, 14 September 2017‎ imported>Makefu‎ 19,946 bytes +30‎ →‎I've downloaded a binary, but I can't run it, what can I do?: fix interpreter

6 September 2017

• curprev 16:5116:51, 6 September 2017‎ imported>Ixxie‎ 19,916 bytes −89‎ /* Why is Nix written in C++ rather than a functional language like Haskell?

5 September 2017

• curprev 11:4911:49, 5 September 2017‎ imported>Cillianderoiste‎ 20,005 bytes +121‎ →‎How can I install a proprietary or unfree package?
• curprev 11:4511:45, 5 September 2017‎ imported>Cillianderoiste‎ 19,884 bytes +8‎ →‎How can I install a proprietary or unfree package?: update the path to nixpkgs/config.nix

30 August 2017

• curprev 12:5412:54, 30 August 2017‎ imported>Mic92‎ 19,876 bytes −125‎ No edit summary
• curprev 12:1112:11, 30 August 2017‎ imported>Dezgeg‎ 20,001 bytes +137‎ Comment out dangerous suggestions of mounting /nix/store rw
• curprev 12:0312:03, 30 August 2017‎ imported>Dezgeg‎ 19,864 bytes +29‎ →‎How do I enable chrooted builds on non-NixOS?: Fix plainly incorrect information
• curprev 12:0012:00, 30 August 2017‎ imported>Dezgeg‎ 19,835 bytes −874‎ →‎Should I use http://hydra.nixos.org/ as a binary cache?: Remove obsolete stuff

26 August 2017

• curprev 20:3320:33, 26 August 2017‎ imported>Fadenb‎ m 20,709 bytes +316‎ Syntax highlighting + indentation

21 August 2017

• curprev 16:4016:40, 21 August 2017‎ imported>Makefu‎ 20,393 bytes +10,773‎ import from nixos-users
• curprev 16:1616:16, 21 August 2017‎ imported>Makefu‎ 9,620 bytes −7‎ Undo revision 128 by Makefu (talk)
• curprev 16:1416:14, 21 August 2017‎ imported>Makefu‎ 9,627 bytes +7‎ No edit summary

30 June 2017

• curprev 09:5209:52, 30 June 2017‎ imported>Fadenb‎ 9,620 bytes +9,620‎ Created page with "Frequently asked questions and common newcomer trouble should be put here so that we can point to this page instead of answering the same question over and over again. New qu..."