Ubuntu vs. NixOS - Revision history

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Formatting

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	\|<syntaxhighlight lang="console">$ sudo apt-get update</syntaxhighlight>		\|<syntaxhighlight lang="console">$ sudo apt-get update</syntaxhighlight>
	\|<syntaxhighlight lang="console">$ sudo nix-channel --update</syntaxhighlight>		\|<syntaxhighlight lang="console">$ sudo nix-channel --update</syntaxhighlight>
	\|<syntaxhighlight lang="console">$nix-channel --update</syntaxhighlight>		\|<syntaxhighlight lang="console">$ nix-channel --update</syntaxhighlight>
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	\|Upgrade packages		\|Upgrade packages

2024-04-06T18:12:36Z

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	~~== Ubuntu vs~~. ~~NixOS ==~~		<!-- TODO''': Provide well-commented sample configuration.nix and ~/.nixpkgs/config.nix files with examples of common tasks. -->

	~~The system-wide column is the equivalent of using <code>apt</code> under Ubuntu.~~
	~~<!-- TODO''': Provide well-commented sample configuration.nix and ~/.nixpkgs/config.nix files with examples of common tasks. -->~~
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2024-04-01T14:11:55Z

fix links

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	\|Install a particular version of a package		\|Install a particular version of a package
	\|<syntaxhighlight lang="console">$ apt-get install package=version</syntaxhighlight>		\|<syntaxhighlight lang="console">$ apt-get install package=version</syntaxhighlight>
	\|Although Nix on its own doesn't understand the concept of package versioning, you can install and play with older (or newer!) software via ~~https://nixos.wiki/wiki/~~FAQ/~~Pinning_Nixpkgs~~ with https://lazamar.co.uk/nix-versions.		\|Although Nix on its own doesn't understand the concept of package versioning, you can install and play with older (or newer!) software via [[FAQ/Pinning Nixpkgs]] with https://lazamar.co.uk/nix-versions.

2024-04-01T14:10:27Z

fix links

2023-10-05T15:48:28Z

Ubuntu vs. NixOS: Where are packages installed? - missing "in"

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	\|Where are packages installed?		\|Where are packages installed?
	\|apt installs globally into /bin/, /usr/, etc.		\|apt installs globally into /bin/, /usr/, etc.
	\|System-wide packages are in /run/current-system/sw/ (these are installed because of /etc/nixos/configuration.nix) and /nix/var/nix/profiles/default/bin/ (this is the profile managed by root). Note that the files are just symlinks to the real packages managed by nix /nix/store/.		\|System-wide packages are in /run/current-system/sw/ (these are installed because of /etc/nixos/configuration.nix) and /nix/var/nix/profiles/default/bin/ (this is the profile managed by root). Note that the files are just symlinks to the real packages managed by nix in /nix/store/.
	\|User packages are in ~/.nix-profile/. Note that the files are just symlinks to the real packages managed by nix in /nix/store/.		\|User packages are in ~/.nix-profile/. Note that the files are just symlinks to the real packages managed by nix in /nix/store/.
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2022-12-04T13:06:38Z

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	\|Find packages		\|Find packages
	\|<syntaxhighlight lang="console">$ apt-cache search emacs</syntaxhighlight>		\|<syntaxhighlight lang="console">$ apt-cache search emacs</syntaxhighlight>
	\|<syntaxhighlight lang="console">$ nix-env -qaP '.emacs.'</syntaxhighlight> or <syntaxhighlight lang="console">$ nix search emacs</syntaxhighlight>		\|<syntaxhighlight lang="console">$ nix-env -qaP '.emacs.'</syntaxhighlight> or <syntaxhighlight lang="console">$ nix search nixpkgs emacs</syntaxhighlight>
	\|<syntaxhighlight lang="console">$ nix-env -qaP '.emacs.'</syntaxhighlight> or <syntaxhighlight lang="console">$ nix search emacs</syntaxhighlight>		\|<syntaxhighlight lang="console">$ nix-env -qaP '.emacs.'</syntaxhighlight> or <syntaxhighlight lang="console">$ nix search nixpkgs emacs</syntaxhighlight>
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	\|Show package description		\|Show package description

2022-07-07T22:37:29Z

add to cookbook category

2022-07-07T22:34:10Z

Fricklerhandwerk moved page Ubungu vs. NixOS to Ubuntu vs. NixOS: late at night typo

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	== Ubuntu vs. NixOS ==		== Ubuntu vs. NixOS ==

	This is meant to give you basic ideas and get you unstuck. NixOS is very different from most distributions, a deeper understanding will be necessary sooner or later. Please follow the links to the manual pages or browse the Wiki for more in-depth NixOS tutorials.

	The system-wide column is the equivalent of using <code>apt</code> under Ubuntu.		The system-wide column is the equivalent of using <code>apt</code> under Ubuntu.

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	\|Install dpkg with Nix, then <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">dpkg -i package.deb</syntaxhighlight> While this is technically possible it will in all likelihood not work.		\|Install dpkg with Nix, then <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">dpkg -i package.deb</syntaxhighlight> While this is technically possible it will in all likelihood not work.
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	</~~div>~~		== See also ==

			* [[Cheatsheet]]
			* https://nixcademy.com/cheatsheet/
			** https://nixcademy.com/downloads/cheatsheet.pdf

	[[Category:Cookbook]]		[[Category:Cookbook]]