FAQ: Revision history

19 May 2020

• curprev 20:0220:02, 19 May 2020 imported>Dustin 21,259 bytes +224 How to run a nix-shell with an unstable package

26 April 2020

• curprev 20:5320:53, 26 April 2020 imported>Dsyer m 21,035 bytes +19 Fix brackets and indenting

17 September 2019

• curprev 11:1511:15, 17 September 2019 imported>Asymmetric m 21,016 bytes +3 →What are channels and how they get updated?: Fix grammar in title
• 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