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* allows filters | * allows filters | ||
* nice GUI in browser | * nice GUI in browser | ||
* browser extensions possible (like @ | * browser extensions possible (like @nixpkgs as search engine in Firefox) | ||
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* always requires Internet connection | * always requires Internet connection | ||
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* requires disk space for caching | * requires disk space for caching | ||
* quite long command | * quite long command | ||
There are third party tools that allow searching for packages similarly to <code>nix search</code>, namely: | |||
* [https://github.com/diamondburned/nix-search diamondburned/nix-search]: A faster and channel-compatible <code>nix search</code> using only stable Nix tools (no [[flakes]] required) which creates a local database with a package index. | |||
== Using the <code>nix-env</code> command == | == Using the <code>nix-env</code> command == | ||