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In addition to declarative system configuration, NixOS offers imperative commands to manage ''user specific'' package management. These operations are managed by the <code>nix-env</code> command line tool. The following is a summary of some common operations that can be performed with it:
In addition to declarative system configuration, NixOS offers imperative commands to manage ''user specific'' package management. These operations are managed by the <code>nix-env</code> command line tool. The following is a summary of some common operations that can be performed with it:


{|
{| class="wikitable"
|''Searching for packages''
|Searching for packages
|<code>nix-env -qaP '.*packagename.*'</code>
|<code>nix-env -qaP '.*packagename.*'</code>
|-
|-
|''Installing a package''
|Installing a package
|<code>nix-env -i packagename</code>
|<code>nix-env -i packagename</code>
|-
|-
|''List installed packages''
|List installed packages
|<code>nix-env -q</code>
|<code>nix-env -q</code>
|-
|-
|''Uninstall packages''
|Uninstall packages
|<code>nix-env -e packagename</code>
|<code>nix-env -e packagename</code>
|-
|-
|''Upgrade packages''
|Upgrade packages
|<code>nix-env -u</code>
|<code>nix-env -u</code>
|}
|}