Unfree software: Difference between revisions

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 [https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/stable/#sec-allow-unfree Nixpkgs manual on allowing unfree packages]
+== Allowing unfree software ==
+By default, nix will refuse to evaluate any [[Derivations|derivation]] containing unfree software, prompting the user to read the manual for more details. This behaviour can be configured in different ways depending on the context of the derivation.
+=== Unfree software using Home Manager ===
+Depending on your [[Home Manager]] installation, there are multiple ways to allow unfree software.
+==== Standalone Home Manager ====
+If your Home Manager configuration isn't integrated into your [[NixOS]] configuration (i.e. you switch generations using <code>home-manager switch</code> and not by rebuilding the whole system), then you may allow unfree software by setting the nixpkgs option in your config:
+{{File|3=<nowiki>{ ... }:
+{
+  ...
+  nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true;
+}</nowiki|name=home.nix|lang=nix}}
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