Flakes: Difference between revisions

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== Enable flakes ==

Flakes ~~have been~~ introduced with Nix 2.4 ([https://nixos.org/manual/nix/unstable/release-notes/rl-2.4.html release notes]).

Flakes were introduced with Nix 2.4 ([https://nixos.org/manual/nix/unstable/release-notes/rl-2.4.html release notes]).

~~See [https://lazamar.co.uk/nix-versions/?channel=nixpkgs-unstable&package=nix Nix package versions] to find a channel or <code>nixpkgs</code> revision providing the required Nix version.~~

~~Note: Flakes is automatically enabled if you installed Nix using the [https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-installer Determinate Installer]~~.

===Temporary===

Add <code>--experimental-features 'nix-command flakes'</code> when ~~calling the~~ <code>~~nix~~</code> ~~command~~.

Add <code>--experimental-features 'nix-command flakes'</code> when using any <code>nix3</code> commands.

=== Permanent ===

~~Edit either <code>~/.config/nix/nix.conf</code> or <code>/etc/nix/nix.conf</code> and add~~:

==== NixOS ====

Add the following to your system configuration:

experimental-features = nix-command flakes

nix.settings.experimental-features = [ "nix-command" "flakes" ];

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~~Here's a handy copy~~-~~paste~~:

==== Other Distros: With Home-Manager ====

If you use HM, add the following to your home-manager config:

~~mkdir -p ~/~~.~~config/~~nix

nix = {

~~echo "~~experimental-features = nix-command flakes" ~~>> ~/.config/nix/nix.conf~~

package = pkgs.nix;

settings.experimental-features = [ "nix-command" "flakes" ];

};

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~~If the Nix installation is in multi~~-~~user mode, don’t forget to restart the <code>nix-daemon</code>.~~

===== Other Distros: Without Home-Manager =====

~~=== NixOS ===~~

{{ note | Flakes are already enabled if you installed Nix using the [https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-installer Determinate Installer]. }}

~~On NixOS set~~ the following ~~options in~~ <code>~~configuration~~.nix</code> ~~and run~~ <code>~~nixos-rebuild~~</code>.

Add the following to <code>~/.config/nix/nix.conf</code> or <code>/etc/nix/nix.conf</code>:

~~{ pkgs, ... }: {~~

experimental-features = nix-command flakes

~~nix.settings.~~experimental-features = ~~[ "~~nix-command~~" "~~flakes~~" ];~~

}

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 == Enable flakes ==
-Flakes have been introduced with Nix 2.4 ([https://nixos.org/manual/nix/unstable/release-notes/rl-2.4.html release notes]).
+Flakes were introduced with Nix 2.4 ([https://nixos.org/manual/nix/unstable/release-notes/rl-2.4.html release notes]).
-See [https://lazamar.co.uk/nix-versions/?channel=nixpkgs-unstable&package=nix Nix package versions] to find a channel or <code>nixpkgs</code> revision providing the required Nix version.
-Note: Flakes is automatically enabled if you installed Nix using the [https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-installer Determinate Installer].
 ===Temporary===
-Add <code>--experimental-features 'nix-command flakes'</code> when calling the <code>nix</code> command.
+Add <code>--experimental-features 'nix-command flakes'</code> when using any <code>nix3</code> commands.
 === Permanent ===
-Edit either <code>~/.config/nix/nix.conf</code> or <code>/etc/nix/nix.conf</code> and add:
+==== NixOS ====
+Add the following to your system configuration:
-<syntaxHighlight lang=text>
+<syntaxHighlight lang=nix>
-experimental-features = nix-command flakes
+  nix.settings.experimental-features = [ "nix-command" "flakes" ];
 </syntaxHighlight>
-Here's a handy copy-paste:
+==== Other Distros: With Home-Manager ====
+If you use HM, add the following to your home-manager config:
-<syntaxHighlight lang=text>
+<syntaxHighlight lang=nix>
-mkdir -p ~/.config/nix
+  nix = {
-echo "experimental-features = nix-command flakes" >> ~/.config/nix/nix.conf
+    package = pkgs.nix;
+    settings.experimental-features = [ "nix-command" "flakes" ];
+  };
 </syntaxHighlight>
-If the Nix installation is in multi-user mode, don’t forget to restart the <code>nix-daemon</code>.
+===== Other Distros: Without Home-Manager =====
-=== NixOS ===
+{{ note | Flakes are already enabled if you installed Nix using the [https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-installer Determinate Installer]. }}
-On NixOS set the following options in <code>configuration.nix</code> and run <code>nixos-rebuild</code>.
+Add the following to <code>~/.config/nix/nix.conf</code> or <code>/etc/nix/nix.conf</code>:
-<syntaxHighlight lang=nix>
+<syntaxHighlight lang=text>
-{ pkgs, ... }: {
+experimental-features = nix-command flakes
-  nix.settings.experimental-features = [ "nix-command" "flakes" ];
-}
 </syntaxHighlight>