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and then run <code>sudo nixos-rebuild switch</code> as always. | and then run <code>sudo nixos-rebuild switch</code> as always. | ||
== Switching between <code>nix-env</code> and <code>nix profile</code> == | |||
{{warning|Be careful when testing. | |||
Once you have used <code>nix profile</code> you can no longer use <code>nix-env</code> without first deleting <code>/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/$USER/profile</code>}} | |||
Once you installed a package with <code>nix profile</code>, you | |||
get the following error message when using <code>nix-env</code>: | |||
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$ nix-env -f '<nixpkgs>' -iA 'hello' | |||
error: --- Error ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- nix-env | |||
profile '/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/joerg/profile' is incompatible with 'nix-env'; please use 'nix profile' instead | |||
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To migrate back to <code>nix-env</code> you can delete your current profile: | |||
{{warning|This will delete packages that have been installed before, so you may want to back this information before running the command.}} | |||
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$ rm -rf /nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/$USER/profile | |||
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