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How can I install a proprietary or unfree package?: update the path to nixpkgs/config.nix
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== How can I install a proprietary or unfree package? ==
== How can I install a proprietary or unfree package? ==


If you want to install an unfree package as a user, then you need to enable it in ''~/.nixpkgs/config.nix'':
If you want to install an unfree package as a user, then you need to enable it in ''~/.config/nixpkgs/config.nix'':


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<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">NIXPKGS_ALLOW_UNFREE=1 nix-env</syntaxhighlight>
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">NIXPKGS_ALLOW_UNFREE=1 nix-env</syntaxhighlight>
== How can I install a package from unstable while remaining on the stable channel? ==
== How can I install a package from unstable while remaining on the stable channel? ==