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It is possible to have multiple nix-channels simultaneously. To add the unstable channel with the specifier ''unstable'', | It is possible to have multiple nix-channels simultaneously. To add the unstable channel with the specifier ''unstable'', | ||
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">sudo nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-unstable unstable</syntaxhighlight> | <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">sudo nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-unstable nixos-unstable</syntaxhighlight> | ||
After updating the channel | After updating the channel | ||
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">sudo nix-channel --update unstable</syntaxhighlight> | <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">sudo nix-channel --update nixos-unstable</syntaxhighlight> | ||
queries via <code>nix-env</code> (or <code>nox</code>) will show packages from both ''stable'' and ''unstable''. Use this to install unstable packages into your user environment. The following snippet shows how this can be done in ''configuration.nix''. | queries via <code>nix-env</code> (or <code>nox</code>) will show packages from both ''stable'' and ''unstable''. Use this to install unstable packages into your user environment. The following snippet shows how this can be done in ''configuration.nix''. | ||