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then in <code>configuration.nix</code> allow unstable packages: | |||
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# Allow unstable packages. | # Allow unstable packages. | ||
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This will use unstable bind and dnsutils, but the stable vim. | |||
Except bind is a service, and if you want a service....usually you just do something like: | |||
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Except services will refer to <code>pkgs.bind</code>, not <code>pkgs.unstable.bind</code> | Except services will refer to <code>pkgs.bind</code>, not <code>pkgs.unstable.bind</code> | ||
so disable services.bind and create your own: | so disable services.bind and create your own: | ||
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users.users.named = | users.users.named = | ||
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where all the stuff just comes from the bind services definition(which you can get from the source link on the nixos options page.) | where all the stuff just comes from the bind services definition(which you can get from the source link on the nixos options page.) | ||
Just replace named variables, and replace | Just replace named variables, and replace <code>${pkgs.bind.out</code> with <code>${pkgs.unstable.bind.out}</code> | ||