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YOUR_GITHUB_NAME=fill-in | YOUR_GITHUB_NAME=fill-in | ||
git remote add $YOUR_GITHUB_NAME git@github.com:$YOUR_GITHUB_NAME/nixpkgs.git | git remote add $YOUR_GITHUB_NAME git@github.com:$YOUR_GITHUB_NAME/nixpkgs.git | ||
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==== Hack Nixpkgs ==== | |||
Make any modifications you want to your local copy of the repository. To test the changes on a NixOS machine, rebuild the system using your newly hacked Nixpkgs by executing: | |||
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sudo nixos-rebuild switch -I nixpkgs=/path/to/local/nixpkgs | |||
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