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== I've downloaded a binary, but I can't run it, what can I do? == | === I've downloaded a binary, but I can't run it, what can I do? === | ||
Binaries normally do not work out of the box when you download them because they normally just assume that libraries can be found in hardcoded paths such as <code>/lib</code>. However this assumption is incorrect on NixOS systems due to the inner workings of <code>nix</code> - there is no default path, everything gets set to the corresponding version on compile time. | Binaries normally do not work out of the box when you download them because they normally just assume that libraries can be found in hardcoded paths such as <code>/lib</code>. However this assumption is incorrect on NixOS systems due to the inner workings of <code>nix</code> - there is no default path, everything gets set to the corresponding version on compile time. | ||
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I've downloaded a binary, but I can't run it, what can I do?
Binaries normally do not work out of the box when you download them because they normally just assume that libraries can be found in hardcoded paths such as /lib. However this assumption is incorrect on NixOS systems due to the inner workings of nix - there is no default path, everything gets set to the corresponding version on compile time.