Nixpkgs with OpenGL on non-NixOS: Difference between revisions

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Applications in nixpkgs handle OpenGL in a certain way. Using these applications outside NixOS requires the use of a wrapper.

Driver Support	NixGL	nix-gl-host	nix-system-graphics
AMD (mesa)	✅	❌	✅
Intel (mesa)	✅	❌	✅
Nvidia (nouveau)	✅	❌	✅
Nvidia (proprietary)	✅	✅	⚠️ Must be manually set to match OS driver version
Functionality
Graphical programs from nix	⚠️ Must be manually wrapped		✅
Graphical programs from host (non-nix) (e.g. launch non-nix web browser from nixpkgs#kitty)	❌ Broken		✅
License	MIT	Apache-2.0	MIT

Revision as of 06:49, 29 May 2026 view source Woile (talk \| contribs) 26 edits m nixgl has a LICENSE Tag: Visual edit ← Older edit		Latest revision as of 20:28, 3 June 2026 view source Smudgebun (talk \| contribs) 52 edits m Slight syntax fix
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	Applications in `nixpkgs` handle OpenGL in a certain way.		Applications in <code>nixpkgs</code> handle OpenGL in a certain way.
	Using these applications outside NixOS requires the use of a wrapper.		Using these applications outside NixOS requires the use of a wrapper.