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Also, if you want to uninstall stuff that you installed there as a normal user, do:
Also, if you want to uninstall stuff that you installed there as a normal user, do:


nix-env -q package-name-here
nix-env --uninstall package-name-here


Replace the package-name-here with whatever package returned by 'nix-env -q'.
Replace the package-name-here with whatever package returned by 'nix-env -q'.

Revision as of 02:31, 16 June 2018

How To Install Microsoft's Visual Studio Code

Because it is Nixos, you don't have to be root in order to be able to install stuff. As a normal user, do:

nix-env -iA nixos.vscode

And to open or launch the IDE, do:

code

As a normal user, you might be curious what stuff you have installed. To find out, do:

nix-env -q

Also, if you want to uninstall stuff that you installed there as a normal user, do:

nix-env --uninstall package-name-here

Replace the package-name-here with whatever package returned by 'nix-env -q'.