Translations:FAQ/53/en

1. Create a meta package called userPackages your ~/.config/nixpkgs/config.nix file with the packages you would like to have in your environment:

   with (import <nixpkgs> {});
   {
     packageOverrides = pkgs: with pkgs; {
       userPackages = buildEnv {
         inherit ((import <nixpkgs/nixos> {}).config.system.path)
         pathsToLink ignoreCollisions postBuild;
         extraOutputsToInstall = [ "man" ];
         name = "user-packages";
         paths = [ vim git wget ];
       };
     };
   }
   

2. Install all specified packages using this command:

   nix-env -iA userPackages -f '<nixpkgs>'