Discord
Installation
available builds
discord discord-ptb discord-canary
replace the discord below with whichever build you want
NixOS
nixpkgs.config = {
allowUnfree = true;
};
environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ discord ]
Home Manager
Can be used on both NixOS and non-NixOS
Same as above but replace environment.systemPackages with home.packages
Non-NixOS
declarative package management on non-nixos
Usage
Command Line:
$ Discord
The nix expression also installs a desktop item as another option for starting the application.
Join the NixOS Discord
Follow this link to join the unofficial NixOS Discord: https://discord.com/invite/RbvHtGa
Troubleshooting
Discord crashes when a notification is received
Discord crashes if there is no notification daemon
standalone notification daemons
- dunst — Lightweight and customizable notification daemon for x11
- mako — A lightweight Wayland notification daemon
Opening Links with Firefox
If you use Discord and it silently fails to open links in Firefox, you possibly have encountered issue #78961. This is caused by a version mismatch between the NSS libraries used by Discord and Firefox. Luckily, a relatively easy workaround is available:
First, find out which NSS version Firefox is currently using with
$ nix path-info $(which firefox) -r | grep nss-
This should print a few store paths, focus on their ends, which should look like nss-x.xx. We're interested in the one with the newest version. Next, create a new file called discord_patched.nix and paste the following code into it:
with import <nixpkgs> {};
pkgs.discord.override {
nss = pkgs.nss_3_49_2;
}
Now replace nss_3_49_2 with the previously looked up version's "attribute name", which you can look up here. Finally, build and install this patched package with
$ nix-env -i $(nix build discord_patched.nix) --arg config '{ allowUnfree = true; }'
Log in again and you should be able to open links properly.