Template talk:Nixos:package
Latest comment: 8 June by Pigs in topic Deletion candidate
Deletion candidate
Completely disagree about deleting this template.
- Template:Nixpkgs links to the github page. That is not user friendly. Someone should not have to read source code files to understand module package options and descriptions. The UI on search.nixos.org is much more user friendly.
- It is not LMGTFY as packages are not always indexed on search engines. It took me a long time as a NixOS user to learn about the existence of search.nixos.org, it should not be assumed that everyone is familiar with this service.
- This is one of the most used templates on the wiki.
If anything, in my opinion we should be encouraging {{{1}}} over the use of Template:Nixpkgs unless if there is a specific reason that a user would find the source code important. Pigs (talk) 05:31, 8 June 2025 (UTC)