point $NIX_PATH to ~/.nix-defexpr/channels
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I would like to point $NIX_PATH to ~/.nix-defexpr/channels instead of ~/.nix-defexpr/channels_root as currently. I don't want to have to type that every time I run nix-env. What's the right way of doing that?
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I would like to point $NIX_PATH to ~/.nix-defexpr/channels instead of ~/.nix-defexpr/channels_root as currently. I don't want to have to type that every time I run nix-env. What's the right way of doing that?
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Might be helpful: unix.stackexchange.com/questions/377599/…
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I would like to point $NIX_PATH to ~/.nix-defexpr/channels instead of ~/.nix-defexpr/channels_root as currently. I don't want to have to type that every time I run nix-env. What's the right way of doing that?
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asked Feb 18 at 1:39
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I would like to point $NIX_PATH to ~/.nix-defexpr/channels instead of ~/.nix-defexpr/channels_root as currently. I don't want to have to type that every time I run nix-env. What's the right way of doing that?
environment-variables nixos nix
asked Feb 18 at 1:39
dmvianna
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asked Feb 18 at 1:39
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asked Feb 18 at 1:39
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Might be helpful: unix.stackexchange.com/questions/377599/…
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Might be helpful: unix.stackexchange.com/questions/377599/…
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Might be helpful: unix.stackexchange.com/questions/377599/…
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I would simply define the variable the way you want it in your ~/.profile.
answered Feb 18 at 19:27
VladimÃr Čunát
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And give up statelessness?
– dmvianna
Feb 18 at 21:02
What statelessness? You update channels "imperatively" - that's how they're designed, so that by default you install from the latest-updated channel without having to specify e.g. the exact commit hash.
– VladimÃr Čunát
Feb 19 at 18:14
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Yes, but we try to keep the state in/etc/nixos/configuration.nixand not all over the place like in a regular Linux distro. I am hoping to have a tidy solution with which I can make a reproducible recipe. I may be using that to create cloud instances, or sharing configuration with colleagues.
– dmvianna
Feb 20 at 10:50
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See e.g. nix-cookbook.readthedocs.io/en/latest/…
– VladimÃr Čunát
Feb 20 at 23:31
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I still want to know how to do it via configuration, but imperatively through an expression written in a file I can do
$ nix-env -if /this/file.nix -I ~/.nix-defexpr/channels
This way I'll be using the user's channels. Without it ~/.nix-defexpr/channels_root is read instead. Which is what I'm trying to avoid here.
answered Feb 18 at 10:33
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2 Answers
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I would simply define the variable the way you want it in your ~/.profile.
answered Feb 18 at 19:27
VladimÃr Čunát
62135
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And give up statelessness?
– dmvianna
Feb 18 at 21:02
What statelessness? You update channels "imperatively" - that's how they're designed, so that by default you install from the latest-updated channel without having to specify e.g. the exact commit hash.
– VladimÃr Čunát
Feb 19 at 18:14
1
Yes, but we try to keep the state in/etc/nixos/configuration.nixand not all over the place like in a regular Linux distro. I am hoping to have a tidy solution with which I can make a reproducible recipe. I may be using that to create cloud instances, or sharing configuration with colleagues.
– dmvianna
Feb 20 at 10:50
1
See e.g. nix-cookbook.readthedocs.io/en/latest/…
– VladimÃr Čunát
Feb 20 at 23:31
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
accepted
I would simply define the variable the way you want it in your ~/.profile.
answered Feb 18 at 19:27
VladimÃr Čunát
62135
1
And give up statelessness?
– dmvianna
Feb 18 at 21:02
What statelessness? You update channels "imperatively" - that's how they're designed, so that by default you install from the latest-updated channel without having to specify e.g. the exact commit hash.
– VladimÃr Čunát
Feb 19 at 18:14
1
Yes, but we try to keep the state in/etc/nixos/configuration.nixand not all over the place like in a regular Linux distro. I am hoping to have a tidy solution with which I can make a reproducible recipe. I may be using that to create cloud instances, or sharing configuration with colleagues.
– dmvianna
Feb 20 at 10:50
1
See e.g. nix-cookbook.readthedocs.io/en/latest/…
– VladimÃr Čunát
Feb 20 at 23:31
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up vote
1
down vote
accepted
up vote
1
down vote
accepted
I would simply define the variable the way you want it in your ~/.profile.
answered Feb 18 at 19:27
VladimÃr Čunát
62135
I would simply define the variable the way you want it in your ~/.profile.
answered Feb 18 at 19:27
VladimÃr Čunát
62135
answered Feb 18 at 19:27
VladimÃr Čunát
62135
answered Feb 18 at 19:27
VladimÃr Čunát
62135
answered Feb 18 at 19:27
VladimÃr Čunát
62135
62135
1
And give up statelessness?
– dmvianna
Feb 18 at 21:02
What statelessness? You update channels "imperatively" - that's how they're designed, so that by default you install from the latest-updated channel without having to specify e.g. the exact commit hash.
– VladimÃr Čunát
Feb 19 at 18:14
1
Yes, but we try to keep the state in/etc/nixos/configuration.nixand not all over the place like in a regular Linux distro. I am hoping to have a tidy solution with which I can make a reproducible recipe. I may be using that to create cloud instances, or sharing configuration with colleagues.
– dmvianna
Feb 20 at 10:50
1
See e.g. nix-cookbook.readthedocs.io/en/latest/…
– VladimÃr Čunát
Feb 20 at 23:31
add a comment |Â
1
And give up statelessness?
– dmvianna
Feb 18 at 21:02
What statelessness? You update channels "imperatively" - that's how they're designed, so that by default you install from the latest-updated channel without having to specify e.g. the exact commit hash.
– VladimÃr Čunát
Feb 19 at 18:14
1
Yes, but we try to keep the state in/etc/nixos/configuration.nixand not all over the place like in a regular Linux distro. I am hoping to have a tidy solution with which I can make a reproducible recipe. I may be using that to create cloud instances, or sharing configuration with colleagues.
– dmvianna
Feb 20 at 10:50
1
See e.g. nix-cookbook.readthedocs.io/en/latest/…
– VladimÃr Čunát
Feb 20 at 23:31
1
1
And give up statelessness?
– dmvianna
Feb 18 at 21:02
And give up statelessness?
– dmvianna
Feb 18 at 21:02
What statelessness? You update channels "imperatively" - that's how they're designed, so that by default you install from the latest-updated channel without having to specify e.g. the exact commit hash.
– VladimÃr Čunát
Feb 19 at 18:14
What statelessness? You update channels "imperatively" - that's how they're designed, so that by default you install from the latest-updated channel without having to specify e.g. the exact commit hash.
– VladimÃr Čunát
Feb 19 at 18:14
1
1
Yes, but we try to keep the state in
/etc/nixos/configuration.nix and not all over the place like in a regular Linux distro. I am hoping to have a tidy solution with which I can make a reproducible recipe. I may be using that to create cloud instances, or sharing configuration with colleagues.– dmvianna
Feb 20 at 10:50
Yes, but we try to keep the state in
/etc/nixos/configuration.nix and not all over the place like in a regular Linux distro. I am hoping to have a tidy solution with which I can make a reproducible recipe. I may be using that to create cloud instances, or sharing configuration with colleagues.– dmvianna
Feb 20 at 10:50
1
1
See e.g. nix-cookbook.readthedocs.io/en/latest/…
– VladimÃr Čunát
Feb 20 at 23:31
See e.g. nix-cookbook.readthedocs.io/en/latest/…
– VladimÃr Čunát
Feb 20 at 23:31
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
I still want to know how to do it via configuration, but imperatively through an expression written in a file I can do
$ nix-env -if /this/file.nix -I ~/.nix-defexpr/channels
This way I'll be using the user's channels. Without it ~/.nix-defexpr/channels_root is read instead. Which is what I'm trying to avoid here.
answered Feb 18 at 10:33
dmvianna
322311
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
I still want to know how to do it via configuration, but imperatively through an expression written in a file I can do
$ nix-env -if /this/file.nix -I ~/.nix-defexpr/channels
This way I'll be using the user's channels. Without it ~/.nix-defexpr/channels_root is read instead. Which is what I'm trying to avoid here.
answered Feb 18 at 10:33
dmvianna
322311
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
I still want to know how to do it via configuration, but imperatively through an expression written in a file I can do
$ nix-env -if /this/file.nix -I ~/.nix-defexpr/channels
This way I'll be using the user's channels. Without it ~/.nix-defexpr/channels_root is read instead. Which is what I'm trying to avoid here.
answered Feb 18 at 10:33
dmvianna
322311
I still want to know how to do it via configuration, but imperatively through an expression written in a file I can do
$ nix-env -if /this/file.nix -I ~/.nix-defexpr/channels
This way I'll be using the user's channels. Without it ~/.nix-defexpr/channels_root is read instead. Which is what I'm trying to avoid here.
answered Feb 18 at 10:33
dmvianna
322311
answered Feb 18 at 10:33
dmvianna
322311
answered Feb 18 at 10:33
dmvianna
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answered Feb 18 at 10:33
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Might be helpful: unix.stackexchange.com/questions/377599/…
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