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comma | nix-direnv | |
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10 | 27 | |
958 | 1,448 | |
7.2% | 9.3% | |
7.0 | 9.1 | |
10 days ago | 8 days ago | |
Rust | Nix | |
MIT License | MIT License |
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comma
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Is Using nix-env an Antipattern?
Nowadays, I tend to try things out with comma, then add them to my configuration for later use. Some tools are not even installed in my systems because I use them so infrequently - opening a terminal and running , freecad is basically as easy as actually having it installed.
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hook nix-shell on zsh command not found
There's a version of this approach that uses nix-index to figure out which package a command is in called comma: https://github.com/nix-community/comma
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Nix journey part 0: Learning and reference materials
Relatedly, check out comma. It's basically a shortcut prefix command that will search packages for the binary you want to run (via nix-index), and gives you an interactive choice if there are multiple. Which package was drill in again? No matter, I'll just prefix a comma :)
https://github.com/nix-community/comma
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Alternative to the "dnf provides"
this + if you want to run a command automatically I suggest comma
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Why does nix/nixos even allow the "temporary" install of things?
Yeah dude. Emphemeral installs are a feature, not a bug. Similar vein is , https://github.com/nix-community/comma
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Auto `nix-shell -p package` on missing package
You're looking for https://github.com/nix-community/comma
- Keep packages installed without "polluting the environment"
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Reddit, Twitter, Shopify scramble to deploy 'instant buy' 2021 MacBook Pro
One of the nicest tools is comma. https://github.com/Shopify/comma. It's just a light weight wrapper around searching nix-pkgs and running something, but it sure makes a lot of things easier when you're sharing somebody else's laptop.
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Having trouble getting started adding packages to my user
If you want to test out some program, I would STRONGLY recommend using nix-shell -p . This will create temporary environment, that will allow you to test out the package. You can also check out comma.
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JOIN NIXOS TODAY OR BECOME INSIGNIFICANT TOMORROW!
I love using Shopifys comma tool https://github.com/Shopify/comma cause it's so useful for just small programs that u need to run once and then forget about them
nix-direnv
- A faster, persistent implementation of direnv's use_Nix and use_flake
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How do multiple versions of the package internally work?
BTW: I personally use direnv with nix-direnv. This basically works by setting your shell with proper tooling when you enter the directory.
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I have a few beginner question, what is the difference between nix shell/env and what is the difference between flakes/home-manager?
I'm not sure what you mean by nix env, maybe you are referring to nix-direnv?
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Just a reminder to make sure Garbage Collection is running
Although currently I'm using direnv + nix-direnv. Keep in mind that direnv has builtin nix support which is very basic and doesn't do any caching. So you still needs this add-on to preserve roots.
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What do you install with configuration.nix and home manager
I distinguish between system level things and user level things, even though I don't really have different users on my machine. I install the bare minimum number of packages + a lot of different drivers in the configuration.nix, and desktop and editor related things in HM. For development environment, I have environment per project using mkShell and https://github.com/nix-community/nix-direnv, which allows you to switch to the specific environment once you cd into the directory. (Although I do have python installed globally with some commonly used packages such as numpy, so I can just start python and write something when I need to, without creating an environment)
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How do YOU use your PKMS?
I further make my software projects so that when I click a link I go into an environment pre-loaded with their dependencies so dropping in/out of projects is always frictionless. I do this with the reproducibility guarantees of nix, along with glue like nix-direnv and envrc-mode to direnv.
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Nuenv: an experimental Nushell environment for Nix
(I also use nix-direnv)
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NixOS + Haskell best practices circa March 2023
direnv
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Minimal approach for python devel environment with flake
Personally I use nix-direnv. No longer the need to run nix develop or nix-shell. By setting up a .envrc with either use nix or use flake it will automatically install all the packages from default/shell.nix or flake.nix
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Nix and envrc
Direnv is installed using the nix-direnv installation instructions under "Via configuration.nix in NixOS". I read some recommendations that envrc.el is a better alternative then direnv.el, and after some testing I have to agree. (envrc-global-mode) is enabled in my config. This works perfectly with a normal emacs instance.
What are some alternatives?
Home Manager using Nix - Manage a user environment using Nix [maintainer=@rycee]
devshell - Per project developer environments
nix-index - Quickly locate nix packages with specific files [maintainers=@bennofs @figsoda @raitobezarius]
flake-utils - Pure Nix flake utility functions [maintainer=@zimbatm]
machine-configuration - Configuration files for my NixOS installs
devenv - Fast, Declarative, Reproducible, and Composable Developer Environments
NUR - Nix User Repository: User contributed nix packages [maintainer=@Mic92]
lorri - Your project's nix-env
issue-tracker - Fedora Silverblue issue tracker
flake-templates - A collection of barebone Nix shells for starting a project, provided as flake templates
nixos - My personal NixOS infrastructure
naersk - Build Rust projects in Nix - no configuration, no code generation, no IFD, sandbox friendly.