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Markdown
34 lines
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Markdown
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## Background
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Much in the same vain as my [nix-shell (note to self)][nix-shell-note], I'm
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going to leave a note to my future self on how to install packages using
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`nix-env`, which is something I do once in a blue moon.
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## Solution
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```shell
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λ nix-env -iA tvix.eval -f /depot
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```
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Looks like I was forgetting the `-f /depot` option all this time:
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> --file / -f path
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> Specifies the Nix expression (designated below as the active Nix
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> expression) used by the --install, --upgrade, and --query --available
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> operations to obtain derivations. The default is ~/.nix-defexpr.
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> - `man nix-env`
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## Failed Attempts (don't try these at home)
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This section is brought to you by my shell's `Ctrl-r`!
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```shell
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λ nix-env -I depot=/depot -iA depot.tvix.eval
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λ NIX_PATH=depot=/depot nix-env -iA depot.tvix.eval
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λ nix-env -iE '(import /depot {}).tvix.eval'
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```
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Thanks for reading!
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[nix-shell-note]: https://billandhiscomputer.com/blog/posts/nix-shell.html
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