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| title | description | date | author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switching To Lix with Nixpkgs | or: how to make your existing configuration Delicious | 2024-06-09 | Lix Team |
If you have an existing configuration on NixOS or nix-darwin with version 24.05 or older, you can use Lix from Nixpkgs.
Flake-based Configurations
Set Lix as your Nix package:
{
# <configuration above omitted>
outputs = {nixpkgs, lix-module, ...}: {
# The configuration here is an example; it will look slightly different
# based on your platform (NixOS, nix-darwin) and architecture.
nixosConfigurations.your-box = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
system = "x86_64-linux"
modules = [
{
nix.package = pkgs.lix;
}
];
};
}
# <configuration below omitted>
}
Rebuild and switch into your new system (either using nixos-rebuild or darwin-rebuild).
You should now be using Lix! You can verify this by asking the nix command to report its version:
$ nix --version
nix (Lix, like Nix) 2.90.0-beta.1
As long as you see Lix in the output, you're good! If you're not sure what to do now, it's a
great time to check out some of the community's resources on Nix.
Non-Flake Configurations
If you're not using flakes, you can set up your configuration to automatically pull down a
Lix release tarball, and then add it to your configuration.nix.
Open your /etc/nixos/configuration.nix in the editor of your choice.
{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
{
imports =
[ # Include the results of the hardware scan.
./hardware-configuration.nix
];
nix.package = pkgs.lix;
# <configuration below omitted>
}
Rebuild and switch into your new system (either using nixos-rebuild or darwin-rebuild).
You should now be using Lix! You can verify this by asking the nix command to report its version:
$ nix --version
nix (Lix, like Nix) 2.90.0-beta.1
As long as you see Lix in the output, you're good! If you're not sure what to do now, it's a
great time to check out some of the community's resources on Nix.
Having Trouble?
One quick thing to check: have you set nix.package anywhere in your configuration?
If so, your configuration option will collide or override with the line just added. You'll want to remove it, first --
or, if you're feeling savvy, point it to the provided Lix package.
Otherwise: If you're having difficulty installing Lix, don't panic! Hop on over to our community page, and check out the various ways to find help.
Need something more advanced?
Do you need to set lix on another part that depends on the original Nix implementation, e.g. nix-eval-jobs, nixos-option?
Consider following the original instructions to add the Lix module.