The latest articles on DEV Community by BlackBeard (@blackbeard173). https://dev.to/blackbeard173 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F490026%2Fb97fe6e2-ef2d-4459-a041-7a3428c825ad.jpeg https://dev.to/blackbeard173 en BlackBeard Tue, 10 Jan 2023 15:30:00 +0000 https://dev.to/blackbeard173/getting-started-with-nix-package-manger-4b21 https://dev.to/blackbeard173/getting-started-with-nix-package-manger-4b21 <p>Nix is a standalone package manager from the NixOS family that can be installed on other Linux/Unix OS.</p> <p><code>https://nixos.org/download.html</code></p> <h2> Installation: </h2> <p>To install nix on WSL:<br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight shell"><code>sh &lt;<span class="o">(</span>curl <span class="nt">-L</span> https://nixos.org/nix/install<span class="o">)</span> <span class="nt">--no-daemon</span> </code></pre> </div> <p>Then add <code>source $HOME/.nix-profile/etc/profile.d/nix.sh</code> to your <code>.bashrc</code> or <code>.zshrc</code>.</p> <h2> Usage: </h2> <ul> <li>Searching a package: <code>nix-env -qa firefox</code> </li> <li>installing a package: <code>nix-env -i firefox</code> or <code>nix-env -iA nixpkgs.firefox</code> (works on non-nix OS only)</li> <li>List installed packages: <code>nix-env -q</code> </li> <li>Uninstall a package: <code>nix-env -e firefox</code> </li> <li>Upgrade a package: <code>nix-env -u firefox</code> </li> <li>Upgrade all packages: <code>nix-env -u</code> </li> <li>Cleanup: <code>nix-collect-garbage -d</code> </li> </ul> nix linux wsl2