Re: Using packaged Nix

2024-07-05 Thread didier gaumet
Le 05/07/2024 à 11:31, Nicolas George a écrit : [...] There is another property of Nix I need: Nix never replaces a file, it only creates new files under different directories. This is important for me as I intend to use the same snapshot of the /nix volume connected read-only on multiple virtual

Re: Using packaged Nix

2024-07-05 Thread Nicolas George
didier gaumet (12024-07-04): > I tried the Debian way (installing nix-setup-systemd, which install nix-bin) > without success. I then tried the method quoted in this webpage: > https://ariya.io/2020/05/nix-package-manager-on-ubuntu-or-debian > also without success but I indicate it because perhaps

Re: Using packaged Nix

2024-07-05 Thread Nicolas George
didier gaumet (12024-07-04): > (sorry Nicolas, I first sent you a private mail instead of posting on this > list, my bad) No problem, I just wondered for a few seconds why it arrived twice. > Guix, the GNU version of Nix, seems (at least basically) functional from the > start on Debian: > > sudo

Re: Using packaged Nix

2024-07-04 Thread didier gaumet
(sorry Nicolas, I first sent you a private mail instead of posting on this list, my bad) Le 04/07/2024 à 15:07, Nicolas George a écrit : > Unfortunately, no luck. > > error: selector '.*libossp_uuid.*' matches no derivations [...] Guix, the GNU version of Nix, seems (at least basically) fun

Re: Using packaged Nix

2024-07-04 Thread didier gaumet
Le 04/07/2024 à 15:07, Nicolas George a écrit : Unfortunately, no luck. [...] What I need is something that explains how to use Nix on Debian when all you have are documentations about Nix not on Debian. I tried the Debian way (installing nix-setup-systemd, which install nix-bin) without su

Re: Using packaged Nix

2024-07-04 Thread Nicolas George
didier gaumet (12024-06-28): > Disclaimer: I have never used Nix Thanks for the heads up. I kind of hoped somebody who did would see this mail. > from the Nix to Debian phrasebook > ( https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Nix_to_Debian_phrasebook ) > I would try: > $ nix-env -qaP '.*libossp_uuid.*' Unfortunat

Re: Using packaged Nix

2024-06-28 Thread didier gaumet
Hello, Disclaimer: I have never used Nix from the Nix to Debian phrasebook ( https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Nix_to_Debian_phrasebook ) I would try: $ nix-env -qaP '.*libossp_uuid.*' As an answer to your other question (is there another package system managing dependencies available on Debian?), I h