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Ok, as a nix noob. I find a given package, say `nixpkgs/3276b62e6639096014652132f4824ac2b4f2a2c4#nodejs` Then what? How do I throw that in a configuration.ni

• breakds 3y ago
  For flake.nix, you add that to the inputs, for example, call it `nixpkgs-old`, and then reference the package of interest with: `nixpkgs-old.legacyPacakges.linux-x86_64.node`, or something like below let pkgs = import nixpkgs-old { system = "linux-x86_64"; } in pkgs.mkShell { packages = [ pkgs.node ]; }
  • jljljl 3y ago
    You can use 2 spaces after a newline to format it: let pkgs = import nixpkgs-old { system = "linux-x86_64"; } in pkgs.mkShell { packages = [ pkgs.node ]; } Combine this with the input statement in the comment below to get a decent flake. You can mix and match multiple inputs if you want to install different versions of packages
• jljljl 3y ago
  A few ways to use it are: 1. Install in your global profile with the CLI: nix profile install nixpkgs/3276b62e6639096014652132f4824ac2b4f2a2c4#nodejs 2. In a flake.nix, you can set an input with the nixpkgs commit hash, like: inputs = { node-nixpkgs.url = "nixpkgs/3276b62e6639096014652132f4824ac2b4f2a2c4"; }; ...and then use nodejs from that `node-nixpkgs` input to get the exact version you wanted
• lucilleh 3y ago
  If you are unfamiliar with Nix, just install with devbox. That said, you can also do `nix profile install` but then you kinda lose that nice declarative layer that devbox has. Now for some reason if you really want to do advanced customization of nodejs, then make a flake. Overkill for nodejs tho. Rust maybe.