Find details on Packages, NixOS options and Flakes: https://search.nixos.org
Flakes
| Operation | Command |
|---|
| Install | sudo nixos-rebuild switch |
| Upgrade | nix flake update
sudo nixos-rebuild switch --upgrade |
Nix Commands
| Operation | Command |
|---|
| Search | nix search nixpkgs 'package' |
Nix-Env (pre nix-commands)
| Operation | Command |
|---|
| Search | nix-env -qaP '.*package.*' |
| Install | nix-env -i package-name |
| Upgrade | nix-channel --update nixpkgs
nix-env --upgrade '*' |
| Uninstall | nix-env --uninstall package-name |
| Rollback | nix-env --rollback |
| Info (short) | nix-env -qaP --description '.*package.*' |
| Info (full) | nix-env -qaP --description --json --meta '.*package.*' |
List packages in the current environment
(non-system packages) | nix-env -qa --installed "*" |
Nix-Shell
| Operation | Command |
|---|
| New shell with packages | nix-shell -p pandoc |
Garbage Collection & Pruning
| Operation | Command |
|---|
| Remove all generations | nix-env --delete-generations old |
| Remove specific generations | nix-env --delete-generations 10 11 14 |
| Remove generagions by age | nix-env --delete-generations 14d |
| Garbage collect | nix-store --gc |
| Remove old & garbage collect | nix-collect-garbage -d |
Systemctl
Not NixOS specific.
| Operation | Command |
|---|
| List running services | systemctl --type=service --state=running |
| Show timers | systemctl list-timers |
Mounting Drives
To permanently mount a drive, rebuild the hardware-configuration after the drive has been mounted. You many need to prune out Docker overlays before applying with nixos-rebuild.
$ nixos-regenerate-config
$ nixos-rebuild switch
