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author | Valentin Gagarin <valentin.gagarin@tweag.io> | 2024-04-19 16:06:32 +0200 |
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committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2024-04-19 16:06:32 +0200 |
commit | 9b76c3bff5999eb24918157eb8f5c41da0540545 (patch) | |
tree | da34d50fdd1a516fb61b1b00584c205732bd1200 /nixos/doc/manual | |
parent | 1a2d905c2c619072d12acc81564bb06c10eb899e (diff) |
doc: move note on configuring Nixpkgs in NixOS to the NixOS manual (#304307)
that NixOS manual section talks a lot about Nixpkgs package
configuration, which really should not be there but rather in the
Nixpkgs manual itself. but this is a rabbit hole for another time.
Co-authored-by: Dominic Mills <dominic.millz27@gmail.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'nixos/doc/manual')
-rw-r--r-- | nixos/doc/manual/configuration/customizing-packages.section.md | 30 |
1 files changed, 26 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/customizing-packages.section.md b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/customizing-packages.section.md index a524ef266eaf..074932b3f110 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/customizing-packages.section.md +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/customizing-packages.section.md @@ -1,11 +1,33 @@ # Customising Packages {#sec-customising-packages} -Some packages in Nixpkgs have options to enable or disable optional -functionality or change other aspects of the package. +The Nixpkgs configuration for a NixOS system is set by the {option}`nixpkgs.config` option. + +::::{.example} +# Globally allow unfree packages + +```nix +{ + nixpkgs.config = { + allowUnfree = true; + }; +} +``` + +:::{.note} +This only allows unfree software in the given NixOS configuration. +For users invoking Nix commands such as [`nix-build`](https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/nix-build), Nixpkgs is configured independently. +See the [Nixpkgs manual section on global configuration](https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/unstable/#chap-packageconfig) for details. +::: +:::: + +<!-- TODO(@fricklerhandwerk) +all of the following should go to the Nixpkgs manual, it has nothing to do with NixOS +--> + +Some packages in Nixpkgs have options to enable or disable optional functionality, or change other aspects of the package. ::: {.warning} -Unfortunately, Nixpkgs currently lacks a way to query available -configuration options. +Unfortunately, Nixpkgs currently lacks a way to query available package configuration options. ::: ::: {.note} |