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authorJan Tojnar <jtojnar@gmail.com>2020-01-19 02:57:36 +0100
committerGitHub <noreply@github.com>2020-01-19 02:57:36 +0100
commit0a65c2b7e931be86db150ba09ec38acfafa17b51 (patch)
tree282540ff62f08a293f2b3406d5919368446d4cf9 /nixos/doc
parent282b79a885e93c3d4d756e2609db8b2fbf2aea7c (diff)
parent6b3c3c817a264a835f8738d46b7640b110ee5d95 (diff)
Merge pull request #77960 from jtojnar/declarative-check-modules
nixos/doc: suggest checking options for declarative package mgmt
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-rw-r--r--nixos/doc/manual/configuration/declarative-packages.xml6
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diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/declarative-packages.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/declarative-packages.xml
index 5fb3bcb9f8f5..cd84d1951d24 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/declarative-packages.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/declarative-packages.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@
<command>nixos-rebuild switch</command>.
</para>
+ <note>
+ <para>
+ Some packages require additional global configuration such as D-Bus or systemd service registration so adding them to <xref linkend="opt-environment.systemPackages"/> might not be sufficient. You are advised to check the <link xlink:href="#ch-options">list of options</link> whether a NixOS module for the package does not exist.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+
<para>
You can get a list of the available packages as follows:
<screen>