From 5baa0c300f2c524e2a3f154cf4ee2688ef734f41 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Diego Alvarez Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 16:12:01 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] faq: show how to add the nixpkgs-unstable channel Adds the necessary command to install the nixpkgs-unstable channel. PR #1165 --- FAQ.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index eebbad818..22376b58b 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -147,6 +147,14 @@ in ``` should work provided you have a Nix channel called `nixpkgs-unstable`. + +You can add the `nixpkgs-unstable` channel by running + +``` +# nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixpkgs-unstable nixpkgs-unstable +# nix-channel --update +``` + Note, the package will not be affected by any package overrides, overlays, etc.