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ca.desrt.dconf or dconf.service? This manual will eventually describe how to install, use, and extend Home Manager.
If you encounter problems then please reach out on the IRC channel #home-manager @@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ are encouraged to create a PR that expands this chapter.
A collection of modules maintained by Anselm Schüler.
Stylix — System-wide colorscheming and typography
Configure your applications to get coherent color scheme and font.
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ca.desrt.dconf or dconf.service? Home Manager currently installs packages into the user environment, +
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ca.desrt.dconf or dconf.service? Home Manager currently installs packages into the user environment,
precisely as if the packages were installed through nix-env --install.
This means that you will get a collision error if your Home Manager
configuration attempts to install a package that you already have
@@ -914,12 +914,27 @@ in
$ nix-channel --update
Note, the package will not be affected by any package overrides, overlays, etc.
-By default Home Manager will install the package provided by your chosen +
By default Home Manager will install the package provided by your chosen
nixpkgs channel but occasionally you might end up needing to change
this package. This can typically be done in two ways.
If the module provides a package option, such as
programs.beets.package, then this is the recommended way to
-perform the override. For example,
programs.beets.package = pkgs.beets.override { enableCheck = true; };
-If no package option is available then you can typically override
+perform the change. For example,
programs.beets.package = pkgs.beets.override { pluginOverrides = { beatport.enable = false; }; };
+See Nix pill 17
+for more information on package overrides. Alternatively, if you want
+to use the beets package from Nixpkgs unstable, then a configuration like
{ pkgs, config, ... }:
+
+let
+
+ pkgsUnstable = import <nixpkgs-unstable> {};
+
+in
+
+{
+ programs.beets.package = pkgsUnstable.beets;
+
+ # …
+}
+should work OK.
If no package option is available then you can typically change
the relevant package using an
overlay.
For example, if you want to use the programs.skim module but use
the skim package from Nixpkgs unstable, then a configuration like
{ pkgs, config, ... }:
diff --git a/options.xhtml b/options.xhtml
index 4166dd85e..2ac4e3dd1 100644
--- a/options.xhtml
+++ b/options.xhtml
@@ -14187,7 +14187,7 @@ package
pkgs.beets
Example:
-(pkgs.beets.override { enableCheck = true; })
+(pkgs.beets.override { pluginOverrides = { beatport.enable = false; }; })
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