Hi. I am trying to use Nix on Debian, with the packaged version.
My goal is to have a pristine Debian OS and the ability to install binaries for specific versions of common software independently from the OS. The problem is: none of the commands I find on the web work in this setup. For example, I did: nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-24.05 nixos nix-channel --update Then I check the packages I want: https://search.nixos.org/packages?channel=24.05&from=0&size=50&sort=relevance&type=packages&query=postgresql https://search.nixos.org/packages?channel=24.05&from=0&size=50&sort=relevance&type=packages&query=ossp https://search.nixos.org/packages?channel=24.05&from=0&size=50&sort=relevance&type=packages&query=boost And type the commands they suggest: nix-shell -p libossp_uuid and it fails miserably: error: file 'nixpkgs' was not found in the Nix search path (add it using $NIX_PATH or -I) Or: nix-env -iA nixpkgs.libossp_uuid fails too: error: attribute 'nixpkgs' in selection path 'nixpkgs.libossp_uuid' not found Can somebody tell me what I am doing wrong and/or give me hints on how to get started? Alternatively, if you know other packages systems that can achieve a similar goal, I can consider using it instead. But it has to handle shared dependencies. Thanks in advance. -- Nicolas George
