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Jan Tojnar
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nixos/doc/manual/configuration/declarative-packages.xml
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<title>Declarative Package Management</title>
<para>
With declarative package management, you specify which packages you want on
your system by setting the option
<xref linkend="opt-environment.systemPackages"/>. For instance, adding the
following line to <filename>configuration.nix</filename> enables the Mozilla
Thunderbird email application:
With declarative package management, you specify which packages you want on your system by setting the option <xref linkend="opt-environment.systemPackages"/>. For instance, adding the following line to <filename>configuration.nix</filename> enables the Mozilla Thunderbird email application:
<programlisting>
<xref linkend="opt-environment.systemPackages"/> = [ pkgs.thunderbird ];
</programlisting>
The effect of this specification is that the Thunderbird package from Nixpkgs
will be built or downloaded as part of the system when you run
<command>nixos-rebuild switch</command>.
The effect of this specification is that the Thunderbird package from Nixpkgs will be built or downloaded as part of the system when you run <command>nixos-rebuild switch</command>.
</para>
<para>
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nixos.firefox firefox-23.0 Mozilla Firefox - the browser, reloaded
<replaceable>...</replaceable>
</screen>
The first column in the output is the <emphasis>attribute name</emphasis>,
such as <literal>nixos.thunderbird</literal>.
</para>
<para>
Note: the <literal>nixos</literal> prefix tells us that we want to get the
package from the <literal>nixos</literal> channel and works only in CLI tools.
In declarative configuration use <literal>pkgs</literal> prefix (variable).
The first column in the output is the <emphasis>attribute name</emphasis>, such as <literal>nixos.thunderbird</literal>.
</para>
<para>
To “uninstall” a package, simply remove it from
<xref linkend="opt-environment.systemPackages"/> and run
<command>nixos-rebuild switch</command>.
Note: the <literal>nixos</literal> prefix tells us that we want to get the package from the <literal>nixos</literal> channel and works only in CLI tools. In declarative configuration use <literal>pkgs</literal> prefix (variable).
</para>
<para>
To “uninstall” a package, simply remove it from <xref linkend="opt-environment.systemPackages"/> and run <command>nixos-rebuild switch</command>.
</para>
<xi:include href="customizing-packages.xml" />