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| author | x10an14 <x10an14@users.noreply.github.com> | 2023-06-06 22:37:42 +0200 |
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| committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2023-06-06 22:37:42 +0200 |
| commit | dc7d4dece5b16e2ea9f2524dd2a14eb88d17a88d (patch) | |
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Document how to use packages with extensions. (#145011)
Co-authored-by: Artturi <Artturin@artturin.com> Co-authored-by: Sandro <sandro.jaeckel@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: Valentin Gagarin <valentin.gagarin@tweag.io>
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diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/customizing-packages.section.md b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/customizing-packages.section.md index bceeeb2d7a16..709a07b09cea 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/customizing-packages.section.md +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/customizing-packages.section.md @@ -12,6 +12,29 @@ Unfortunately, Nixpkgs currently lacks a way to query available configuration options. ::: +::: {.note} +Alternatively, many packages come with extensions one might add. +Examples include: +- [`passExtensions.pass-otp`](https://search.nixos.org/packages/query=passExtensions.pass-otp) +- [`python310Packages.requests`](https://search.nixos.org/packages/query=python310Packages.requests) + +You can use them like this: +```nix +environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ + sl + (pass.withExtensions (subpkgs: with subpkgs; [ + pass-audit + pass-otp + pass-genphrase + ])) + (python3.withPackages (subpkgs: with subpkgs; [ + requests + ])) + cowsay +]; +``` +::: + Apart from high-level options, it's possible to tweak a package in almost arbitrary ways, such as changing or disabling dependencies of a package. For instance, the Emacs package in Nixpkgs by default has a |