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flox — Easy to use Nix package and environment manager. More information: <https://flox.dev/docs/reference/

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Problem

How to use the flox command: Easy to use Nix package and environment manager. More information: <https://flox.dev/docs/reference/command-reference/flox/>.

Solution

flox — Easy to use Nix package and environment manager. More information: <https://flox.dev/docs/reference/command-reference/flox/>.

Create a new environment in the current directory:

flox init

Enter an environment, or create one if it doesn't exist:

flox activate

Search for packages in the FloxHub catalog:

flox search {{package}}

Install a package into the current environment:

flox {{[i|install]}} {{package}}

Uninstall a package from the current environment:

flox uninstall {{package}}

View a list of all packages installed in the current environment:

flox {{[l|list]}}

Push a local environment to FloxHub to share with others:

flox push

Pull a shared environment from FloxHub:

flox pull {{environment_name}}

Code Snippets

Create a new environment in the current directory

flox init

Enter an environment, or create one if it doesn't exist

flox activate

Search for packages in the FloxHub catalog

flox search {{package}}

Install a package into the current environment

flox {{[i|install]}} {{package}}

Uninstall a package from the current environment

flox uninstall {{package}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/flox

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