I’m trying to install Real VNC Viewer on NixOS (a proprietary VNC client, which has clients for almost all platforms).
There was a similar post about Real VNC Server here.
They do provide binaries, install scripts, and .deb and .rpm packages. They do not have their apps on Flathub or Flatpack.
I got into nixOS this weekend so I’m still not sure how to make my own derivations. (I tried installing my custom python package from GitHub and failed miserably ). Also I am slowly reading through nix pills.
Do you have any tips/links/tutorials on how to create nixpkgs package with RealVNC Viewer?
I have found just this page on wiki, but It seems too complex.
I usually start with a language:nix search on github (and then potentially other hosts) to see if anyone’s got their own derivation (i.e. Sign in to GitHub · GitHub)
A GH code search is usually pretty good with rare things, though they’ve been mucking with how search works since December and I’ve occasionally caught it not working or missing results I know exist.
It can be a little trickier with something that has been in nixpkgs for a while, since there may be quite a few copies around.
Just discovered this thread as I’m switching myself (or tries so far…) from Ubuntu to NixOS and I absolutely need to get VNC Connect Client run on my NixOS system. Did you get success to get it installed and running with the github file you linked ?
VNC client, which has clients for almost all platforms).
). Also I am slowly reading through nix pills.