How to use uutils-coreutils instead of the builtin coreutils?

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Well obviously, if you set lib.hiPrio, uutils will get chosen, which was my point. Otherwise it’s pure luck.

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But how does one set lib.hiPrio?

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call lib.hiPro on the desired derivation before installing it.

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  environment.systemPackages = [
    (lib.hiPrio pkgs.uutils-coreutils-noprefix)
  ];
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I also tried system.replaceDependencies but that’s failing during the build.

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Ubuntu is now also switching to uutils-coreutils. :wink:
See Carefully But Purposefully Oxidising Ubuntu - Project Discussion - Ubuntu Community Hub.

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I don’t dare to replace it on all systems, I just wanted to try it on a few desktop systems. Currently I use some shell aliases to just use the new tooling in the terminal.

But I guess Ubuntu trying to use it is a good thing, because they will see that a few issues will be fixed.