Nh users - need help

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@rgoulter

Ah, I meant it more as a “for your information”. “XDG specification” sounds fancy, but it’s just a description for where programs should put the config files (& other files they might need).

@rgoulter

~/.nix-profile is a convenient symlink to the user’s current profile.

~/.local/state/nix/profiles is just a folder where local profiles can go.

got it.

@rgoulter

nix profile install adds a package to the user’s profile. e.g. running nix profile install nixpkgs#cowsay means you’ll have cowsay in ~/.nix-profile/bin.

understood.

@rgoulter

nix-env --install and nix profile install come with their own footguns. It’s easy to make mistakes when using it that way, causing problems that are difficult to understand (& so are difficult to ask for help for). – It’s often better to just use nix shell nixpkgs#cowsay, or to use Home Manager, or install a system in a global config. – See e.g.

Got the caveat of using env & profile ,i better will stick with .nix
And thanks for the link Depreciate the use of nix-env to install packages? which gave more insight on the development procedure or process too (haven’t gone through the entire thread yet)

So back to the question, how do i resolve this warning. i get it

@rgoulter

So, not a problem.

but, out of curiosity and interest, how do i resolve that warning &

@rgoulter

It’s nice if programs can adhere to that, rather than just putting files wherever.

how do i achieve this ?