# nix-env-apps

A simple GUI to make managing declarative nix-env easier

It has two buttons: "Edit Configuration" and "Apply Configuration"

![screenshot](nix-env-apps/blob_plain/HEAD:/screenshot.png)

The "Edit Configuration" button launches an editor on
`~/.config/nixpkgs/overlays/userPackages.nix`, creating it with a
useful template if it doesn't exist.  All you have to do is put the
applications you want installed between the [ ] brackets.  For example,
to add Firefox and LibreOffice, you'd type `firefox` and `libreoffice`
where shown here:

    final: prev: {
      userPackages = final.buildEnv {
        name = "userPackages";
        paths = (with final; [

          firefox
          libreoffice

        ];
      };
    }

Remember to save before pressing "Apply Configuration"!

The "Apply Configuration" button runs `nix-env -riA nixos.userPackages`,
which makes your changes take effect.  Note that this **removes** any
other packages that you may have installed imperatively with `nix-env -i`.
Prefer declarative installation by listing everything you want installed
in the "Edit Configuration" configuration file!