Nix-Get 📦

nix-get is a simple script to manage NixOS packages, similar to the apt-get CLI tool. This script allows you to install packages either for the current user or system-wide.

Features ✨

• 📥 Install packages for the current user
• 🌐 Install packages system-wide
• 🛠 Automatically detects the current user
• 🔍 Checks for duplicate packages before adding

Usage 🚀

1. Download and make the script executable:

   chmod +x nix-get.sh

2. Install a package for the current user:

   sudo ./nix-get.sh install <package-name>

3. Install a package system-wide:

   sudo ./nix-get.sh --system install <package-name>

   Replace <package-name> with the name of the package you want to install.

Example 🔧

To install htop for the current user:

sudo ./nix-get.sh install htop

To install htop system-wide:

sudo ./nix-get.sh --system install htop

Script Explanation 📝

1. Root Check: Ensures the script is run with sudo.
2. Argument Check: Validates that the required arguments are provided.
3. Argument Parsing: Checks for the --system flag.
4. Action Validation: Ensures the action is install.
5. Configuration File Check: Verifies the existence of /etc/nixos/configuration.nix.
6. System-Wide Installation:
   • Checks if the package is already in the system-wide list.
   • Appends the package if not present.
   • Rebuilds the NixOS configuration.
7. User-Specific Installation:
   • Detects the current user.
   • Checks if the package is already in the user's list.
   • Appends the package if not present.
   • Rebuilds the NixOS configuration.
8. Output Message: Provides feedback on the success or failure of the operation.

License 📜

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Contributions ❤️

Contributions are welcome! Please fork the repository and submit a pull request.

Contact 📬

For any questions or feedback, please open an issue on the GitHub repository.