Nixcademy Blog Posts with Tag "nixpkgs"
Ekapkgs: Streamlining Nixpkgs and Flakes for a Smoother Experience
📆 Tue May 20 2025 by Jon Ringer
Ekpkgs simplifies Nix development by improving overlay management, package scoping, and development shell workflows using Flakes.
Ekapkgs, a poly-repo fork of Nixpkgs
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📆 Mon Mar 31 2025 by Jon Ringer
Ekapkgs forks Nixpkgs, splitting it into repos for faster updates & easier curation. Ditch monolithic development flows & slow RFCs. Innovate freely!
Mastering Nixpkgs Overlays: Techniques and Best Practice
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📆 Thu Aug 01 2024 by Jacek Galowicz
Overlays in Nixpkgs are a powerful mechanism, but they are also complex to grasp. We tell you everything you need to know about Nixpkgs overlays.