nix-profile

manages user package profiles in Nix

TLDR

List installed packages

$ nix profile list

Install package

$ nix profile install [nixpkgs#hello]

Remove package

$ nix profile remove [hello]

Upgrade packages

$ nix profile upgrade '.*'

Rollback profile

$ nix profile rollback

SYNOPSIS

nix profile command [options]

DESCRIPTION

nix profile manages user package profiles in Nix. Modern replacement for nix-env. Installs, removes, and upgrades packages with atomic operations and rollback support.

PARAMETERS

list

List installed packages.

install package

Install package.

remove package

Remove package.

upgrade regex

Upgrade matching packages.

rollback

Rollback to previous generation.

history

Show profile history.

diff-closures

Show changes between generations.

INSTALL

sudo apt install nix-bin

sudo dnf install nix

sudo pacman -S nix

sudo apk add nix

sudo zypper install nix

nix profile install nixpkgs#nix