# This module defines the packages that appear in # /var/run/current-system/sw. {pkgs, config, ...}: with pkgs.lib; let requiredPackages = [ config.system.sbin.modprobe # must take precedence over module_init_tools config.system.sbin.mount # must take precedence over util-linux config.system.build.upstart config.environment.nix pkgs.acl pkgs.attr pkgs.bashInteractive # bash with ncurses support pkgs.bzip2 pkgs.coreutils pkgs.cpio pkgs.curl pkgs.diffutils pkgs.e2fsprogs pkgs.eject # HAL depends on it anyway pkgs.findutils pkgs.gawk pkgs.glibc # for ldd, getent pkgs.gnugrep pkgs.gnupatch pkgs.gnused pkgs.gnutar pkgs.gzip pkgs.less pkgs.libcap pkgs.man pkgs.mdadm pkgs.module_init_tools pkgs.nano pkgs.ncurses pkgs.netcat pkgs.ntp pkgs.openssh pkgs.pciutils pkgs.perl pkgs.procps pkgs.pwdutils pkgs.reiserfsprogs pkgs.rsync pkgs.seccure pkgs.strace pkgs.su pkgs.sysklogd pkgs.sysvtools pkgs.time pkgs.udev pkgs.usbutils pkgs.utillinux ]; options = { environment = { systemPackages = mkOption { default = []; example = [pkgs.firefox pkgs.thunderbird]; description = '' The set of packages that appear in /var/run/current-system/sw. These packages are automatically available to all users, and are automatically updated every time you rebuild the system configuration. (The latter is the main difference with installing them in the default profile, /nix/var/nix/profiles/default. ''; }; pathsToLink = mkOption { # Note: We need `/lib' to be among `pathsToLink' for NSS modules # to work. default = ["/bin" "/sbin" "/lib" "/share/man" "/share/info" "/man" "/info"]; example = ["/"]; description = " Lists directories to be symlinked in `/var/run/current-system/sw'. Use extraLinkPaths if you want just to add some additional paths. "; }; extraLinkPaths = mkOption { default = []; example = ["/"]; description = " Extra directories to be symlinked in /var/run/current-system/sw. "; }; }; system = { path = mkOption { default = config.environment.systemPackages; description = '' The packages you want in the boot environment. ''; apply = list: pkgs.buildEnv { name = "system-path"; paths = list; pathsToLink = with config.environment; pathsToLink ++ extraLinkPaths; ignoreCollisions = true; }; }; }; }; in { require = [options]; environment.systemPackages = requiredPackages; }