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Last time I tried it I couldn't even get it to work. I think I may have hit a bug, but to be honest I'm not sure: I also could have done something wrong.

This was at the "let's download the package repository to get started" step. So, meh...

The docs could be better, but it's as easy as:

1. Install Nix from https://nixos.org/download.html

2. Find the package from https://search.nixos.org/packages

3. Start a shell with `nix-shell -p <name>`, have the package available in it

Or even better, install it using the installer from Determinate Systems.

Its not really an argument for the tool if the solition is download another tool to wrap it.

I must have terrible luck. I try this and it tells me one of the dependencies is "marked as broken" (and forcing it to install anyway doesn't work) so I instead end up digging through GitHub trying to track down the cause.

Similar spirit to “why doesn’t everyone just use vim it’s so powerful”

Unironically, yes. I guess this is why I'm an engineer, and not a PM.