Apprise is a cross-platform notification library that can send notifications to various services such as email, Slack, and more. It is available on GitHub, and this tutorial will walk you through how to install it on NixOS Latest.
Before we proceed, it is essential to ensure that you have the following in place:
Open your Terminal application and ensure that you are logged in as a superuser (root).
Run the following command to import the Nixpkgs library:
$ nix-env -i nixpkgs
After importing the library, run the following command to update it:
$ nix-channel --update nixpkgs
Run the following command to install Apprise:
$ nix-env -i apprise
After installing, verify the installation by running the following command:
$ apprise --version
If the installation is successful, this command should display the version of Apprise that is currently installed.
That's all there is to it! You should now have Apprise installed on your NixOS Latest system. You can use this library to send notifications to various services quickly and easily. If you encounter any issues during the installation, you can try updating the Nixpkgs library again or refer to the Apprise documentation for further assistance.
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