Installing Hextris on nixOS Latest

Hextris is an open-source Tetris-inspired puzzle game that you can download and play on your computer. Here's how you can install it on nixOS Latest using GitHub.

Step 1: Install the necessary dependencies

Make sure you have the necessary dependencies installed on your nixOS machine. These include git, npm, and nodejs. You can install them using the following command:

$ nix-env -i git npm nodejs

Step 2: Clone the Hextris repository

Clone the Hextris repository from GitHub using the git clone command.

$ git clone https://github.com/Hextris/hextris.git

Step 3: Install the required packages

Enter the cloned repository using the cd command and install the required packages using npm.

$ cd hextris
$ npm install

Step 4: Start the game

To start the game, use the following command:

$ npm start:dev

Your browser will automatically open, and you can play the game at http://localhost:3000.

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed Hextris on your nixOS machine using the GitHub repository. Have fun playing the game!

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