How to Install Red Eclipse 2 on nixOS Latest?

In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Red Eclipse 2 on nixOS Latest step-by-step.

Prerequisites

Installing Red Eclipse 2

Let's start by updating the system and installing the required dependencies. Open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo nix-channel --update && sudo nix-env -iA nixos.pkgs && sudo nix-env -i unzip make

Now, we will download the latest Red Eclipse 2 release from their official website using the wget command. Run this command in the terminal:

wget https://gitlab.com/red-eclipse/core/uploads/4e4d6cd5b6c5cf6b99bb6c9dedde3a3c/redeclipse_2.0+git20211010_amd64.deb

Next, we will install Red Eclipse 2 using the dpkg command. Run this command in the terminal:

sudo dpkg -i redeclipse_2.0+git20211010_amd64.deb

Once installed, we will launch Red Eclipse 2 using the redeclipse-server command. Open the terminal and run the following command:

redeclipse-server

That's it! You have successfully installed and launched Red Eclipse 2 on nixOS Latest.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Red Eclipse 2 on nixOS Latest. We hope you found this tutorial helpful. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to leave a comment below.

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