Spack is a flexible package manager that can manage multiple versions of software and different builds. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Spack on nixOS Latest.
Before installing anything, it is good practice to ensure that your system is up-to-date. Run the following command to update the package list:
$ sudo nix-channel --update
Before proceeding with the Spack installation on your system, you need to install some dependencies. Run the following command to install them:
$ sudo nix-env -iA nixpkgs.gcc
$ sudo nix-env -iA nixpkgs.bash
$ sudo nix-env -iA nixpkgs.coreutils
Once you have installed the dependencies mentioned in step 2, you can proceed with the Spack installation. There are two ways to install Spack on nixOS Latest:
Run the following command to install Spack from the binary:
$ curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/spack/spack/releases/latest \
| grep "browser_download_url.*bin" \
| cut -d : -f 2,3 \
| tr -d \" \
| wget -qi -
Run the following command to install Spack from the source:
$ git clone https://github.com/spack/spack.git
$ cd spack
$ git checkout v0.16.1 # replace "v0.16.1" with the latest version
Now, run the following command to install Spack from the source:
$ ./bin/spack install --only=conf spack
This command will install Spack on your system.
After installing Spack, you can verify its installation by running the following command:
$ spack --version
This command should display the version of Spack installed on your system.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Spack on your nixOS Latest system. Now, you can use Spack to install various packages and manage different software versions.
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