Nefarious is a command-line tool for interacting with .torrent files and Magnet links, allowing you to download, upload, and seed content on BitTorrent networks. NixOS is a Linux distribution that emphasizes declarative configuration, package management, and system-level consistency.
In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Nefarious on NixOS Latest using the packages available on GitHub.
Before we can install Nefarious on our system, we need to download its source code from the GitHub repository. To do so, open a terminal and execute the following command:
git clone https://github.com/lardbit/nefarious.git
This will create a new directory called "nefarious" in your current working directory, containing the Nefarious source code.
Next, we need to add Nefarious to the list of packages installed by NixOS. To do so, open the "/etc/nixos/configuration.nix" configuration file and add the following lines:
environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
nefarious
];
Save and close the file, then run the following command to apply the changes:
sudo nixos-rebuild switch
This will rebuild your system with the new package added, and ensure that Nefarious is available for use.
Now that Nefarious is installed, we can test it by running the following command:
nefarious --version
If Nefarious is installed correctly, you should see the version number printed to the terminal.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Nefarious on NixOS Latest. Now you're ready to explore the many features and capabilities of this powerful BitTorrent client.
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