How to Install Rustypaste on NixOS Latest

Rustypaste is a command-line utility used for pasting and sharing code snippets. It is written in Rust programming language and can be installed easily on NixOS. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Rustypaste on NixOS Latest.

Prerequisites

• NixOS operating system
• Basic knowledge of the command line interface

Installation

1. Open the terminal and run the following command to clone the Rustypaste repository.

git clone https://github.com/orhun/rustypaste.git

2. Change the working directory to rustypaste using the cd command.

cd rustypaste

3. Next, build the rustypaste package using the cargo package manager.

cargo build --release

4. Once the build process is complete, you will find the rustypaste executable in the target/release directory.
5. Now, create a directory /etc/nixos/pkgs if it doesn't already exist.

sudo mkdir /etc/nixos/pkgs

6. Copy the rustypaste executable to the /etc/nixos/pkgs directory.

sudo cp target/release/rustypaste /etc/nixos/pkgs

7. Generate a default configuration file for rustypaste using the following command.

sudo /etc/nixos/pkgs/rustypaste --config > /etc/nixos/pkgs/rustypaste.conf

8. Edit the /etc/nixos/configuration.nix file to include the paths of the rustypaste executable and the configuration file in the environment.systemPackages section.

environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
    ...
    /etc/nixos/pkgs/rustypaste
];

9. Save the changes and run the following command to update the system configuration.

sudo nixos-rebuild switch

10. Verify the installation by running the rustypaste command in the terminal. You should see the help menu of rustypaste.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Rustypaste on NixOS Latest. You can now use this command-line utility to paste and share your code snippets.

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