[Nix-dev] cannot install cinnamon-session

[Roelof Wobben]

Bjørn Forsman schreef op 7-4-2014 20:47:
> Hi Roelof,
>
> If this doesn't work for you:
>
> $ nix-env -qaP | grep cinnamon
> nixos.pkgs.cinnamon.cinnamon-desktop
>          cinnamon-desktop-2.0.4
> nixos.pkgs.cinnamon.cinnamon-session
>          cinnamon-session-2.0.6
> nixos.pkgs.cinnamon.cinnamon-translations
>          cinnamon-translations-2.0.3
> nixos.pkgs.cinnamon.cjs
>          cjs-2.0.0
> nixos.pkgs.cinnamon.gnome_common
>          gnome-common-3.10.0
>
> your NixOS install is not functional (and I guess *nothing* will be
> installable). Make sure your'e on a channel:
>
> $ sudo nix-channel --list
> nixos http://nixos.org/channels/nixos-unstable
>
> Best regards,
> Bjørn Forsman
>

I can install firefox and git without any problems.

With some help with irc I get it installed by nix-env -f ~/devel/nixpkgs 
cinnamon.cinnamon-session.
Tommorrow I will look if nix-channel --list will display.

Roelof