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How to install up-to-date python for a user only? (slrpnk.net)
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You know, immutable enterprise systems.

I installed HeliumOS (Almalinux bootc) on a corebooted Chromebook. Works really well, but audio needs to be configured.

The script needs a recent python which is not available there.

Go and rust can be installed for a user only. Is there something similar for python?

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[–] flashgnash@lemm.ee 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (15 children)

If you can install nix (you can install it per user) then you can have whatever you want in a temporary shell with nix-shell -p python

nix profile install nixpkgs#python if you want it actually installed

Home manager is also entirely user level I believe and lets you use a declarative config too

[–] Shareni@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (10 children)

Home-manager > nix profile

Also, nix-shell is supposed to be used for debugging, and nix shell/develop for using packages without installing them

[–] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Source on the second statement? My understanding was that nix-shell is legacy for systems without flakes and nix-command enabled, and are being replaced by nix shell/run/develop

[–] Shareni@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Interesting, didn't know the history of the command. But that post confirms my understanding, that nix shell/develop are the new replacements for nix-shell, with nix shell for temporary package installs and nix develop for debugging and developing

[–] Shareni@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

As far as I understand, they're not replacements in the same way nix profile replaces nix-env. They seem to serve a different purpose, but I don't know enough to say for certain.

[–] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago

of course they're not a drop-in replacement, as the cli is getting a major redesign, but as per your source

nix shell and nix develop are still experimental, so nix-shell is sticking around despite doing the same thing

it seems like they are made to fulfill the same purpose

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