Title: How to switch to NixOS development version | |
Author: Solène | |
Date: 17 May 2021 | |
Tags: nixos | |
Description: | |
This short guide will explain you how to switch a NixOS installation to | |
the unstable channel, understand the development version. | |
```command example | |
nix-channel --add https://channels.nixos.org/nixos-unstable nixos | |
``` | |
You will have to reload the channel list using the command "nix-channel | |
--update" and then you can upgrade your system using "nixos-rebuild | |
switch". | |
If you have issues, you can rollback using "nix-channel --rollback" | |
that will set the channels list to the last state before "--update". | |
Nix channels wiki page | |
Nix-channel man page |