NeoMutt for NixOS

Support

Packagers:

• Charles Strahan
• Rahul Gopinath
• Erik Rybakken

Installation

There are currently two different ways to install software on NixOS. One is declarative and the other more imperative.

declarative package management

Add pkgs.neomutt into your configuration.nix like this:

environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.neomutt ];

then run:

nixos-rebuild switch

For further reference, you might want to read the nixOS manual.

imperative package management

You just have to run

nix-env -iA nixos.neomutt

Alternatively, you can also install a more modern version from NixOS unstable, even when you’re running NixOS stable.

nix-env -f https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs-channels/archive/nixos-unstable.tar.gz -iA neomutt

Due to the isolated nature of nix package management, you don’t run into trouble.

Update

imperative

To update a particular package, run

nix-env -u neomutt

Removal

imperative

To remove a particular package, run

nix-env -e neomutt

Building from source

 nix-shell '<nixpkgs>' -A neomutt

That will install all build dependencies and put you into a shell where every needed environment variable is already set. For further information, you may want to consult the nix-shell manual.

Now you can follow the guide for building NeoMutt.

Debugging

These instructions will help you install all the dependencies you’ll need to debug NeoMutt.

Now you can follow the guide for debugging NeoMutt.