nix-env

Manipulate or query Nix user environments. More information: https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/#sec-nix-env.

• List all installed packages:

nix-env -q

• Query installed packages:

nix-env -q search_term

• Query available packages:

nix-env -qa search_term

• Install package:

nix-env -iA nixpkgs.pkg_name

• Install a package from a URL:

nix-env -i pkg_name --file example.com

• Uninstall package:

nix-env -e pkg_name

• Upgrade one package:

nix-env -u pkg_name

• Upgrade all packages:

nix-env -u