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       Most pre-built executables will not work on NixOS. There are two notable

     

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       exceptions: flatpaks and AppImages. For flatpaks see the [dedicated

     

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       section](#module-services-flatpak). AppImages will not run "as-is" on NixOS.

     

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       First you need to install `appimage-run`: add to `/etc/nixos/configuration.nix`

     

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       section](#module-services-flatpak). AppImages can run "as-is" on NixOS.

     

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       First you need to enable AppImage support: add to `/etc/nixos/configuration.nix`

     

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       ```nix

     

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       {

     

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         environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.appimage-run ];

     

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         programs.appimage.enable = true;

     

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         programs.appimage.binfmt = true;

     

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       Then instead of running the AppImage "as-is", run `appimage-run foo.appimage`.

     

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       Then you can run the AppImage "as-is" or with `appimage-run foo.appimage`.

     

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       If there are shared libraries missing add them with

     

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       ```nix

     

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       {

     

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         programs.appimage.package = pkgs.appimage-run.override {

     

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           extraPkgs = pkgs: [

     

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             # missing libraries here, e.g.: `pkgs.libepoxy`

     

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           ];

     

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         }

     

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       }

     

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       ```

     

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       To make other pre-built executables work on NixOS, you need to package them

     

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       with Nix and special helpers like `autoPatchelfHook` or `buildFHSEnv`. See