tldr/pages/common/nix3-profile.md

nix profile

Install, update and remove packages from Nix profiles. More information: https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-profile.html.

• Install some packages from nixpkgs into the default profile:

nix profile install {{nixpkgs#pkg1 nixpkgs#pkg2 ...}}

• Install a package from a flake on GitHub into a custom profile:

nix profile install {{github:owner/repo/pkg}} --profile {{./path/to/directory}}

• List packages currently installed in the default profile:

nix profile list

• Remove a package installed from nixpkgs from the default profile, by name:

nix profile remove {{legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.pkg}}

• Upgrade packages in the default to the latest available versions:

nix profile upgrade

• Rollback (cancel) the latest action on the default profile:

nix profile rollback