How to Install Blink on nixOS Latest

Blink is a command-line tool that allows you to query REST APIs from the terminal. It can be installed on nixOS Latest using the following steps:

Step 1: Install Nix Package Manager

Nix is a package manager and a platform for reproducible and reliable package management. It can be installed on nixOS Latest using the following command:

$ curl https://nixos.org/nix/install | sh

Verify that Nix has been installed successfully by running:

$ nix-env --version

Step 2: Clone the Blink Repository

Clone the Blink repository by running the following command:

$ git clone https://github.com/blinksh/blink.git

Step 3: Build and Install Blink

Navigate to the blink directory and build the blink package using the following command:

$ nix-build blink-cli.nix -A blink

Install Blink using the following command:

$ nix-env -i ./result

Step 4: Verify Blink is installed

Verify that Blink has been installed successfully by running the following command:

$ blink version

If installation is successful, you should see the version of Blink that has been installed.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Blink on nixOS Latest!