How to Install Christmas Community on NixOS

Christmas Community is a set of festive Minecraft mods that add various holiday-themed items and features to the game. In this tutorial, we will cover the steps needed to install Christmas Community on the latest version of NixOS.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, there are a few things you will need:

  • A computer running NixOS
  • Minecraft Java Edition installed on your system
  • A stable internet connection

Installing Christmas Community

To install Christmas Community, you will need to follow these steps:

  1. Open a terminal window and navigate to your home directory.

  2. Clone the Christmas Community repository by typing the following command:

    git clone https://github.com/Wingysam/Christmas-Community.git
    
  3. Navigate to the repository directory by typing:

    cd Christmas-Community
    
  4. Run the following command:

    nix-shell
    

    This will launch a Nix shell with all the dependencies required to build Christmas Community.

  5. Once the shell has loaded, run the following command to build the Christmas Community mod:

    ./gradlew build
    

    This will compile the mod and create a .jar file that we can use to add it to Minecraft.

  6. Navigate to your Minecraft installation directory by typing:

    cd ~/.minecraft
    
  7. Create a new directory called "mods" if it doesn't already exist:

    mkdir mods
    
  8. Move the .jar file we built earlier into the mods directory:

    mv ~/Christmas-Community/build/libs/christmas_community-*.jar mods/
    

    Note: Make sure to replace the * with the correct version number.

  9. Launch Minecraft and check that Christmas Community is properly installed by going to the Mods menu.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Christmas Community on the latest version of NixOS.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we covered how to install Christmas Community on NixOS. By following these steps, you can enjoy a festive Minecraft experience with all the holiday-themed features and items that Christmas Community has to offer. Happy holidays!