How to Install Damselfly on NixOS Latest

Damselfly is a data lineage and metadata tool that helps you understand how data moves through your organization. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Damselfly on NixOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you get started, make sure you have the following dependencies installed:

  • A running instance of NixOS Latest
  • Access to the command-line interface (CLI)

Install Damselfly

  1. Open your terminal and log in to your NixOS instance.

  2. Download the latest version of Damselfly from the official website at https://damselfly.info/. You can either use a web browser or the command-line tool wget.

wget https://damselfly.info/damselfly-latest.tar.gz
  1. Extract the files from the downloaded archive. You can use the tar command to do this.
tar -xvzf damselfly-latest.tar.gz
  1. Navigate to the extracted directory using the cd command.
cd damselfly-latest
  1. Install Damselfly using Nix package manager.
nix-env --install --attr damselfly
  1. Verify the installation by running the following command. You should see the version of the installed Damselfly.
damselfly version

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Damselfly on NixOS Latest. Enjoy exploring the data lineage and metadata of your organization!