How to Install Memos on NixOS Latest

Memos is a free, open source, and extensible note-taking application for various platforms, including macOS, Windows, and Linux. If you're a NixOS user and want to install Memos on your system, this tutorial provides a step-by-step guide on how to do it.

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure your system meets the following requirements:

  • NixOS Latest is installed
  • Access to a terminal window

Install Memos

  1. Open a terminal window on your NixOS system.

  2. Run the following command to clone the Memos repository from GitHub:

$ git clone https://github.com/usememos/memos.git
  1. Navigate to the Memos directory by running the following command:
$ cd memos
  1. Before building and installing Memos, we need to make sure that all the necessary dependencies are installed. For that, we will use the nix-shell command. Run the following command:
$ nix-shell --run 'make dependencies'

This command will download and install all the required build dependencies.

  1. Now we can build and install Memos by running the following command:
$ nix-shell --run 'make build'

This command will build the Memos application and create an AppImage file in the build directory.

  1. Finally, we need to make the memos.AppImage file executable. Run the following command:
$ chmod +x build/memos.AppImage

Launch Memos

  1. To launch Memos, navigate to the memos/build directory and run the following command:
$ ./memos.AppImage

This will launch Memos on your system. You can now start using it to take notes.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Memos on your NixOS system.