How to Install Tabby on nixOS Latest

Tabby is a cross-platform terminal emulator that allows multiple tabs, search, and other features to enhance your terminal experience. Here we will go through the process of installing Tabby on nixOS latest.

Prerequisites

• Access to the terminal on nixOS
• A user account with sudo privileges

Installation steps

1. Open the terminal on your nixOS system.

2. Install git using the command:

   sudo nix-env -i git
   

3. Clone the Tabby repository using the command:

   git clone https://github.com/bertvandepoel/tabby
   

4. Navigate to the cloned Tabby directory using the command:

   cd tabby
   

5. Install Rust using the command:

   sudo nix-env -i rustup
   

6. Load Rust and update the PATH environment variable using the command:

   source $HOME/.cargo/env && export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.cargo/bin
   

7. Install the dependencies using the command:

   sudo nix-env -i libxcb libxcb-render libxcb-render-util libxcb-image libxcb-icccm libxcb-keysyms libxcb-xkb libxcb-xrm \
   xauth xterm pkg-config cmake gtk3 pcre-devel libx11-devel libxkbcommon-devel libxkbcommon-x11-devel libXi-devel libXrandr-devel
   

8. Compile and install Tabby using the command:

   cargo install --path .
   

9. Add the Tabby binary to your PATH using the command:

   echo 'export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.cargo/bin"' >> ~/.bashrc
   

10. Reload your bashrc using the command:

    source ~/.bashrc
    

11. Verify Tabby by running the command:

    tabby
    

    If it runs successfully, Tabby is installed successfully.

Conclusion

Tabby is now successfully installed on your nixOS system. You can now use it to improve your terminal experience.