How to install Writing on NixOS

Writing is a tool for writing and organizing notes, ideas, and journal entries. It's a simple and elegant tool that is easy to use and perfect for anyone who wants to keep their thoughts organized.

In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install Writing on NixOS.

Step 1: Open a terminal

To get started, open a terminal on your NixOS machine. You can do this by pressing Ctrl-Alt-T or by searching for "Terminal" in the search bar.

Step 2: Install git and Nix package manager

Writing is hosted on GitHub, so we'll need to install git first. NixOS comes with Nix package manager, which we'll use to install git.

Run the following command to install git and Nix:

sudo nix-env -iA nixos.git

Step 3: Clone the Writing repository

Now that we have git installed, let's clone the Writing repository. Run the following command to clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/josephernest/writing.git

Step 4: Install Writing

We're almost there! Now all we need to do is install Writing. Run the following command to install it:

cd writing
sudo nix-env -if ./

Step 5: Launch Writing

Writing is now installed on your machine. To launch it, simply run the following command:

writing

Congratulations! You've successfully installed Writing on NixOS. Now you can start organizing your thoughts and ideas more effectively.