How to Install sshuttle on NixOS Latest

In this tutorial, we will walk through the step-by-step process of installing sshuttle on NixOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we get started, you need to have sudo privileges on your NixOS machine. Additionally, you need to have a working internet connection.

Step 1: Install nix-env

First, ensure that nix-env is installed on your system. This command will do that for you:

sudo nix-env -iA nixos.pkgs.nixEnvs

Step 2: Clone the Repository

Next, we need to clone the sshuttle repository from GitHub. To do this, run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/sshuttle/sshuttle.git

Step 3: Install the Dependencies

Now, we need to install the necessary dependencies before we can install sshuttle. Run the following command:

sudo nix-env -iA nixos.pkgs.libyaml python39 python39Packages.pip python39Packages.virtualenv

Step 4: Set Up a Virtual Environment

To ensure that we do not clash with other Python packages on our system, we will set up a virtual environment to install sshuttle. Run the following commands to set up the virtual environment:

cd sshuttle
python3.9 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

Step 5: Install sshuttle

Finally, we can install sshuttle using the following command:

sudo nix-env -iA nixos.pkgs.python39Packages.sshuttle

Step 6: Test the Installation

To ensure that sshuttle was installed correctly, run the following command:

sudo sshuttle --version

This should return the version number of sshuttle. If it does, then sshuttle has been installed correctly!

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have walked through the step-by-step process of installing sshuttle on NixOS Latest. You can now use sshuttle to set up a secure VPN connection to your remote server.