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author | Thomas White <taw@physics.org> | 2023-03-01 10:31:08 +0100 |
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committer | Thomas White <taw@physics.org> | 2023-03-01 11:48:26 +0100 |
commit | 318692ac9fced94ff99d41ee88fdf9ab44444589 (patch) | |
tree | 34375e746ec5042740ba93cb1b5dfa21472c698e /INSTALL.md | |
parent | cd902972480e774f9f0cdfb7dd533f6f4ba91e60 (diff) |
INSTALL.md: Mention NixOS
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@@ -23,6 +23,23 @@ and also to make sure that the installation is documented on the list of supported facility installations. +Installation via package manager +-------------------------------- + +CrystFEL is available through <a href="https://nixos.org/">NixOS</a> since +22.05, for x86_64 and Darwin (aarch64 to follow soon). Two packages are +available. Package `crystfel` contains all tools including the GUI, +whereas `crystfel-headless` excludes the GUI, making it easier to +install and more suitable for (e.g.) backend data processing servers. + +To install via NixOS, simply add the package globally to your +`environment.systemPackages`, or enter a temporary shell via `nix shell +nixpkgs#crystfel` to have all CrystFEL tools in your `PATH`. + +Packages for other systems (e.g. <a href="https://brew.sh/">Homebrew</a>) are +under development! + + Dependencies ------------ |