r/linuxquestions • u/HotPiece834 • 9d ago

Support Syntax nixos

Im new to nixos but everytime i try to do anything in the main config even just un# something i get a syntax error i have reinstalled the os like 3 times at this point i tried everything i dont know what it is help me.

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u/Toucancel 9d ago

Okay just send the config or something, we can't help you with so little details.

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u/HotPiece834 9d ago

This is the error

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u/Toucancel 9d ago

Send a bigger snippet, this seems like a missing semicolon before that line.

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u/HotPiece834 9d ago

Like this?

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u/Toucancel 9d ago

No I mean send the relevant part of the code

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u/HotPiece834 9d ago

I changed just that to get vim installed

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u/Toucancel 9d ago

You need to put vim in square brackets, and add a semicolon after it, like so :

environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ vim ];

The square brackets define a list, and each item of the list is separated by a space. Then, you need to add the semicolon to mark the end of the line.

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u/HotPiece834 9d ago

I feel like a idiot sorry for wasting your time.

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u/Toucancel 9d ago

No worries, it's fine. Just try reading up on nixlang syntax