Add: Overlays concept / tutorial - introduction to overlays #1188
Description
Learning goals
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Understand overlays concept
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What is the problem
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How do overlays solve it
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How to use them -> override pkgs within the fixed point
Prerequisites
- Understand a package set
- Understand a fixed point
Outline
Prior art
- https://discourse.nixos.org/t/what-are-overlays/14680
- https://wiki.nixos.org/wiki/Overlays
- https://nixcademy.com/posts/mastering-nixpkgs-overlays-techniques-and-best-practice/
Willing to help?
Yes
Priorities
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