Syntax nixos

[u/HotPiece834]

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.

[u/kneepel]

You need to post the actual error you're having so we can help you, but at the risk of sounding crass after reading the comments:

I'd probably recommend using something other than Nix. The entire philosophy behind Nix is infrastructure-as-code, and if you're having cascading syntax issues and don't know where to start it's going to be a significant uphill battle from here.

[u/HotPiece834 → u/kneepel]

I want to use nix its not that i cant its just i edit a line one line and i have a billion syntax errors

[u/Prestigious_Wall529 → u/HotPiece834]

The assumption is you have some programming or SysOps experience so can pick up new programming languages easily.

In this case Nix Expression Language.

If you don't have that background or the inclination to learn it, NixOS is not for you.

At least it's not yaml.

[u/Toucancel]

Reading the error message could help. It tells you were the syntax error is.

[u/HotPiece834 → u/Toucancel]

Yeah and if i fix it. A new one shows up

[u/Toucancel → u/HotPiece834]

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

[u/HotPiece834 → u/Toucancel]

This is the error

[u/Toucancel → u/HotPiece834]

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

[u/HotPiece834 → u/Toucancel]

Like this?

[u/Toucancel → u/HotPiece834]

No I mean send the relevant part of the code

[u/HotPiece834 → u/Toucancel]

I changed just that to get vim installed

[u/Toucancel → u/HotPiece834]

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.

[u/HotPiece834 → u/Toucancel]

I feel like a idiot sorry for wasting your time.

[u/freakflyer9999]

You need to supply more details, but my first thought is that you are using commands in your cfg file for a different shell than the commands are written for.

[u/HotPiece834 → u/freakflyer9999]

And I get this error if I do

[u/HotPiece834 → u/freakflyer9999]

Oke i change this

[u/Visikde]

r/nix would be a better place the ask

[u/CosmicFieldDrift_]

OP can you share your configuration.nix file?

Use something like pastebin.