Wrappers for `nix profile install` for non-NixOS KDE Plasma Linux/Unix distributions.

nix-profile-install

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# # Do sudo first
# sudo -v

# # Check if the user has sudo privellages
# sudo -n true
# sudo_status=$?
# if [ $sudo_status -ne 0 ]; then
# 	echo 'Root-like/Sudo access is required.'
# 	exit 1
# fi

# Check if a package name was provided
if [ -z "$1" ]; then
    echo "Usage: $0 package-name"
    exit 1
fi

# Install the package with nix
if [ -z "$2" ]; then
	nix profile install "nixpkgs#${1}"
else
	nix profile install "nixpkgs#${1}" "$2"
fi

# Check exit code
exit_code=$?
if [ $exit_code -ne 0 ]; then
	echo 'Try using the `--impure` option if your are installing a non-free package.'
	printf "\\e[31mError: Installation of %s failed!\\e[0m" "$1"
	exit 1
fi

# Update desktop database
kbuildsycoca6

echo "Package '${1}' installed and desktop database updated"

nix-profile-remove

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# # Do sudo first
# sudo -v

# # Check if the user has sudo privellages
# sudo -n true
# sudo_status=$?
# if [ $sudo_status -ne 0 ]; then
# 	echo 'Root-like/Sudo access is required.'
# 	exit 1
# fi

# Check if a package name was provided
if [ -z "$1" ]; then
    echo "Usage: $0 package-name"
    exit 1
fi

# Remove the package with nix
nix profile remove "$1"

# Update desktop databaseup
kbuildsycoca6

echo "Package '${1}' removed and desktop database updated!"

These currently only work for those who have set KDE Plasma 6+ as their desktop enviroment.