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Snippet: how to mix two nixpkgs

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Description

A good example is mixing aarch64-darwin and x86_64-darwin. Another one is using unstable and stable to get different versions of software.

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Research direction

Locate the relevant cookbook or snippet documentation in the nix.dev repository and review its existing examples. Add a concise example covering mixing aarch64-darwin with x86_64-darwin and mixing unstable with stable to obtain different software versions. Done means both use cases are clearly documented and consistent with the surrounding documentation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
nixos
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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