appvm/README.md

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Nix app vms

Install Nix package manager

$ su -c 'mkdir -m 0755 /nix && chown user /nix'
$ curl https://nixos.org/nix/install | sh

Create VM

$ NIX_PATH=$NIX_PATH:. nix-build '<nixpkgs/nixos>' -A config.system.build.vm -I nixos-config=chromium.nix
$ ln -s
these derivations will be built:
  /nix/store/alsxfss45f61015qk0fi147iidl3hj7h-system-path.drv
  /nix/store/y4r9v7x4wh2pa1slrv0jw97bzax19ssv-dbus-1.drv
...
these paths will be fetched (80.31 MiB download, 341.86 MiB unpacked):
  /nix/store/2bqrxp8j4ax2ka5car249bb8jdnh3rvm-adwaita-icon-theme-3.28.0
  /nix/store/rrxkl46g4dc8140ykh9i0clswvfqmz1g-chromium-67.0.3396.87-sandbox
...
building '/nix/store/sbxmqqi3wmpf9n79a0mncrvb302xwh4n-nixos-vm.drv'...
/nix/store/7zgnq9xw9i7ybvjg0d3h2ank5g5nya5p-nixos-vm

Run application

For last built application (result is a symbolic link):

$ ./result/bin/run-chromium-vm

Or by full path:

$ /nix/store/*/bin/run-chromium-vm