nix3-profile:tldr:411e2

nix3-profile: Remove a package installed from nixpkgs from the default profile, by name.

$ nix profile remove ${legacyPackages-x86_64-linux-pkg}

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The command nix profile remove ${legacyPackages-x86_64-linux-pkg} is using the Nix package manager to remove a package or set of packages from a user profile.

Here's a breakdown of each component:

nix: Refers to the Nix package manager, a powerful command-line tool for managing packages, configurations, and environments on Unix-like systems.
profile: Refers to a user profile in Nix, which is a collection of packages and configurations specific to a user.
remove: Specifies the action to remove something from the user profile.
${legacyPackages-x86_64-linux-pkg}: This is a variable substitution in the command. It helps to determine the name of the package(s) or package set that should be removed from the user profile. In this case, it is using a variable called legacyPackages, and if it is set, the command will remove the x86_64-linux-pkg package(s). If the variable is not set, nothing will be removed.

Overall, this command removes the specified package(s) from the user profile, using Nix package manager. The exact package(s) being removed depends on the value of the legacyPackages variable.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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