bug: error: 'utillinux' has been renamed to/replaced by 'util-linux'

[elmarsto]

Are you following the right branch?

• My Nixpkgs and Home Manager versions are in sync

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

Issue description

flake-based config ran fine until build today. Last build was a week ago, maybe two. Did nix flake update (this is flake-based build) and then home-manager switch --flake. Got:

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System information

- system: `"x86_64-linux"`
- host os: `Linux 6.6.53, NixOS, 24.11 (Vicuna), 24.11.20241020.1997e4a`
- multi-user?: `yes`
- sandbox: `yes`
- version: `nix-env (Nix) 2.24.9`
- channels(lattice): `""`
- channels(root): `"nixos-23.11"`
- nixpkgs: `/etc/nix/path/nixpkgs`

[robhanlon22]

This is an upstream issue with the node-env package in nixpkgs. I was able to work around this in my flake by pointing nixpkgs to nixpkgs-unstable.

[robhanlon22]

NixOS/nixpkgs#349783

[elmarsto]

@robhanlon22 my nixpkgs is nixpkgs-unstable:

[elmarsto]

I guess I'll wait for the upstream fix and see what shakes in a day or two.

[robhanlon22]

@elmarsto you’re on nixos-unstable, which lags behind nixpkgs-unstable.

[kyp0717]

@robhanlon22 Thank you! That was it! Make sure you are referencing nixpkgs-unstable NOT nixos-unstable.

[robhanlon22]

They’re so easy to mix up!

[pinpox]

Note that running from nixpkgs-unstable is quite adventurous and not something I would recommend long-term.

[M4RC3L05]

Hey, I am facing the same error but I am not using flakes I did the standalone install, what should I do in my case?

[pinpox]

You can create an overlay with an alias to the old package name until the fix has reached your nixpkgs branch. Something long these lines should work:

    nixpkgs.overlays = [ (self: super: { utillinux = super.util-linux; })];

[M4RC3L05]

Thx will try

[M4RC3L05]

Hey, it not did it for me

{
  config,
  pkgs,
  lib,
  ...
}:
let
  nixgl = import <nixgl> { };
  nixpkgsUnstable = import <nixpkgs-unstable> { };
in
{
  nixpkgs.overlays = [
    (self: super: {
      utillinux = super.util-linux;
    })
  ];
  ...
}

But doing home-manager switch still get the error error: 'utillinux' has been renamed to/replaced by 'util-linux'.

Tried to use nixpkgsUnstable.util-linux instead of super.util-linux, but it did not work either.

Still a bit noob with the hole nix and home-manager stuff, so please bear with me.

[Yohh]

Hey, it not did it for me

{
  config,
  pkgs,
  lib,
  ...
}:
let
  nixgl = import <nixgl> { };
  nixpkgsUnstable = import <nixpkgs-unstable> { };
in
{
  nixpkgs.overlays = [
    (self: super: {
      utillinux = super.util-linux;
    })
  ];
  ...
}

But doing home-manager switch still get the error error: 'utillinux' has been renamed to/replaced by 'util-linux'.

Tried to use nixpkgsUnstable.util-linux instead of super.util-linux, but it did not work either.

Still a bit noob with the hole nix and home-manager stuff, so please bear with me.

worked for me by adding it in configuration.nix

[M4RC3L05]

I am on arch linux and i only have a home.nix file with the contents i posted above. Do i need to do something extra since i am not using nixos?

[Yohh]

not sure, but you should have at least a configuration module called by your flake (same as your home-manager), that's the way I installed it on a macbook, it seems this is where you should add it

[M4RC3L05]

I do not use flakes, i did the standalone installation, after installing nix using the single-user installation.

[Yohh]

and you don't have any ~/.nixpgs/configuration.nix? if not I m sorry, that's outside of my skills

[M4RC3L05]

nope, no file there

[JonnieCache]

I managed to fix this using the overlay given above by following this material:

https://nixos-and-flakes.thiscute.world/nixpkgs/overlays

I had to create a separate module, I couldn't find a place to drop the snippet directly into my flake.nix.

[rycee]

Home Manager itself has no reference to utillinux, so I think this can be closed. Any problem you encounter w.r.t utillinux will be due to something external to HM.