actions-marketplace-validations/Install Nix Packages
Install flake packages using an ephemeral Nix profile
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- Maintainedlast commit Aug 26, 2025
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uses: actions-marketplace-validations/yaxitech_nix-install-pkgs-action@4eb8a6112bd0717c46f5e1a24e4fca4408fdd0d2 # no releases — HEAD as of 2026-07-13tags can be moved; commit SHAs can't. why a SHA?
Inputs
| name | description | required | default |
|---|---|---|---|
| packages | Comma-separated list of flake package references to install | no | — |
| expr | Install a derivation by evaluating the given expression | no | — |
| inputs-from | Use inputs of the given flake as registry entries | no | . |
| allow-unfree | Whether to allow evaluation of unfree nixpkgs packages | no | false |
| dummy-bins | Comma-separated list of dummy binary names to install | no | "" |
Outputs
| name | description |
|---|---|
| nix_profile_path | Path to the Nix profile the requested packages were installed to |