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title: Hyprland on other distros
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If you use Nix on distros other than NixOS, you can still use Hyprland.
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The best option would be through [Home Manager](../Hyprland-on-Home-Manager).
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However, if Home Manager is not for you, you can use it as a normal package.
First, [enable flakes](https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Flakes#Enable_flakes). Once you
have flakes working, install Hyprland through `nix profile`:
{{< tabs items="From Nixpkgs,From the Flake" >}}
{{< tab "From Nixpkgs" >}}
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The easiest method is to get Hyprland directly from Nixpkgs:
```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#hyprland
```
{{< /tab >}}
{{< tab "From the Flake" >}}
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NOTE: Make sure to enable [Cachix](../Cachix) first.
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```sh
nix profile install github:hyprwm/Hyprland
```
{{< /tab >}}
{{< /tabs >}}
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Since you're using Hyprland outside of NixOS, it won't be able to find graphics
drivers. To get around that, you can use
[nixGL](https://github.com/guibou/nixGL).
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First, install it:
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```sh
nix profile install github:guibou/nixGL --impure
```
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`--impure` is needed due to `nixGL`'s reliance on hardware information.
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From now on, you can run Hyprland by invoking it with nixGL
```sh
nixGL Hyprland
```
or by creating a wrapper script that runs the above command inside.
## Upgrading
In order to upgrade all your packages, you can run
```sh
nix profile upgrade '.*'
```
Check the
[nix profile](https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-profile.html)
command documentation for other upgrade options.