Did you try just installing skype from nix? Like with nix-env -i skype. It works out of the box.
On Sun, Jul 27, 2014 at 4:15 AM, Charles Strahan < charles.c.stra...@gmail.com> wrote: > Tim, > > I wish I had more information (I've only used NixOS in server scenarios), > but I would suggest first looking at pkgsi686Linux > <https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/dbc829f5d47a145f1bf68c4c0be9d06ecaf1304f/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix#L164>, > which is the entire nix packages with `system' overridden as "i686-linux". > There's also callPackage_i686, incase you want to declare your own package > that is strictly 32bit. I'm always idling on #nixos, so feel free to ask > some questions there too, and I'll see if I can offer any advice. > > -Charles > > > > On Sat, Jul 26, 2014 at 8:45 PM, Tim Hawes <t...@easyfreeunix.com> wrote: > >> Greetings, >> >> I am new to NixOS, and finally tried it out, going through a bare-metal >> installation to a USB drive (I wanted to make sure I could get >> everything working on my laptop, for the possibility of switching out >> Ubuntu for NixOS). The documentation was clear and concise, >> however, it is not at all clear how to install support for running 32 >> bit application on the 64bit OS. I did stumble on a logged conversation >> on the IRC channel, where installing stdenv_32bit was mentioned. But it >> was not entirely clear what that does. >> >> I am trying to run the dynamic binary for Skype. I will also be >> installing Wine, and a licensed copy of Codeweavers CrossOver Office. I >> know Skype depends on 32bit versions of Qt, and several other libraries, >> but right now, it would be progress to just get a 32bit version of libc >> installed. >> >> Any help in this regards will be greatly appreciated! >> >> Thanks! >> >> Tim Hawes >> _______________________________________________ >> nix-dev mailing list >> nix-dev@lists.science.uu.nl >> http://lists.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/nix-dev >> > > > _______________________________________________ > nix-dev mailing list > nix-dev@lists.science.uu.nl > http://lists.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/nix-dev > > -- www.debian.org - The Universal Operating System
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