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NixManager

NixManager

by ChromiumOS-Guy

App

NixManager is a GUI for un/installing and managing Nix package manager.

Install

About NixManager

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NOTE: you may want to be patient with the installation process, not as long as Libertine (by order of magnitude) but will take a couple of minutes on a weaker phone.
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NixManager brings the stability and power of nix/home-manager to Ubuntu Touch. It uses a purely functional package manager that installs software in isolation, eliminating dependency conflicts and ensuring system integrity. Every installation or update creates a new system generation, allowing for instant, bulletproof rollbacks if issues arise. NixManager simplifies this complex system, offering easy channel (repository) management and access to a vast array of packages through both local and Nixhub API searches.

The core benefits of using nix/home-manager (via NixManager) are:

1. Guaranteed Stability: No more dependency conflicts.
2. System-Wide Rollbacks: Instantly revert package changes via system generations, though applying an unchanged home.nix configuration will redeploy the same settings.
3. Easy Package Access: Search and install thousands of tools quickly.
4. Reproducibility: Manage user settings declaratively with home-manager.

Recent Changes

fixed labels not updating correctly, polished UI and removed expire by timestamp as its broken and rarely used.

Permissions

  • Full System Access

Community Built

This app has been released under the GNU GPL v3 license. It is developed in the open and you can review the source code.

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Info

  • Published Date

    Dec 8, 2025

  • Updated Date

    Jun 23, 2026

  • Current Version

    1.3.10

  • Total Downloads

    956

  • Latest Version Downloads

    79

  • Supported Architectures

    armhf, arm64, amd64

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Reviews

Joan CiberSheep

Reviewed Jun 20, 2026 for version 1.2.9 (older version)

Very nice idea and nice to have. GUI needs lots of love though. It's confusing, unconsistent and doesn't follow Ubuntu Touch's HIG.

Tim King

Reviewed May 22, 2026 for version 1.1.8 (older version)

Seems like a nice app with a lot of potential. But how to run apps installed via the Manager as they don't appear in the UT Gui?