From 4e02bd81bf928a2609e277efc67a3ba13b0826ce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: NotAShelf <itsashelf@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2024 05:28:14 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] update Nix installation instructions (#512)

We should avoid recommending nix-env as it will often lead to undesirable behaviour (e.g. name collisions), especially on NixOS.

Read more here: https://stop-using-nix-env.privatevoid.net/
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 INSTALLATION.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/INSTALLATION.md b/INSTALLATION.md
index 386f28f..4aaf07b 100644
--- a/INSTALLATION.md
+++ b/INSTALLATION.md
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ sudo port install hstr
 To install HSTR using the [nix package manager](https://nixos.org/nix/) e.g. on [NixOS](https://nixos.org/) you can use the [nix derivation for HSTR](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/applications/misc/hstr/default.nix):
 
 ```bash
-nix-env -i hstr
+nix profile install nixpkgs#hstr
 ```
 
 [Configure](CONFIGURATION.md) HSTR and check its [man page](README.md#documentation).