# Dmenu not showing programs installed via nix on Guix system

**URL:** <https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/dmenu-not-showing-programs-installed-via-nix-on-guix-system/262>\
**Category:** Guix\
**Created:** [February 13, 2024, 5:28am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/dmenu-not-showing-programs-installed-via-nix-on-guix-system/262 "2024-02-13T05:28:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![apoorv569](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/958977/32.png) [@apoorv569](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/apoorv569)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2024, 5:28am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/dmenu-not-showing-programs-installed-via-nix-on-guix-system/262/1 "2024-02-13T05:28:20Z")

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I use `guix home` to configure my home environment on `Guix` system and I am using `home-zsh-service-type` to configure my shell of choice.

Here is my `home-zsh-service-type` configuration,

```auto
    (service home-zsh-service-type
             (home-zsh-configuration
              (xdg-flavor? #t)
              (environment-variables
               `(("HISTFILE" . "$XDG_STATE_HOME/zsh/history")
                 ("HISTSIZE" . "10000")
                 ("SAVEHIST" . "10000")))
              (zshenv
               (list
                (local-file "files/shell/zsh/zshenv")))
              (zprofile
               (list
                (local-file "files/shell/zsh/zprofile")))
              (zshrc
               (list
                ;; (local-file "files/shell/zsh/config")
                (local-file "files/shell/zsh/completions")
                (mixed-text-file "zshrc"
                                 #~(string-append
                                    "# direnv hook zsh\n"
                                    "_direnv_hook() {\n"
                                    " trap -- '' SIGINT;\n"
                                    " eval \"$(\"" #$(file-append (specification->package "direnv")
                                                                   "/bin/direnv")"\" export zsh)\";\n"
                                                                   " trap - SIGINT;\n"
                                                                   "}\n"))
                (local-file "files/shell/zsh/direnv")
                (local-file "files/shell/zsh/fzf")
                (local-file "files/shell/zsh/keybinds")
                (local-file "files/shell/zsh/prompt")
                (local-file "files/shell/zsh/source")
                (local-file "files/shell/zsh/startup")
                (local-file "files/shell/functions")
                (mixed-text-file
                 "zshrc"
                 #~(string-append
                    "source "
                    #$(file-append (specification->package "zsh-syntax-highlighting")
                                   "/share/zsh/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh" "\n")))
                (mixed-text-file
                 "zshrc"
                 #~(string-append
                    "source "
                    #$(file-append (specification->package "zsh-history-substring-search")
                                   "/share/zsh/plugins/zsh-history-substring-search/zsh-history-substring-search.zsh" "\n")))
                (mixed-text-file
                 "zshrc"
                 #~(string-append
                    "fpath+=\"${0:A:h}"
                    #$(file-append (specification->package "zsh-completions")
                                   "share/zsh/site-functions/\"" "\n")))
                (mixed-text-file
                 "zshrc"
                 #~(string-append
                    "source "
                    #$(file-append (specification->package "zsh-autosuggestions")
                                   "/share/zsh/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh" "\n")))
                (mixed-text-file
                 "zshrc"
                 #~(string-append
                    "source "
                    #$(file-append (specification->package "zsh-autopair")
                                   "/share/zsh/plugins/zsh-autopair/zsh-autopair.zsh")))))))

```

Here I use a `local-file` for `zshenv` and `zprofile`,

```auto
              (zshenv
               (list
                (local-file "files/shell/zsh/zshenv")))
              (zprofile
               (list
                (local-file "files/shell/zsh/zprofile")))

```

Here are the contents of `zshenv` file,

```auto
# Guix
# GUIX_PROFILE="/home/apoorv/.config/guix/current" . "$GUIX_PROFILE/etc/profile"

# Load the nix profile
if [-f "/run/current-system/profile/etc/profile.d/nix.sh"]; then
    source /run/current-system/profile/etc/profile.d/nix.sh
fi

if [-f "$HOME/.profile"]; then
    source "$HOME"/.profile
fi

xrdb -merge ~/.Xresources

```

As you can see I am sourcing the `nix.sh` script to load the `nix` profile but `dmenu` doesn’t show the programs installed via `nix` for some reason, though I can launch them from terminal just fine.

It was all fine when I was not managing my `home` environment with `guix` BTW, this only started happening after I started using `guix home` to manage my `home` environment.

Also in another thread I mentioned this, [Guix shell not showing mentioned program inside the shell environment - #11 by apoorv569](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/guix-shell-not-showing-mentioned-program-inside-the-shell-environment/232/11)

`Guix` auto-generates `.zprofile` file with these contents,

```auto
as@guix-virt ~$ cat .zprofile
# Honor system-wide environment variables
source /etc/profile

# Merge search-paths from multiple profiles, the order matters.
eval "$(guix package --search-paths \
-p $HOME/.config/guix/current \
-p $HOME/.guix-profile \
-p /run/current-system/profile)"

# Prepend setuid programs.
export PATH=/run/setuid-programs:$PATH

```

it worked fine as well when I was not using `guix home` to manage my home environment, but if I put the `eval` part in `zprofile` file that I am using right now, none of the programs installed via `guix home` also don’t show up in `dmenu` either.

Here is my current `zprofile` file,

```auto
# Merge search-paths from multiple profiles, the order matters.
# eval "$(guix package --search-paths \
# -p $HOME/.config/guix/current \
# -p $HOME/.guix-profile \
# -p /run/current-system/profile)"

# Prepend setuid programs.
export PATH=/run/setuid-programs:$PATH

```

As you can see I have commented it out for now.

I am using my custom build of `dmenu` BTW, [~apoorv569/nebula (master): nebula/packages/suckless.scm - sourcehut git](https://git.sr.ht/~apoorv569/nebula/tree/master/item/nebula/packages/suckless.scm#L78)

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**Author:** ![apoorv569](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/958977/32.png) [@apoorv569](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/apoorv569)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2024, 9:14am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/dmenu-not-showing-programs-installed-via-nix-on-guix-system/262/2 "2024-02-16T09:14:09Z")

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I tried commenting out the `if` condition,

```auto
# Guix
# GUIX_PROFILE="/home/apoorv/.config/guix/current" . "$GUIX_PROFILE/etc/profile"

# Load the nix profile
# if [-f "/run/current-system/profile/etc/profile.d/nix.sh"]; then
source /run/current-system/profile/etc/profile.d/nix.sh
# fi

# if [-f "$HOME/.profile"]; then
source "$HOME"/.profile
# fi

xrdb -merge ~/.Xresources

```

and ran `guix home reconfigure`, after reconfigure was done, `dmenu` started showing programs installed via `nix`, but then I rebooted and I again don’t see them in `dmenu`.

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**Author:** ![sound](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@sound](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/sound)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2024, 12:22pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/dmenu-not-showing-programs-installed-via-nix-on-guix-system/262/3 "2024-02-17T12:22:14Z")

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If dmenu looks for .desktop files, it can find them in paths listed in XDG\_DATA\_DIRS. See if the nix startup script extends this variable - it should point to $HOME/.nix-profile/share or the system-wide equivalent.

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**Author:** ![apoorv569](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/958977/32.png) [@apoorv569](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/apoorv569)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 6:11am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/dmenu-not-showing-programs-installed-via-nix-on-guix-system/262/4 "2024-02-18T06:11:12Z")

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This is the script that is being sourced,

```auto
if [-n "$HOME"] && [-n "$USER"]; then

    # Set up the per-user profile.

    NIX_LINK="$HOME/.nix-profile"
    if [-n "${XDG_STATE_HOME-}"]; then
        NIX_LINK_NEW="$XDG_STATE_HOME/nix/profile"
    else
        NIX_LINK_NEW="$HOME/.local/state/nix/profile"
    fi
    if [-e "$NIX_LINK_NEW"]; then
        NIX_LINK="$NIX_LINK_NEW"
    else
        if [-t 2] && [-e "$NIX_LINK_NEW"]; then
            warning="\033[1;35mwarning:\033[0m"
            printf "$warning Both %s and legacy %s exist; using the latter.\n" "$NIX_LINK_NEW" "$NIX_LINK" 1>&2
            if ["$(realpath "$NIX_LINK")" = "$(realpath "$NIX_LINK_NEW")"]; then
                printf " Since the profiles match, you can safely delete either of them.\n" 1>&2
            else
                # This should be an exceptionally rare occasion: the only way to get it would be to
                # 1. Update to newer Nix;
                # 2. Remove .nix-profile;
                # 3. Set the $NIX_LINK_NEW to something other than the default user profile;
                # 4. Roll back to older Nix.
                # If someone did all that, they can probably figure out how to migrate the profile.
                printf "$warning Profiles do not match. You should manually migrate from %s to %s.\n" "$NIX_LINK" "$NIX_LINK_NEW" 1>&2
            fi
        fi
    fi

    # Set up environment.
    # This part should be kept in sync with nixpkgs:nixos/modules/programs/environment.nix
    export NIX_PROFILES="/nix/var/nix/profiles/default $NIX_LINK"

    # Set $NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE so that Nixpkgs applications like curl work.
    if [-e /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt]; then # NixOS, Ubuntu, Debian, Gentoo, Arch
        export NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE=/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
    elif [-e /etc/ssl/ca-bundle.pem]; then # openSUSE Tumbleweed
        export NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE=/etc/ssl/ca-bundle.pem
    elif [-e /etc/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt]; then # Old NixOS
        export NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE=/etc/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt
    elif [-e /etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt]; then # Fedora, CentOS
        export NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE=/etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt
    elif [-e "$NIX_LINK/etc/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt"]; then # fall back to cacert in Nix profile
        export NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE="$NIX_LINK/etc/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt"
    elif [-e "$NIX_LINK/etc/ca-bundle.crt"]; then # old cacert in Nix profile
        export NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE="$NIX_LINK/etc/ca-bundle.crt"
    fi

    # Only use MANPATH if it is already set. In general `man` will just simply
    # pick up `.nix-profile/share/man` because is it close to `.nix-profile/bin`
    # which is in the $PATH. For more info, run `manpath -d`.
    if [-n "${MANPATH-}"]; then
        export MANPATH="$NIX_LINK/share/man:$MANPATH"
    fi

    export PATH="$NIX_LINK/bin:$PATH"
    unset NIX_LINK NIX_LINK_NEW
fi

```

Its appending to `$PATH` looks like… Though I don’t think the issue is with the script or something. As I mentioned in the original post, it used to work when I was not using `guix home` to manage this.

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**Author:** ![sound](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@sound](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/sound)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2024, 11:26pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/dmenu-not-showing-programs-installed-via-nix-on-guix-system/262/5 "2024-02-19T23:26:27Z")

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If you don’t want to manage these variables, you can try adding **glib** package to the profile.

Here’s me asking about this on [reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/GUIX/s/4VATVbyziG), but for guix profiles.

So if you add **glib:bin** to a guix profile the correct vars get exported. Try this with a nix profile (does glib:bin even exist in nix?)

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**Author:** ![apoorv569](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/958977/32.png) [@apoorv569](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/apoorv569)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2024, 1:18am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/dmenu-not-showing-programs-installed-via-nix-on-guix-system/262/6 "2024-02-20T01:18:08Z")

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> If you don’t want to manage these variables

Which variables?

I tried adding `glib:bin` to my `guix home` packages and when trying to `guix home reconfigure`, I get this error,

```auto
guix home: error: profile contains conflicting entries for glib
guix home: error: first entry: glib@2.72.3 /gnu/store/ysm0jjyr6d356q4rw2f9a9gm73jk93s0-glib-2.72.3
guix home: error: second entry: glib@2.72.3 /gnu/store/ym79jzgq1aq1nqskwg6mwa0qyg0k5f5c-glib-2.72.3
guix home: error: ... propagated from python-pygobject@3.42.2
guix home: error: ... propagated from udiskie@2.4.2
hint: Try upgrading both `glib' and `udiskie', or remove one of them from the profile.

```

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**Author:** ![moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@moto](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/moto)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2024, 3:04am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/dmenu-not-showing-programs-installed-via-nix-on-guix-system/262/7 "2024-02-20T03:04:39Z")

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I don’t know if it’s necessary to source that file. Just add the nix profile `bin` to `PATH` and the `share` to `XDG_DATA_DIRS` like sound suggested.

I add the nix profile `bin` to `PATH` and don’t bother with `XDG_DATA_DIRS`, but in `~/.profile`. Maybe try that. I think `zshenv` is the wrong place to do it.

also note, `dmenu_run` and `dmenu_path` are shell scripts using `sh` in the shebang, so I don’t think `zshenv` would be involved.

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**Author:** ![apoorv569](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/958977/32.png) [@apoorv569](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/apoorv569)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2024, 8:35am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/dmenu-not-showing-programs-installed-via-nix-on-guix-system/262/8 "2024-02-20T08:35:31Z")

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> I don’t know if it’s necessary to source that file. Just add the nix profile `bin` to `PATH` and the `share` to `XDG_DATA_DIRS` like sound suggested.

Is that the suggested way?

Because according to [GNU Guix Reference Manual](https://guix.gnu.org/manual/devel/en/guix.html#index-Nix)

You have to `source` that script only.

> also note, `dmenu_run` and `dmenu_path` are shell scripts using `sh` in the shebang, so I don’t think `zshenv` would be involved.

No, `zsh` is my user/login shell, I am just using it to `source` stuff for me on startup, including the `nix` script.

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**Author:** ![moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@moto](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/moto)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2024, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/dmenu-not-showing-programs-installed-via-nix-on-guix-system/262/9 "2024-02-20T16:07:50Z")

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Try sourcing that file in `~.profile` then. I don’t know if having zsh as the user shell in `/etc/passwd` means zsh will be used for scripts with `sh`, my understanding is `sh` uses `bash` with a special option, so it’s not going to see anything provided by `zshenv`.

If you look at `profile.d/nix.sh` being sourced, the only thing it does is add the nix profile `bin` to `PATH` and `share/man` to `MANPATH` (and moving `~/.nix-profile` if it exists to `~/.local/state/nix/profile` and certificates I guess). If you want dmenu to see desktop files, you’ll need to add the nix profile `share` to `XDG_DATA_DIRS` anyway.

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**Author:** ![apoorv569](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/958977/32.png) [@apoorv569](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/apoorv569)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2024, 8:05pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/dmenu-not-showing-programs-installed-via-nix-on-guix-system/262/10 "2024-02-20T20:05:58Z")

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> Try sourcing that file in `~.profile` then. I don’t know if having zsh as the user shell in `/etc/passwd` means zsh will be used for scripts with `sh`, my understanding is `sh` uses `bash` with a special option, so it’s not going to see anything provided by `zshenv`.

I see, but as I mentioned in the original post, it used to work fine when I was not managing these files (`shell` configuration files and all) via `guix home`.

BTW `~/.profile` is already (by default) a `symlink` to a `/gnu/store` item, how do I add something to `~/.profile` without breaking the `symlink`?

> If you look at `profile.d/nix.sh` being sourced, the only thing it does is add the nix profile `bin` to `PATH` and `share/man` to `MANPATH` (and moving `~/.nix-profile` if it exists to `~/.local/state/nix/profile` and certificates I guess). If you want dmenu to see desktop files, you’ll need to add the nix profile `share` to `XDG_DATA_DIRS` anyway.

I can try doing it manually, but it should work the “official” way (?)

Maybe I there is something else I am doing, that could be causing issues?

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**Author:** ![moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@moto](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/moto)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2024, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/dmenu-not-showing-programs-installed-via-nix-on-guix-system/262/11 "2024-02-20T21:34:39Z")

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There’s `home-shell-profile-service` that can be extended with a list of file-likes for when guix home makes `.profile`.

```scheme
(simple-service 'nix-profile-service home-shell-profile-service
		(list (mixed-text-file "nix-shell-profile"
				       ...)))

```

I’m not running xwindows, so I can’t easily reproduce it, but see this thread:  
[[Solved] User scripts not being detected by xinitrc or dmenu](https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=198362)

> Because you are setting your new $PATH in a configuration file for an _interactive_ shell and _dmenu_ is not being started from such a shell.  
> You should set $PATH from a configuration file for a _login_ shell so the variable is set when you start the X server and inherited by all subsequent processes.  
> [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ba … tion\_files](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Bash#Configuration_files)  
> So yes, **~/.profile** would be correct as this is a configuration file for both interactive _and_ login shells.

Presumably, you’re using keybindings to call dmenu?

Additionally:  
[Arch wiki: dmenu](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/dmenu)

[Arch wiki: Light DM#X Session](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/LightDM#X_session_wrapper)

Seems to depend on your desktop manager, use `~/.profile` `~/.xinitrc`, `~/.xsession` to set the paths or source the script. I’d suggest `~/.profile` so you’re not accidentally setting it twice.

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**Author:** ![apoorv569](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/958977/32.png) [@apoorv569](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/apoorv569)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2024, 4:16am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/dmenu-not-showing-programs-installed-via-nix-on-guix-system/262/12 "2024-02-21T04:16:40Z")

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I see, interesting.

So I moved,

```auto
if [-f "/run/current-system/profile/etc/profile.d/nix.sh"]; then
    source /run/current-system/profile/etc/profile.d/nix.sh
fi

```

from `zshenv` to `zprofile` (managing via `guix home` only) and I see programs installed via `nix` in `dmenu`.

Noticed that **David** also sets this in his `bash-profile` file, [dotfiles/daviwil/systems/common.scm at e1f05290894ecb67c7be9d53a5393bb60220f253 · daviwil/dotfiles · GitHub](https://github.com/daviwil/dotfiles/blob/e1f05290894ecb67c7be9d53a5393bb60220f253/daviwil/systems/common.scm#L55)

Its where I got this from, perhaps I got confused between `shell` files, `zshenv` is more for `interactive` shell only I guess.

Though I am still curious as to why it used to work when I was not using `guix home` to manage these files files.

He does also does this for `flatpak` apps, [dotfiles/daviwil/systems/common.scm at e1f05290894ecb67c7be9d53a5393bb60220f253 · daviwil/dotfiles · GitHub](https://github.com/daviwil/dotfiles/blob/e1f05290894ecb67c7be9d53a5393bb60220f253/daviwil/systems/common.scm#L32)

which I do the same, but I don’t see the `flatpak` apps in `dmenu` either. Though I don’t use `flatpak` that much, I prefer using `nix`…

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**Author:** ![moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@moto](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/moto)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2024, 11:22pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/dmenu-not-showing-programs-installed-via-nix-on-guix-system/262/13 "2024-02-21T23:22:22Z")

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Can simplify it even further using the guix packages to point directly to the file in the store.

```scheme
(mixed-text-file "flatpak-shell-profile"
		 "source " flatpak "/etc/profile.d/flatpak.sh")

(mixed-text-file "nix-shell-profile"
		 "source " nix "/etc/profile.d/nix.sh")

```

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**Author:** ![apoorv569](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/958977/32.png) [@apoorv569](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/apoorv569)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2024, 4:54am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/dmenu-not-showing-programs-installed-via-nix-on-guix-system/262/14 "2024-02-22T04:54:15Z")

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What do you mean? Like generate `zprofile` using these `mixed-text-file` objects?

Something like,

```auto
              (zprofile
               (list
                (local-file "files/shell/zsh/zprofile")
                (mixed-text-file "flatpak-shell-profile"
                                 #~(string-append "source " #$(file-append (specification->package "flatpak") "/etc/profile.d/flatpak.sh" "\n")))
                (mixed-text-file "nix-shell-profile"
                                 #~(string-append "source " #$(file-append (specification->package "nix") "/etc/profile.d/nix.sh" "\n")))))

```

?

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**Author:** ![moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@moto](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/moto)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2024, 1:36pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/dmenu-not-showing-programs-installed-via-nix-on-guix-system/262/15 "2024-02-22T13:36:18Z")

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Yeah, if you’re just using a `mixed-text-file` you don’t have to bother with the g-exps. The example in the docs is:

```scheme
(mixed-text-file "profile"
                 "export PATH=" coreutils "/bin:" grep "/bin")

```

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**Author:** ![apoorv569](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/958977/32.png) [@apoorv569](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/apoorv569)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2024, 6:41am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/dmenu-not-showing-programs-installed-via-nix-on-guix-system/262/16 "2024-02-23T06:41:27Z")

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Works. I have marked your answer above as solution. Thanks for the help.

**EDIT** : BTW, I added this,

```auto
              (zprofile
               (list
                (local-file "files/shell/zsh/zprofile")
                (mixed-text-file "flatpak-shell-profile"
                                 "source " flatpak "/etc/profile.d/flatpak.sh" "\n")
                (mixed-text-file "nix-shell-profile"
                                 "source " nix "/etc/profile.d/nix.sh" "\n")))

```

it adds this to the `zprofile` file,

```auto
source /gnu/store/2p06n3dyiia1yql2xkh432hz93ng251f-flatpak-1.14.4/etc/profile.d/flatpak.sh

source /gnu/store/070dq5xkdwjkilqjg99a2iyb9px6xi5h-nix-2.16.1/etc/profile.d/nix.sh

```

`nix` one works, I see programs installed via `nix` in `dmenu`, though `flatpak` ones still don’t show up, but it doesn’t matter I don’t use `flatpak` that much and the original issue is solved.

Also I didn’t know that I don’t need `gexp` in `mixed-text-file`, it helped clean up a lot of my `guix` home configuration.

Thanks again.