diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/add-bin-to-path.sh b/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/add-bin-to-path.sh
index 308c2706fd059..375a544dc6a48 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/add-bin-to-path.sh
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/add-bin-to-path.sh
@@ -5,10 +5,8 @@ export PATH
 
 addBinToPath () {
     # shellcheck disable=SC2154
-    if [ -d "$out/bin" ]; then
-        PATH="$out/bin:$PATH"
-        export PATH
-    fi
+    PATH="$out/bin:$PATH"
+    export PATH
 }
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2154
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/am/amp/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/am/amp/package.nix
index 2d0890b63d67d..cd1e8eb7ca32c 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/am/amp/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/am/amp/package.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
   libgit2,
   darwin,
   curl,
+  writableTmpDirAsHomeHook,
 }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "jmacdonald";
     repo = "amp";
-    rev = version;
+    tag = version;
     hash = "sha256-xNadwz2agPbxvgUqrUf1+KsWTmeNh8hJIWcNwTzzM/M=";
   };
 
@@ -48,8 +49,9 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
       ]
     );
 
-  # Tests need to write to the theme directory in HOME.
-  preCheck = "export HOME=`mktemp -d`";
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    writableTmpDirAsHomeHook
+  ];
 
   meta = {
     description = "Modern text editor inspired by Vim";
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ap/apx/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ap/apx/package.nix
index b60e70a45c51c..5b9d3be524db3 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ap/apx/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ap/apx/package.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   installShellFiles,
   distrobox,
   podman,
+  writableTmpDirAsHomeHook,
 }:
 
 buildGoModule rec {
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "Vanilla-OS";
     repo = "apx";
-    rev = "v${version}";
+    tag = "v${version}";
     hash = "sha256-60z6wbbXQp7MA5l7LP/mToZftX+nbcs2Mewg5jCFwFk=";
   };
 
@@ -26,6 +27,10 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     podman
   ];
 
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    writableTmpDirAsHomeHook
+  ];
+
   ldflags = [
     "-s"
     "-w"
@@ -46,8 +51,6 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     install -Dm444 README.md -t $out/share/docs/apx
     install -Dm444 COPYING.md $out/share/licenses/apx/LICENSE
 
-    # Create a temp writable home-dir so apx outputs completions without error
-    export HOME=$(mktemp -d)
     # apx command now works (for completions)
     # though complains "Error: no such file or directory"
     installShellCompletion --cmd apx \
@@ -56,12 +59,12 @@ buildGoModule rec {
       --zsh <($out/bin/apx completion zsh)
   '';
 
-  meta = with lib; {
+  meta = {
     description = "Vanilla OS package manager";
     homepage = "https://github.com/Vanilla-OS/apx";
     changelog = "https://github.com/Vanilla-OS/apx/releases/tag/v${version}";
-    license = licenses.gpl3Only;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl3Only;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
       dit7ya
       chewblacka
     ];
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/aw/aws-shell/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/aw/aws-shell/package.nix
index 5b1222f5ef848..ed7646e6446c7 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/aw/aws-shell/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/aw/aws-shell/package.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   lib,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   awscli,
+  writableTmpDirAsHomeHook,
 }:
 
 python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
@@ -38,12 +39,9 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
 
   nativeCheckInputs = with python3Packages; [
     pytestCheckHook
+    writableTmpDirAsHomeHook
   ];
 
-  preCheck = ''
-    export HOME=$(mktemp -d)
-  '';
-
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://github.com/awslabs/aws-shell";
     description = "Integrated shell for working with the AWS CLI";
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/aw/awscli2/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/aw/awscli2/package.nix
index aa3a114c9d320..6eace0a32db7c 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/aw/awscli2/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/aw/awscli2/package.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
   nix-update-script,
   testers,
   awscli2,
+  addBinToPathHook,
+  writableTmpDirAsHomeHook,
 }:
 
 let
@@ -121,9 +123,11 @@ py.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
   ];
 
   nativeCheckInputs = with py.pkgs; [
+    addBinToPathHook
     jsonschema
     mock
     pytestCheckHook
+    writableTmpDirAsHomeHook
   ];
 
   postInstall =
@@ -136,11 +140,6 @@ py.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
       rm $out/bin/aws.cmd
     '';
 
-  preCheck = ''
-    export PATH=$PATH:$out/bin
-    export HOME=$(mktemp -d)
-  '';
-
   # Propagating dependencies leaks them through $PYTHONPATH which causes issues
   # when used in nix-shell.
   postFixup = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ha/hatch/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ha/hatch/package.nix
index 5a5aff9e04739..215d6a45f1d0d 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ha/hatch/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ha/hatch/package.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   git,
   cargo,
   versionCheckHook,
+  writableTmpDirAsHomeHook,
   darwin,
   nix-update-script,
 }:
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
     ++ [
       cargo
       versionCheckHook
+      writableTmpDirAsHomeHook
     ]
     ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
       darwin.ps
@@ -70,10 +72,6 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
 
   versionCheckProgramArg = [ "--version" ];
 
-  preCheck = ''
-    export HOME=$(mktemp -d);
-  '';
-
   pytestFlagsArray =
     [
       # AssertionError on the version metadata
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/he/hedgedoc/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/he/hedgedoc/package.nix
index 01b4b38e9b8dd..d22920bd0175b 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/he/hedgedoc/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/he/hedgedoc/package.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   nodejs,
   python3,
   nixosTests,
+  writableTmpDirAsHomeHook,
 }:
 
 let
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ let
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "hedgedoc";
     repo = "hedgedoc";
-    rev = version;
+    tag = version;
     hash = "sha256-cRIpcoD9WzLYxKYpkvhRxUmeyJR5z2QyqApzWvQND+s=";
   };
 
@@ -31,10 +32,10 @@ let
       gitMinimal # needed to download git dependencies
       nodejs # needed for npm to download git dependencies
       yarn
+      writableTmpDirAsHomeHook
     ];
 
     buildPhase = ''
-      export HOME=$(mktemp -d)
       yarn config set enableTelemetry 0
       yarn config set cacheFolder $out
       yarn config set --json supportedArchitectures.os '[ "linux" ]'
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/me/meli/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/me/meli/package.nix
index 7640e4813d6c3..a9f17fa671831 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/me/meli/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/me/meli/package.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
   mandoc,
   rustfmt,
   file,
+  writableTmpDirAsHomeHook,
 
   # build inputs
   openssl,
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     file
     gnum4
+    writableTmpDirAsHomeHook
   ];
 
   postInstall = ''
@@ -68,10 +70,6 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
       --prefix PATH : ${lib.makeBinPath [ gnum4 ]}
   '';
 
-  preCheck = ''
-    export HOME=$(mktemp -d)
-  '';
-
   checkFlags = [
     "--skip=test_cli_subcommands" # panicking due to sandbox
   ];
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/me/menulibre/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/me/menulibre/package.nix
index 530d0f8f7ab6c..a5a9e2e8bb872 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/me/menulibre/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/me/menulibre/package.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   nix-update-script,
   testers,
   menulibre,
+  writableTmpDirAsHomeHook,
 }:
 
 python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "bluesabre";
     repo = "menulibre";
-    rev = "menulibre-${version}";
+    tag = "menulibre-${version}";
     hash = "sha256-IfsuOYP/H3r1GDWMVVSBfYvQS+01VJaAlZu+c05geWg=";
   };
 
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
     intltool
     gobject-introspection
     wrapGAppsHook3
+    writableTmpDirAsHomeHook
   ];
 
   postPatch = ''
@@ -43,10 +45,6 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
       --replace-fail 'update_desktop_file(desktop_file, script_path)' ""
   '';
 
-  preBuild = ''
-    export HOME=$TMPDIR
-  '';
-
   passthru = {
     updateScript = nix-update-script { };
     tests.version = testers.testVersion {
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/po/podman-tui/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/po/podman-tui/package.nix
index 08e5780f2e527..225d122ffa25f 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/po/podman-tui/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/po/podman-tui/package.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, buildGoModule, testers, podman-tui }:
+{
+  lib,
+  stdenv,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  buildGoModule,
+  testers,
+  podman-tui,
+}:
 
 buildGoModule rec {
   pname = "podman-tui";
@@ -15,15 +22,15 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   env.CGO_ENABLED = 0;
 
-  tags = [ "containers_image_openpgp" "remote" ]
-    ++ lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin "darwin";
+  tags = [
+    "containers_image_openpgp"
+    "remote"
+  ] ++ lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin "darwin";
 
-  ldflags = [ "-s" "-w" ];
-
-  preCheck = ''
-    export USER="$(whoami)"
-    export HOME="$(mktemp -d)"
-  '';
+  ldflags = [
+    "-s"
+    "-w"
+  ];
 
   checkFlags =
     let
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/py/pylyzer/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/py/pylyzer/package.nix
index f413e1c583b8d..2d877f671de67 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/py/pylyzer/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/py/pylyzer/package.nix
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@
   stdenv,
   rustPlatform,
   fetchFromGitHub,
-  git,
+  gitMinimal,
   python3,
   makeWrapper,
   writeScriptBin,
   versionCheckHook,
   nix-update-script,
+  writableTmpDirAsHomeHook,
 }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
@@ -26,19 +27,16 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   cargoHash = "sha256-mi4pCYA0dQnv3MIpZxVVY0qLdIts/qvxS4og0Tyxk3w=";
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
-    git
+    gitMinimal
     python3
     makeWrapper
+    writableTmpDirAsHomeHook
   ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [ (writeScriptBin "diskutil" "") ];
 
   buildInputs = [
     python3
   ];
 
-  preBuild = ''
-    export HOME=$(mktemp -d)
-  '';
-
   postInstall = ''
     mkdir -p $out/lib
     cp -r $HOME/.erg/ $out/lib/erg
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sh/shopware-cli/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sh/shopware-cli/package.nix
index fac9a4e22a0ae..16a8458e70866 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sh/shopware-cli/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sh/shopware-cli/package.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     repo = "shopware-cli";
     owner = "FriendsOfShopware";
-    rev = version;
+    tag = version;
     hash = "sha256-nFjm1z7QXuUkZ4sVRY0KdFpo0SXBTmJNA28YJpAyG2w=";
   };
 
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   vendorHash = "sha256-7DVC68tKoEwaTbF6Lkv1Ib1imZojTPW3G/QS3W6N8ys=";
 
   postInstall = ''
-    export HOME="$(mktemp -d)"
     installShellCompletion --cmd shopware-cli \
       --bash <($out/bin/shopware-cli completion bash) \
       --zsh <($out/bin/shopware-cli completion zsh) \
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sn/snapcraft/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sn/snapcraft/package.nix
index c7927f854cdf4..02c86328e71bc 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sn/snapcraft/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sn/snapcraft/package.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   fetchFromGitHub,
-  git,
+  gitMinimal,
   glibc,
   lib,
   makeWrapper,
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   python3Packages,
   squashfsTools,
   stdenv,
+  writableTmpDirAsHomeHook,
 }:
 
 python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
@@ -138,17 +139,13 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
       pytestCheckHook
       responses
       setuptools
+      writableTmpDirAsHomeHook
     ]
     ++ [
-      git
+      gitMinimal
       squashfsTools
     ];
 
-  preCheck = ''
-    mkdir -p check-phase
-    export HOME="$(pwd)/check-phase"
-  '';
-
   pytestFlagsArray = [ "tests/unit" ];
 
   disabledTests = [
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/accelerate/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/accelerate/default.nix
index ca17eda23dcbb..6d8ff306900aa 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/accelerate/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/accelerate/default.nix
@@ -21,12 +21,14 @@
   torch,
 
   # tests
+  addBinToPathHook,
   evaluate,
   parameterized,
   pytest7CheckHook,
   transformers,
   config,
   cudatoolkit,
+  writableTmpDirAsHomeHook,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -56,19 +58,17 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   ];
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [
+    addBinToPathHook
     evaluate
     parameterized
     pytest7CheckHook
     transformers
+    writableTmpDirAsHomeHook
   ];
-  preCheck =
-    ''
-      export HOME=$(mktemp -d)
-      export PATH=$out/bin:$PATH
-    ''
-    + lib.optionalString config.cudaSupport ''
-      export TRITON_PTXAS_PATH="${cudatoolkit}/bin/ptxas"
-    '';
+
+  preCheck = lib.optionalString config.cudaSupport ''
+    export TRITON_PTXAS_PATH="${cudatoolkit}/bin/ptxas"
+  '';
   pytestFlagsArray = [ "tests" ];
   disabledTests =
     [