Standarised installation

[tombh]

I'm new to Nushell, is there a standardised way to install this? Ideally I'd like to install with a standard installation method. For example, in the script recommended by the Nushell Book:

[ nu_plugin_inc
  nu_plugin_polars
  nu_plugin_gstat
  nu_plugin_formats
  nu_plugin_query
] | each { cargo install $in } | ignore

Or with the nupm Package Manager.

But neither of those seem to be supported?

Basically, I'd like to not have to come back to this repo to remember how to install it next time I setup my Nushell on a new machine.

[tesujimath]

Hi, I don't really know what the best way in Nu land would be, but maybe you should investigate Nix? It's a game-changer for declarative whole-system setup.

[tesujimath]

And once you have Nix you can install this as a Nix Flake. Job done.

[tombh]

I actually use Nix! And am a big fan. But I don't want to use it in this case. Nix is not on all my machines. And besides ultimately I don't think it's what everybody should use (Nix is quite an acquired taste after all).

Also, I feel like one of the main points of Nushell is to get away from the idiosyncrasies of POSIX and offer a more sane and accessible cross-platform CLI experience. Personally I feel that depending on a single OS is anathema to that philosophy.

[tesujimath]

I am certainly open to any specific suggestions or especially PRs towards a better Nu packaging. I only recently transitioned this from plugin (which was overly complicated and a bother to maintain) to this module, which may currently be a bit naive.

Bear in mind that the module relies on the separately installed bash-env-json script, so what you're seeking may not be possible in pure Nu.

[tombh]

Thank you. I ended up with just going with this in the end: https://www.nushell.sh/cookbook/ssh_agent.html#keychain

[tesujimath]

Thanks for reporting back, and for that pointer! ❤️