--- format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1" id: "2ee1c1cfcc6bdf9377de1cedbe2f2b903946a968bda0a6c8a40ddefb3520594f" canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/2ee1c1cf?lang=en" title: "Every package is already installed" lang: "en" requested_lang: "en" available_langs: ["en","vi"] translation_fallback: null fallback_fields: [] published_at: "2026-09-25T06:39:43.000Z" category: "Infra" topics: ["open-source","infra","nix","nixpkgs","fuse"] source_urls: ["https://fzakaria.com/2026/09/24/every-package-is-already-installed","https://lobste.rs/s/wqzbpw/every_package_is_already_installed"] summary: "tl;dr; omnibin is a FUSE filesystem that puts every binary nixpkgs ever shipped on your $PATH. Nothing is installed. Nothing needs building. 0 bytes on disk until something actually reads a file. 😈 It’s 2026, why am I still installing packages individually?1 Why must I go through the ritual of adding a package to my configuration.nix, running nix-shell or succumb to the hellscape of nix-env -iA. Yes, I am a little inspired after watching DHH’s keynote at RailsConf 2026. I feel the same way about package management. ↩" --- # Every package is already installed > [Open the canonical story]() **Published:** 2026-09-25T06:39:43.000Z **Category:** Infra **Topics:** open\-source, infra, nix, nixpkgs, fuse ## Summary tl;dr; omnibin is a FUSE filesystem that puts every binary nixpkgs ever shipped on your $PATH\. Nothing is installed\. Nothing needs building\. 0 bytes on disk until something actually reads a file\. 😈 It’s 2026, why am I still installing packages individually?1 Why must I go through the ritual of adding a package to my configuration\.nix, running nix\-shell or succumb to the hellscape of nix\-env \-iA\. Yes, I am a little inspired after watching DHH’s keynote at RailsConf 2026\. I feel the same way about package management\. ↩ ## Sources - [Story source]() - [Discussion]()