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nixos/manual: clarify declarative packages section
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nixos/doc/manual/configuration/declarative-packages.xml
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The first column in the output is the <emphasis>attribute name</emphasis>,
such as <literal>nixos.thunderbird</literal>. (The <literal>nixos</literal>
prefix allows distinguishing between different channels that you might have.)
such as <literal>nixos.thunderbird</literal>.
</para>
<para>
Note: the <literal>nixos</literal> prefix tells us that we want to get the
package from the <literal>nixos</literal> channel and works only in CLI tools.
In declarative configuration use <literal>pkgs</literal> prefix (variable).
</para>
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