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authorRobert Hensing <roberth@users.noreply.github.com>2024-01-26 13:19:25 +0100
committerGitHub <noreply@github.com>2024-01-26 13:19:25 +0100
commit94b11073db6a7ca5733bc2d45378d800d9542975 (patch)
tree2bdd63a48cb9252e4e2999f7cfbe8e918ac69fd1 /pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox
parent2d732449a7d841b9503192853e7212f30243d6e3 (diff)
parentc251abe9b45ec5d7883472586d4ca8d54ed28fb0 (diff)
Merge pull request #222403 from Zahrun/doc/virtualbox
virtualbox: add indication for the nix option
Diffstat (limited to 'pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox')
-rw-r--r--pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/default.nix6
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/default.nix
index 62109eac2700b..9ccda28cfa734 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/default.nix
@@ -238,6 +238,12 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   meta = {
     description = "PC emulator";
+    longDescription = ''
+      VirtualBox is an x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise and home use.
+
+      To install on NixOS, please use the option `virtualisation.virtualbox.host.enable = true`.
+      Please also check other options under `virtualisation.virtualbox`.
+    '';
     sourceProvenance = with lib.sourceTypes; [
       fromSource
       binaryNativeCode