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+# Commands for cleaning up Nix system because I'm tired of looking these up:
+
+nix-env --list-generations
+
+# Perform garbage collection by deleting old derivations
+nix-collect-garbage --delete-old
+
+# recommeneded to sometimes run as sudo to collect additional garbage
+sudo nix-collect-garbage -d
+
+# As a separation of concerns - you will need to run this command to clean out boot
+sudo /run/current-system/bin/switch-to-configuration boot