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@@ -58,6 +58,14 @@ $ nix-pack-closure $(which azureus) | ssh scratchy nix-unpack-closure</screen>
</para>
+<para>As a variation on the previous example, copy
+<command>azureus</command>, and also install it in the user’s profile
+on the target machine:
+
+<screen>
+$ nix-pack-closure $(which azureus) | ssh scratchy 'nix-env -i $(nix-unpack-closure)'</screen>
+
+
</refsection>