lock nix-path and local flake registry to sytem nixpkgs

base.nix

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ config, pkgs, ... }:
+{ config, pkgs, inputs, ... }:
 
 {
   imports = [
@@ -29,6 +29,17 @@
 
   nix.settings.experimental-features = [ "nix-command" "flakes" ];
 
+  /* This makes commandline tools like
+  ** nix run nixpkgs#hello
+  ** and nix-shell -p hello
+  ** use the same channel the system
+  ** was built with
+  */
+  nix.registry = {
+    nixpkgs.flake = inputs.nixpkgs;
+  };
+  nix.nixPath = [ "nixpkgs=${inputs.nixpkgs}" ];
+
   environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
     file
     git

flake.nix

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     nixosConfigurations = {
       jokum = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
         system = "x86_64-linux";
-        specialArgs = { inherit unstable; };
+        specialArgs = { inherit unstable inputs; };
         modules = [
           ./hosts/jokum/configuration.nix
           sops-nix.nixosModules.sops