From a67f9ee242e43bd524df8a906c0792c1e68900d8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Himadri Bhattacharjee <107522312+lavafroth@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2024 08:42:06 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] docs: add troubleshooting section

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 README.md | 15 +++++++++++++++
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 ```
 
 followed by another rebuild.
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### command-not-found unable to connect to database
+
+The programs.sqlite is only generated for the nixos- prefixed channels.
+
+Run the following as root:
+
+```sh
+nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-unstable nixos
+nix-channel --update
+```
+
+Further reading: [NixOS discourse](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/command-not-found-unable-to-open-database/3807).