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diff --git a/nixpkgs/pkgs/misc/beep/default.nix b/nixpkgs/pkgs/misc/beep/default.nix
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+{ stdenv, fetchurl }:
+
+# this package is working only as root
+# in order to work as a non privileged user you would need to suid the bin
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "beep-1.3";
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = http://www.johnath.com/beep/beep-1.3.tar.gz;
+    sha256 = "0bgch6jq5cahakk3kbr9549iysf2dik09afixxy5brbxk1xfzb2r";
+  };
+
+  makeFlags = "INSTALL_DIR=\${out}/bin/ MAN_DIR=\${out}/man/man1/";
+
+  preInstall = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/bin
+    mkdir -p $out/man/man1
+  '';
+  meta = {
+    description = "The advanced PC speaker beeper";
+    homepage = http://www.johnath.com/beep/;
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2;
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+  };
+}