diff --git a/pkgs/tools/X11/nitrogen/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/X11/nitrogen/default.nix
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+{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "nitrogen-1.5.2";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://projects.l3ib.org/nitrogen/files/nitrogen-1.5.2.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "60a2437ce6a6c0ba44505fc8066c1973140d4bb48e1e5649f525c7b0b8bf9fd2";
+  };
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "A background browser and setter for X windows";
+    homepage = http://projects.l3ib.org/nitrogen/;
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+  };
+}