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authorEelco Dolstra <eelco.dolstra@logicblox.com>2014-11-24T13·53+0100
committerEelco Dolstra <eelco.dolstra@logicblox.com>2014-11-24T15·50+0100
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-<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
-      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
-      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
-      version="5.0"
-      xml:id="ch-getting-started-nix"> 
-
-<title>Getting Started with Nix</title>
-
-<para>This tutorial takes you through the basic tasks you might perform when you start using Nix.</para>
-<procedure>
-
-<step><para>Install single-user Nix by running the following:
-
-<screen>
-$ curl https://nixos.org/nix/install | sh
-</screen>
-
-This will install Nix in <filename>/nix</filename>. The install script
-will create <filename>/nix</filename> using <command>sudo</command>,
-so make sure you have sufficient rights.  (For other installation
-methods, see <xref linkend="chap-installation"/>.)</para></step>
-
-<step><para>See what installable packages are currently available
-in the channel:
-
-<screen>
-$ nix-env -qa
-docbook-xml-4.2
-firefox-1.0pre-PR-0.10.1
-hello-2.1.1
-libxslt-1.1.0
-<replaceable>...</replaceable></screen>
-
-</para></step>
-
-<step><para>Install some packages from the channel:
-
-<screen>
-$ nix-env -i hello <replaceable>...</replaceable> </screen>
-
-This should download pre-built packages; it should not build them
-locally (if it does, something went wrong).</para></step>
-
-<step><para>Test that they work:
-
-<screen>
-$ which hello
-/home/eelco/.nix-profile/bin/hello
-$ hello
-Hello, world!
-</screen>
-
-</para></step>
-
-<step><para>Uninstall a package:
-
-<screen>
-$ nix-env -e hello</screen>
-
-</para></step>
-
-<step><para>To keep up-to-date with the channel, do:
-
-<screen>
-$ nix-channel --update nixpkgs
-$ nix-env -u '*'</screen>
-
-The latter command will upgrade each installed package for which there
-is a “newer” version (as determined by comparing the version
-numbers).</para></step>
-
-<step><para>You can also install specific packages directly from
-your web browser.  For instance, you can go to <link
-xlink:href="http://hydra.nixos.org/jobset/nixpkgs/trunk/channel/latest"
-/> and click on any link for the individual packages for your
-platform.  Associate <literal>application/nix-package</literal> with
-the program <command>nix-install-package</command>.  A window should
-appear asking you whether it’s okay to install the package.  Say
-<literal>Y</literal>.  The package and all its dependencies will be
-installed.</para></step>
-
-<step><para>If you're unhappy with the result of a
-<command>nix-env</command> action (e.g., an upgraded package turned
-out not to work properly), you can go back:
-
-<screen>
-$ nix-env --rollback</screen>
-
-</para></step>
-
-<step><para>You should periodically run the Nix garbage collector
-to get rid of unused packages, since uninstalls or upgrades don't
-actually delete them:
-
-<screen>
-$ nix-collect-garbage -d</screen>
-
-<!--
-The first command deletes old “generations” of your profile (making
-rollbacks impossible, but also making the packages in those old
-generations available for garbage collection), while the second
-command actually deletes them.-->
-
-</para></step>
-
-</procedure>
-
-</chapter>
diff --git a/doc/manual/quick-start/quick-start.xml b/doc/manual/quick-start/quick-start.xml
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-<part xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
-      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
-      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
-      version="5.0"
-      xml:id="chap-quick-start">
-
-<title>Quick-Start</title>
-
-<partintro>
-<para>This section is for impatient people who don't like reading
-documentation.  For more in-depth information you are kindly referred
-to subsequent chapters.</para>
-</partintro>
-
-<xi:include href="getting-started.xml" />
-
-</part>