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diff --git a/doc/manual/quick-start.xml b/doc/manual/quick-start.xml index 779b9b9b8546..17079906396c 100644 --- a/doc/manual/quick-start.xml +++ b/doc/manual/quick-start.xml @@ -11,56 +11,22 @@ to the following chapters.</para> <orderedlist> -<listitem><para>Download a source tarball or RPM or Debian/Ubuntu -package from <link xlink:href='http://nixos.org/'/>. Build source -distributions using the regular sequence: +<listitem><para>Install Nix by running the following: <screen> -$ tar xvfj nix-<replaceable>version</replaceable>.tar.bz2 -$ cd nix-<replaceable>version</replaceable> -$ ./configure -$ make -$ make install <lineannotation>(as root)</lineannotation></screen> - -This will install the Nix binaries in <filename>/usr/local</filename> -and keep the Nix store and other state in <filename>/nix</filename>. -You can change the former by specifying -<option>--prefix=<replaceable>path</replaceable></option>. The -location of the store can be changed using -<option>--with-store-dir=<replaceable>path</replaceable></option>. -However, you shouldn't change the store location, if at all possible, -since that will make it impossible to use pre-built binaries from the -Nixpkgs channel and other channels. The location of the state can be -changed using -<option>--localstatedir=<replaceable>path</replaceable>.</option></para></listitem> - -<listitem><para>You should add -<filename><replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/etc/profile.d/nix.sh</filename> -to your <filename>~/.profile</filename> (or some other login -file).</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para>Subscribe to the Nix Packages channel. +$ bash <(curl https://nixos.org/nix/install) +</screen> -<screen> -$ nix-channel --add http://nixos.org/channels/nixpkgs-unstable</screen> - -</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para>Download the latest Nix expressions available in the channel. -<screen> -$ nix-channel --update</screen> - -Note that this in itself doesn't download any packages, it just -downloads the Nix expressions that build them and stores them -somewhere (under <filename>~/.nix-defexpr</filename>, in case you're -curious). Also, it registers the fact that pre-built binaries are -available remotely.</para></listitem> +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></listitem> <listitem><para>See what installable packages are currently available in the channel: <screen> -$ nix-env -qa \* +$ nix-env -qa docbook-xml-4.2 firefox-1.0pre-PR-0.10.1 hello-2.1.1 @@ -72,7 +38,7 @@ libxslt-1.1.0 <listitem><para>Install some packages from the channel: <screen> -$ nix-env -i hello firefox <replaceable>...</replaceable> </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></listitem> @@ -84,8 +50,7 @@ $ which hello /home/eelco/.nix-profile/bin/hello $ hello Hello, world! -$ firefox -<lineannotation>(read Slashdot or something)</lineannotation></screen> +</screen> </para></listitem> @@ -99,7 +64,7 @@ $ nix-env -e hello</screen> <listitem><para>To keep up-to-date with the channel, do: <screen> -$ nix-channel --update +$ nix-channel --update nixpkgs $ nix-env -u '*'</screen> The latter command will upgrade each installed package for which there |