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diff --git a/doc/manual/packages/one-click.xml b/doc/manual/packages/one-click.xml deleted file mode 100644 index cef9a2bbff4e..000000000000 --- a/doc/manual/packages/one-click.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,37 +0,0 @@ -<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="sec-one-click"> - -<title>One-Click Installation</title> - -<para>Often, when you want to install a specific package (e.g., from -the <link -xlink:href="http://nixos.org/nixpkgs/">Nix -Packages collection</link>), subscribing to a channel is a bit -cumbersome. And channels don’t help you at all if you want to install -an older version of a package than the one provided by the current -contents of the channel, or a package that has been removed from the -channel. That’s when <emphasis>one-click installs</emphasis> come in -handy: you can just go to the web page that contains the package, -click on it, and it will be installed with all the necessary -dependencies.</para> - -<para>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. The first time you do this, your browser will ask what to -do with <literal>application/nix-package</literal> files. You should -open them with <filename>/nix/bin/nix-install-package</filename>. -This will open a window that asks you to confirm that you want to -install the package. When you answer <literal>Y</literal>, the -package and all its dependencies will be installed. This is a binary -deployment mechanism — you get packages pre-compiled for the selected -platform type.</para> - -<para>You can also install <literal>application/nix-package</literal> -files from the command line directly. See <xref -linkend='sec-nix-install-package' /> for details.</para> - -</chapter> \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/doc/manual/packages/package-management.xml b/doc/manual/packages/package-management.xml index 5cc5c381bb43..61e55faeb311 100644 --- a/doc/manual/packages/package-management.xml +++ b/doc/manual/packages/package-management.xml @@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ who want to <emphasis>create</emphasis> packages should consult <xi:include href="profiles.xml" /> <xi:include href="garbage-collection.xml" /> <xi:include href="channels.xml" /> -<xi:include href="one-click.xml" /> <xi:include href="sharing-packages.xml" /> </part> |