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Diffstat (limited to 'doc/manual/quick-start.xml')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/manual/quick-start.xml | 11 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/manual/quick-start.xml b/doc/manual/quick-start.xml index 79323c523be0..f4deb0bbbfae 100644 --- a/doc/manual/quick-start.xml +++ b/doc/manual/quick-start.xml @@ -22,7 +22,10 @@ $ ./configure $ make $ make install <lineannotation>(as root)</lineannotation></screen> - This will install Nix in <filename>/nix</filename>. + This will install Nix in <filename>/nix</filename>. You + should also add <filename>/nix/etc/profile.d/nix.sh</filename> + to your <filename>~/.bashrc</filename> (or some other login + file). </para> </listitem> @@ -36,6 +39,8 @@ $ make install <lineannotation>(as root)</lineannotation></screen> $ wget http://<replaceable>...</replaceable>/nix/nixpkgs-<replaceable>version</replaceable>/nixpkgs-<replaceable>version</replaceable>.tar.bz2 $ tar xfj nixpkgs-<replaceable>version</replaceable>.tar.bz2</screen> + This will unpack the distribution into a directory + <filename>nixpkgs-<replaceable>version</replaceable>/</filename>. </para> </listitem> @@ -62,7 +67,7 @@ $ nix-pull http://<replaceable>...</replaceable>/nix/nixpkgs-<replaceable>versio See what's available: <screen> -$ nix-env -qaf nixpkgs-<replaceable>version</replaceable> +$ nix-env -qaf nixpkgs-<replaceable>version</replaceable>/ MozillaFirebird-0.7 hello-2.1.1 docbook-xml-4.2 @@ -77,7 +82,7 @@ libxslt-1.1.0 Install some packages: <screen> -$ nix-env -iBf nixpkgs-<replaceable>version</replaceable> hello MozillaFirebird <replaceable>...</replaceable> </screen> +$ nix-env -iBf nixpkgs-<replaceable>version</replaceable>/ hello MozillaFirebird <replaceable>...</replaceable> </screen> </para> </listitem> |