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diff --git a/third_party/nix/doc/manual/installation/installing-binary.xml b/third_party/nix/doc/manual/installation/installing-binary.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 394d8053b942..000000000000 --- a/third_party/nix/doc/manual/installation/installing-binary.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,190 +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="ch-installing-binary"> - -<title>Installing a Binary Distribution</title> - -<para>If you are using Linux or macOS, the easiest way to install Nix -is to run the following command: - -<screen> - $ sh <(curl https://nixos.org/nix/install) -</screen> - -As of Nix 2.1.0, the Nix installer will always default to creating a -single-user installation, however opting in to the multi-user -installation is highly recommended. -</para> - -<section xml:id="sect-single-user-installation"> - <title>Single User Installation</title> - - <para> - To explicitly select a single-user installation on your system: - - <screen> - sh <(curl https://nixos.org/nix/install) --no-daemon -</screen> - </para> - -<para> -This will perform a single-user installation of Nix, meaning that -<filename>/nix</filename> is owned by the invoking user. You should -run this under your usual user account, <emphasis>not</emphasis> as -root. The script will invoke <command>sudo</command> to create -<filename>/nix</filename> if it doesn’t already exist. If you don’t -have <command>sudo</command>, you should manually create -<command>/nix</command> first as root, e.g.: - -<screen> -$ mkdir /nix -$ chown alice /nix -</screen> - -The install script will modify the first writable file from amongst -<filename>.bash_profile</filename>, <filename>.bash_login</filename> -and <filename>.profile</filename> to source -<filename>~/.nix-profile/etc/profile.d/nix.sh</filename>. You can set -the <command>NIX_INSTALLER_NO_MODIFY_PROFILE</command> environment -variable before executing the install script to disable this -behaviour. -</para> - - -<para>You can uninstall Nix simply by running: - -<screen> -$ rm -rf /nix -</screen> - -</para> -</section> - -<section xml:id="sect-multi-user-installation"> - <title>Multi User Installation</title> - <para> - The multi-user Nix installation creates system users, and a system - service for the Nix daemon. - </para> - - <itemizedlist> - <title>Supported Systems</title> - - <listitem> - <para>Linux running systemd, with SELinux disabled</para> - </listitem> - <listitem><para>macOS</para></listitem> - </itemizedlist> - - <para> - You can instruct the installer to perform a multi-user - installation on your system: - - <screen> - sh <(curl https://nixos.org/nix/install) --daemon -</screen> - </para> - - <para> - The multi-user installation of Nix will create build users between - the user IDs 30001 and 30032, and a group with the group ID 30000. - - You should run this under your usual user account, - <emphasis>not</emphasis> as root. The script will invoke - <command>sudo</command> as needed. - </para> - - <note><para> - If you need Nix to use a different group ID or user ID set, you - will have to download the tarball manually and <link - linkend="sect-nix-install-binary-tarball">edit the install - script</link>. - </para></note> - - <para> - The installer will modify <filename>/etc/bashrc</filename>, and - <filename>/etc/zshrc</filename> if they exist. The installer will - first back up these files with a - <literal>.backup-before-nix</literal> extension. The installer - will also create <filename>/etc/profile.d/nix.sh</filename>. - </para> - - <para>You can uninstall Nix with the following commands: - -<screen> -sudo rm -rf /etc/profile/nix.sh /etc/nix /nix ~root/.nix-profile ~root/.nix-defexpr ~root/.nix-channels ~/.nix-profile ~/.nix-defexpr ~/.nix-channels - -# If you are on Linux with systemd, you will need to run: -sudo systemctl stop nix-daemon.socket -sudo systemctl stop nix-daemon.service -sudo systemctl disable nix-daemon.socket -sudo systemctl disable nix-daemon.service -sudo systemctl daemon-reload - -# If you are on macOS, you will need to run: -sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.nixos.nix-daemon.plist -sudo rm /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.nixos.nix-daemon.plist -</screen> - - There may also be references to Nix in - <filename>/etc/profile</filename>, - <filename>/etc/bashrc</filename>, and - <filename>/etc/zshrc</filename> which you may remove. - </para> - -</section> - -<section xml:id="sect-nix-install-pinned-version-url"> - <title>Installing a pinned Nix version from a URL</title> - - <para> - NixOS.org hosts version-specific installation URLs for all Nix - versions since 1.11.16, at - <literal>https://nixos.org/releases/nix/nix-VERSION/install</literal>. - </para> - - <para> - These install scripts can be used the same as the main - NixOS.org installation script: - - <screen> - sh <(curl https://nixos.org/nix/install) -</screen> - </para> - - <para> - In the same directory of the install script are sha256 sums, and - gpg signature files. - </para> -</section> - -<section xml:id="sect-nix-install-binary-tarball"> - <title>Installing from a binary tarball</title> - - <para> - You can also download a binary tarball that contains Nix and all - its dependencies. (This is what the install script at - <uri>https://nixos.org/nix/install</uri> does automatically.) You - should unpack it somewhere (e.g. in <filename>/tmp</filename>), - and then run the script named <command>install</command> inside - the binary tarball: - - -<screen> -alice$ cd /tmp -alice$ tar xfj nix-1.8-x86_64-darwin.tar.bz2 -alice$ cd nix-1.8-x86_64-darwin -alice$ ./install -</screen> - </para> - - <para> - If you need to edit the multi-user installation script to use - different group ID or a different user ID range, modify the - variables set in the file named - <filename>install-multi-user</filename>. - </para> -</section> -</chapter> |