From 15c035c13f3c452ffef3960e97bd0e9b38d98ec2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Shea Levy Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2016 08:20:51 -0400 Subject: Remove nix-install-package. Refs #831 --- doc/manual/packages/one-click.xml | 37 ------------------------------ doc/manual/packages/package-management.xml | 1 - 2 files changed, 38 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 doc/manual/packages/one-click.xml (limited to 'doc/manual/packages') 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 @@ - - -One-Click Installation - -Often, when you want to install a specific package (e.g., from -the Nix -Packages collection), 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 one-click installs 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. - -For instance, you can go to 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 application/nix-package files. You should -open them with /nix/bin/nix-install-package. -This will open a window that asks you to confirm that you want to -install the package. When you answer Y, 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. - -You can also install application/nix-package -files from the command line directly. See for details. - - \ 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 create packages should consult - -- cgit 1.4.1