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Subject: |
[PATCH] doc: Document required setup steps for Nix service. |
Date: |
Wed, 7 Feb 2024 00:18:49 +1100 |
* doc/guix.texi (Nix service): Add specific channel setup commands, add
commands to create profile directory.
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doc/guix.texi | 19 +++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index b76df868f8..0ac245a376 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -40313,16 +40313,31 @@ Miscellaneous Services
@itemize
@item Add a Nix channel and update it. See
-@url{https://nixos.org/nix/manual/, Nix Package Manager Guide}.
+@url{https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Nix_channels, Nix channels} for more
+information about the available channels. If you would like to use the
+unstable Nix channel you can do this by running:
+
+@example
+$ nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixpkgs-unstable
+$ nix-channel --update
+@end example
+
+@item Create your Nix profile directory:
+
+@example
+$ sudo mkdir -p /nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/$USER
+$ sudo chown $USER:root /nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/$USER
+@end example
@item Create a symlink to your profile and activate Nix profile:
-@end itemize
@example
$ ln -s "/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/$USER/profile" ~/.nix-profile
$ source /run/current-system/profile/etc/profile.d/nix.sh
@end example
+@end itemize
+
@end defvar
@deftp {Data Type} nix-configuration
base-commit: a4464bd0975c811f18af98f69032b29bddda5b81
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2.41.0
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Re: [bug#68950] [PATCH] doc: Document required setup steps for Nix service. |
Date: |
Tue, 27 Feb 2024 11:24:36 +0100 |
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Carlo Zancanaro <carlo@zancanaro.id.au> skribis:
> * doc/guix.texi (Nix service): Add specific channel setup commands, add
> commands to create profile directory.
Applied, thanks!
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