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diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/administration/network-problems.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/administration/network-problems.xml index 3af9cc59742f..570f58358845 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/administration/network-problems.xml +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/administration/network-problems.xml @@ -3,31 +3,25 @@ xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" version="5.0" xml:id="sec-nix-network-issues"> + <title>Network Problems</title> -<title>Network Problems</title> - -<para>Nix uses a so-called <emphasis>binary cache</emphasis> to -optimise building a package from source into downloading it as a -pre-built binary. That is, whenever a command like -<command>nixos-rebuild</command> needs a path in the Nix store, Nix -will try to download that path from the Internet rather than build it -from source. The default binary cache is -<uri>https://cache.nixos.org/</uri>. If this cache is unreachable, -Nix operations may take a long time due to HTTP connection timeouts. -You can disable the use of the binary cache by adding <option>--option -use-binary-caches false</option>, e.g. - + <para> + Nix uses a so-called <emphasis>binary cache</emphasis> to optimise building a + package from source into downloading it as a pre-built binary. That is, + whenever a command like <command>nixos-rebuild</command> needs a path in the + Nix store, Nix will try to download that path from the Internet rather than + build it from source. The default binary cache is + <uri>https://cache.nixos.org/</uri>. If this cache is unreachable, Nix + operations may take a long time due to HTTP connection timeouts. You can + disable the use of the binary cache by adding <option>--option + use-binary-caches false</option>, e.g. <screen> -$ nixos-rebuild switch --option use-binary-caches false +# nixos-rebuild switch --option use-binary-caches false </screen> - -If you have an alternative binary cache at your disposal, you can use -it instead: - + If you have an alternative binary cache at your disposal, you can use it + instead: <screen> -$ nixos-rebuild switch --option binary-caches http://my-cache.example.org/ +# nixos-rebuild switch --option binary-caches http://my-cache.example.org/ </screen> - -</para> - + </para> </section> |