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Diffstat (limited to 'nixpkgs/nixos/doc/manual/installation')
4 files changed, 18 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/nixpkgs/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-from-other-distro.xml b/nixpkgs/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-from-other-distro.xml index f10a7d658879..43f69b923d14 100644 --- a/nixpkgs/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-from-other-distro.xml +++ b/nixpkgs/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-from-other-distro.xml @@ -161,6 +161,13 @@ nixpkgs https://nixos.org/channels/nixpkgs-unstable</screen> existing systems without the help of a rescue USB drive or similar. </para> </warning> + <note> + <para> + On some distributions there are separate PATHS for programs intended only for root. + In order for the installation to succeed, you might have to use <literal>PATH="$PATH:/usr/sbin:/sbin"</literal> + in the following command. + </para> + </note> <screen><prompt>$ </prompt>sudo PATH="$PATH" NIX_PATH="$NIX_PATH" `which nixos-install` --root /mnt</screen> <para> Again, please refer to the <literal>nixos-install</literal> step in diff --git a/nixpkgs/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-virtualbox-guest.xml b/nixpkgs/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-virtualbox-guest.xml index 1cffeed48079..4957b700946e 100644 --- a/nixpkgs/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-virtualbox-guest.xml +++ b/nixpkgs/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-virtualbox-guest.xml @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ VirtualBox settings (Machine / Settings / Shared Folders, then click on the "Add" icon). Add the following to the <literal>/etc/nixos/configuration.nix</literal> to auto-mount them. If you do - not add <literal>"nofail"</literal>, the system will no boot properly. The + not add <literal>"nofail"</literal>, the system will not boot properly. The same goes for disabling <literal>rngd</literal> which is normally used to get randomness but this does not work in virtual machines. </para> diff --git a/nixpkgs/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing.xml b/nixpkgs/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing.xml index 6df1d8303483..bedeb7ccfa8e 100644 --- a/nixpkgs/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing.xml +++ b/nixpkgs/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing.xml @@ -480,13 +480,8 @@ Retype new UNIX password: ***</screen> <prompt>$ </prompt>passwd eelco</screen> </para> <para> - You may also want to install some software. For instance, -<screen> -<prompt>$ </prompt>nix-env -qaP \*</screen> - shows what packages are available, and -<screen> -<prompt>$ </prompt>nix-env -f '<nixpkgs>' -iA w3m</screen> - installs the <literal>w3m</literal> browser. + You may also want to install some software. This will be covered + in <xref linkend="sec-package-management" />. </para> </listitem> </orderedlist> diff --git a/nixpkgs/nixos/doc/manual/installation/upgrading.xml b/nixpkgs/nixos/doc/manual/installation/upgrading.xml index 08780051d5f6..15ba5db9a37b 100644 --- a/nixpkgs/nixos/doc/manual/installation/upgrading.xml +++ b/nixpkgs/nixos/doc/manual/installation/upgrading.xml @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ <para> <emphasis>Stable channels</emphasis>, such as <literal - xlink:href="https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-20.03">nixos-20.03</literal>. + xlink:href="https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-20.09">nixos-20.09</literal>. These only get conservative bug fixes and package upgrades. For instance, a channel update may cause the Linux kernel on your system to be upgraded from 4.19.34 to 4.19.38 (a minor bug fix), but not from @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ <para> <emphasis>Small channels</emphasis>, such as <literal - xlink:href="https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-20.03-small">nixos-20.03-small</literal> + xlink:href="https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-20.09-small">nixos-20.09-small</literal> or <literal xlink:href="https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-unstable-small">nixos-unstable-small</literal>. @@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ <para> When you first install NixOS, you’re automatically subscribed to the NixOS channel that corresponds to your installation source. For instance, if you - installed from a 20.03 ISO, you will be subscribed to the - <literal>nixos-20.03</literal> channel. To see which NixOS channel you’re + installed from a 20.09 ISO, you will be subscribed to the + <literal>nixos-20.09</literal> channel. To see which NixOS channel you’re subscribed to, run the following as root: <screen> <prompt># </prompt>nix-channel --list | grep nixos @@ -75,13 +75,13 @@ nixos https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-unstable <prompt># </prompt>nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/<replaceable>channel-name</replaceable> nixos </screen> (Be sure to include the <literal>nixos</literal> parameter at the end.) For - instance, to use the NixOS 20.03 stable channel: + instance, to use the NixOS 20.09 stable channel: <screen> -<prompt># </prompt>nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-20.03 nixos +<prompt># </prompt>nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-20.09 nixos </screen> If you have a server, you may want to use the “small” channel instead: <screen> -<prompt># </prompt>nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-20.03-small nixos +<prompt># </prompt>nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-20.09-small nixos </screen> And if you want to live on the bleeding edge: <screen> @@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ nixos https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-unstable kernel, initrd or kernel modules. You can also specify a channel explicitly, e.g. <programlisting> -<xref linkend="opt-system.autoUpgrade.channel"/> = https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-20.03; +<xref linkend="opt-system.autoUpgrade.channel"/> = https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-20.09; </programlisting> </para> </section> |