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| author | Alyssa Ross <hi@alyssa.is> | 2020-11-30 23:22:58 +0000 |
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| committer | Alyssa Ross <hi@alyssa.is> | 2020-12-01 01:23:16 +0000 |
| commit | 55a6b5565beb66122c054a7c5946aa543c1fd955 (patch) | |
| tree | eb3f30a98a6bb2a5796f3eb020a22cd461ab3a23 /nixos/doc/manual/installation | |
| parent | e204319c740020330cd657c352d7f29b3d432f5a (diff) | |
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nixos/manual: don't recommend nix-env -iA
We're really setting users up on the wrong path if we tell them to nix-env -iA immediately after installing. Instead, let's just reassure them that installing software will be covered in due course in the manual, to encourage them to keep reading.
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| -rw-r--r-- | nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing.xml | 9 |
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing.xml index 6df1d830348..bedeb7ccfa8 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing.xml +++ b/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> |