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diff --git a/doc/package-specific-user-notes.xml b/doc/package-specific-user-notes.xml index ef23b022c88..09af69bb15d 100644 --- a/doc/package-specific-user-notes.xml +++ b/doc/package-specific-user-notes.xml @@ -1,14 +1,10 @@ <chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xml:id="package-specific-user-notes"> <title>Package-specific usage notes</title> <para> - These chapters includes some notes - that apply to specific packages and should - answer some of the frequently asked questions - related to Nixpkgs use. - - Some useful information related to package use - can be found in <link linkend="chap-package-notes">package-specific development notes</link>. - + These chapters includes some notes that apply to specific packages and should + answer some of the frequently asked questions related to Nixpkgs use. Some + useful information related to package use can be found in + <link linkend="chap-package-notes">package-specific development notes</link>. </para> <section xml:id="opengl"> <title>OpenGL</title> @@ -47,7 +43,6 @@ <literal>locales</literal> of the package. </para> </section> - <section xml:id="sec-emacs"> <title>Emacs</title> @@ -204,46 +199,43 @@ overrides = self: super: rec { </screen> </section> </section> - <section xml:id="dlib"> <title>DLib</title> <para> - <link xlink:href="http://dlib.net/">DLib</link> is a modern, C++-based toolkit which - provides several machine learning algorithms. + <link xlink:href="http://dlib.net/">DLib</link> is a modern, C++-based + toolkit which provides several machine learning algorithms. </para> <section xml:id="compiling-without-avx-support"> <title>Compiling without AVX support</title> <para> - Especially older CPUs don't support - <link xlink:href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Vector_Extensions">AVX</link> - (<abbrev>Advanced Vector Extensions</abbrev>) instructions that are used by DLib to - optimize their algorithms. + Especially older CPUs don't support + <link xlink:href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Vector_Extensions">AVX</link> + (<abbrev>Advanced Vector Extensions</abbrev>) instructions that are used by + DLib to optimize their algorithms. </para> <para> - On the affected hardware errors like <literal>Illegal instruction</literal> will occur. - In those cases AVX support needs to be disabled: + On the affected hardware errors like <literal>Illegal instruction</literal> + will occur. In those cases AVX support needs to be disabled: <programlisting>self: super: { dlib = super.dlib.override { avxSupport = false; }; }</programlisting> </para> </section> </section> - <section xml:id="unfree-software"> <title>Unfree software</title> <para> All users of Nixpkgs are free software users, and many users (and developers) of Nixpkgs want to limit and tightly control their exposure to - unfree software. At the same time, many users need (or want) - to run some specific - pieces of proprietary software. Nixpkgs includes some expressions for unfree - software packages. By default unfree software cannot be installed and - doesn’t show up in searches. To allow installing unfree software in a + unfree software. At the same time, many users need (or want) to run some + specific pieces of proprietary software. Nixpkgs includes some expressions + for unfree software packages. By default unfree software cannot be installed + and doesn’t show up in searches. To allow installing unfree software in a single Nix invocation one can export <literal>NIXPKGS_ALLOW_UNFREE=1</literal>. For a persistent solution, users can set <literal>allowUnfree</literal> in the Nixpkgs configuration. @@ -256,7 +248,6 @@ overrides = self: super: rec { <literal>true</literal> for unfree packages that should be allowed. </para> </section> - <section xml:id="sec-steam"> <title>Steam</title> @@ -407,21 +398,24 @@ overrides = self: super: rec { </para> </section> </section> - <section xml:id="sec-citrix"> <title>Citrix Receiver & Citrix Workspace App</title> <para> <note> <para> - Please note that the <literal>citrix_receiver</literal> package has been deprecated since its - development was <link xlink:href="https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/citrix-workspace-app.html">discontinued by upstream</link> - and has been replaced by <link xlink:href="https://www.citrix.com/products/workspace-app/">the citrix workspace app</link>. + Please note that the <literal>citrix_receiver</literal> package has been + deprecated since its development was + <link xlink:href="https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/citrix-workspace-app.html">discontinued + by upstream</link> and has been replaced by + <link xlink:href="https://www.citrix.com/products/workspace-app/">the + citrix workspace app</link>. </para> </note> - <link xlink:href="https://www.citrix.com/products/receiver/">Citrix Receiver</link> and - <link xlink:href="https://www.citrix.com/products/workspace-app/">Citrix Workspace App</link> - are a remote desktop viewers which provide access to + <link xlink:href="https://www.citrix.com/products/receiver/">Citrix + Receiver</link> and + <link xlink:href="https://www.citrix.com/products/workspace-app/">Citrix + Workspace App</link> are a remote desktop viewers which provide access to <link xlink:href="https://www.citrix.com/products/xenapp-xendesktop/">XenDesktop</link> installations. </para> @@ -432,24 +426,24 @@ overrides = self: super: rec { <para> The tarball archive needs to be downloaded manually as the license agreements of the vendor for - <link xlink:href="https://www.citrix.com/downloads/citrix-receiver/">Citrix Receiver</link> - or <link xlink:href="https://www.citrix.de/downloads/workspace-app/linux/workspace-app-for-linux-latest.html">Citrix Workspace</link> - need to be accepted first. - Then run <command>nix-prefetch-url file://$PWD/linuxx64-$version.tar.gz</command>. - With the archive available - in the store the package can be built and installed with Nix. + <link xlink:href="https://www.citrix.com/downloads/citrix-receiver/">Citrix + Receiver</link> or + <link xlink:href="https://www.citrix.de/downloads/workspace-app/linux/workspace-app-for-linux-latest.html">Citrix + Workspace</link> need to be accepted first. Then run + <command>nix-prefetch-url file://$PWD/linuxx64-$version.tar.gz</command>. + With the archive available in the store the package can be built and + installed with Nix. </para> <warning> <title>Caution with <command>nix-shell</command> installs</title> <para> - It's recommended to install <literal>Citrix Receiver</literal> - and/or <literal>Citrix Workspace</literal> using - <literal>nix-env -i</literal> or globally to - ensure that the <literal>.desktop</literal> files are installed properly - into <literal>$XDG_CONFIG_DIRS</literal>. Otherwise it won't be possible to - open <literal>.ica</literal> files automatically from the browser to start - a Citrix connection. + It's recommended to install <literal>Citrix Receiver</literal> and/or + <literal>Citrix Workspace</literal> using <literal>nix-env -i</literal> or + globally to ensure that the <literal>.desktop</literal> files are + installed properly into <literal>$XDG_CONFIG_DIRS</literal>. Otherwise it + won't be possible to open <literal>.ica</literal> files automatically from + the browser to start a Citrix connection. </para> </warning> </section> @@ -458,8 +452,8 @@ overrides = self: super: rec { <title>Custom certificates</title> <para> - The <literal>Citrix Workspace App</literal> - in <literal>nixpkgs</literal> trust several certificates + The <literal>Citrix Workspace App</literal> in <literal>nixpkgs</literal> + trust several certificates <link xlink:href="https://curl.haxx.se/docs/caextract.html">from the Mozilla database</link> by default. However several companies using Citrix might require their own corporate certificate. On distros with imperative |