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diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-from-other-distro.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-from-other-distro.xml index 45d68f8787f..63d1d52b01b 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-from-other-distro.xml +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-from-other-distro.xml @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Short version: </para> <screen> -<prompt>$ </prompt>curl https://nixos.org/nix/install | sh +<prompt>$ </prompt>curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install | sh <prompt>$ </prompt>. $HOME/.nix-profile/etc/profile.d/nix.sh # …or open a fresh shell</screen> <para> More details in the @@ -84,12 +84,12 @@ nixpkgs https://nixos.org/channels/nixpkgs-unstable</screen> </para> <para> You'll need <literal>nixos-generate-config</literal> and - <literal>nixos-install</literal> and we'll throw in some man pages and - <literal>nixos-enter</literal> just in case you want to chroot into your - NixOS partition. They are installed by default on NixOS, but you don't have + <literal>nixos-install</literal>, but this also makes some man pages + and <literal>nixos-enter</literal> available, just in case you want to chroot into your + NixOS partition. NixOS installs these by default, but you don't have NixOS yet.. </para> -<screen><prompt>$ </prompt>nix-env -f '<nixpkgs/nixos>' --arg configuration {} -iA config.system.build.{nixos-generate-config,nixos-install,nixos-enter,manual.manpages}</screen> + <screen><prompt>$ </prompt>nix-env -f '<nixpkgs>' -iA nixos-install-tools</screen> </listitem> <listitem> <note> @@ -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 @@ -211,7 +218,7 @@ nixpkgs https://nixos.org/channels/nixpkgs-unstable</screen> use <literal>sudo</literal>) </para> <programlisting> -<link linkend="opt-users.users._name__.initialHashedPassword">users.users.root.initialHashedPassword</link> = ""; +<link linkend="opt-users.users._name_.initialHashedPassword">users.users.root.initialHashedPassword</link> = ""; </programlisting> </listitem> <listitem> @@ -325,14 +332,14 @@ sudo /nix/var/nix/profiles/system/bin/switch-to-configuration boot to boot on a USB rescue disk and do something along these lines: </para> <screen> -# mkdir root -# mount /dev/sdaX root -# mkdir root/nixos-root -# mv -v root/* root/nixos-root/ -# mv -v root/nixos-root/old-root/* root/ -# mv -v root/boot.bak root/boot # We had renamed this by hand earlier -# umount root -# reboot</screen> +<prompt># </prompt>mkdir root +<prompt># </prompt>mount /dev/sdaX root +<prompt># </prompt>mkdir root/nixos-root +<prompt># </prompt>mv -v root/* root/nixos-root/ +<prompt># </prompt>mv -v root/nixos-root/old-root/* root/ +<prompt># </prompt>mv -v root/boot.bak root/boot # We had renamed this by hand earlier +<prompt># </prompt>umount root +<prompt># </prompt>reboot</screen> <para> This may work as is or you might also need to reinstall the boot loader </para> |