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@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ Then there is also the benefit of of being able to remove it with either `apt au
Yes, I'm aware that you don't _have_ to curl the script directly into `sh` and that you can download it to your local system to see what it's actually doing. Yes, I'm aware that you don't _have_ to curl the script directly into `sh` and that you can download it to your local system to see what it's actually doing.
But that doesn't take away from the fact that the official instructions tell you to perform an inherently insecure set of actions by trusting what is effectively a random script on the internet. But that doesn't take away from the fact that the official instructions tell you to perform an inherently insecure set of actions by trusting what is effectively a random script on the internet.
> "Doesn't this mixing of packagemanagers cause a huge amount of anomalies?"
No, that's part of the beauty of Nix.
Pretty much everything it does lives in `/nix` and is softlinked into place, meaning it never interferes with your existing package manager.
# Installation Process # Installation Process
## Package Installation ## Package Installation
@ -129,11 +134,6 @@ nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixpkgs-unstable
You can probably also add stable channels, but I haven't tried that, as one of the reasons I want to use the Nix package manager on other distros than NixOS is for it's newer packages. You can probably also add stable channels, but I haven't tried that, as one of the reasons I want to use the Nix package manager on other distros than NixOS is for it's newer packages.
(I am aware that the stable channel of NixOS is a lot newer than the Debian stable branch, which is precisely why I don't want to to be my base system on machines where I have Debian installed.) (I am aware that the stable channel of NixOS is a lot newer than the Debian stable branch, which is precisely why I don't want to to be my base system on machines where I have Debian installed.)
> "Doesn't this mixing of packagemanagers cause a huge amount of anomalies?"
No, that's part of the beauty of Nix.
Pretty much everything it does lives in `/nix` and is softlinked into place, meaning it never interferes with your existing package manager.
## Syncing channels ## Syncing channels
To sync your (just added) channel(s), run: To sync your (just added) channel(s), run: