From ede17f461f15acb501e457194d37e85149be98e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marty Sluijtman Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2022 18:50:04 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Few mistakes and a disclaimer --- content/rambles/nix-on-other-distros-packagemanagers.md | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/rambles/nix-on-other-distros-packagemanagers.md b/content/rambles/nix-on-other-distros-packagemanagers.md index e55a218..5103644 100644 --- a/content/rambles/nix-on-other-distros-packagemanagers.md +++ b/content/rambles/nix-on-other-distros-packagemanagers.md @@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ But that doesn't take away from the fact that the official instructions tell you 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. +_*DISCLAIMER*_: Debian Stable at time of writing has Nix version `2.3.1`, which appears to have some issues that would be fixed by moving to a later version. +Using the official instructions would sidestep this. + # Installation Process ## Package Installation @@ -87,12 +90,11 @@ doas rc-service nix-daemon start ## Groups -Next step is to add your account to the `nix` group. - +Next step is to add your account to the `nix-user` or `nix` group depending whether you are on Alpine or Debian respectively. On Debian this can be done with: ```sh -sudo usermod -aG nix $USER +sudo usermod -aG nix-user $USER ``` And on Alpine this can be done with: