NixOS/nix
NixOS/nix
1
0
Fork 0
mirror of https://github.com/NixOS/nix synced 2024-10-18 00:16:11 -04:00
Code Activity
nix/doc/manual/source/installation/index.md
John Ericson eb7d7780b1 Rename doc/manual{src -> source} 
This is needed to avoid this
https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/issues/13774 when we go back to
making our subproject directory `src`.
2024-10-14 11:21:24 -04:00

1.3 KiB
Raw Permalink Blame History

Installation

This section describes how to install and configure Nix for first-time use.

The current recommended option on Linux and MacOS is multi-user.

Multi-user

This installation offers better sharing, improved isolation, and more security over a single user installation.

This option requires either:

  • Linux running systemd, with SELinux disabled
  • MacOS

Updating to macOS 15 Sequoia

If you recently updated to macOS 15 Sequoia and are getting

error: the user '_nixbld1' in the group 'nixbld' does not exist

when running Nix commands, refer to GitHub issue NixOS/nix#10892 for instructions to fix your installation without reinstalling.

$ curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install | sh -s -- --daemon

Single-user

Single-user is not supported on Mac.

This installation has less requirements than the multi-user install, however it cannot offer equivalent sharing, isolation, or security.

This option is suitable for systems without systemd.

$ curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install | sh -s -- --no-daemon

Distributions

The Nix community maintains installers for several distributions.

They can be found in the nix-community/nix-installers repository.