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@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ to the following chapters.</para>
<orderedlist>
<listitem><para>Download a source tarball or RPM from <link
xlink:href='http://www.cs.uu.nl/groups/ST/Trace/Nix'/>. Build source
xlink:href='http://nix.cs.uu.nl/'/>. Build source
distributions using the regular sequence:
<screen>
@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ $ make install <lineannotation>(as root)</lineannotation></screen>
This will install Nix in <filename>/nix</filename>. You shouldn't
change the prefix if at all possible since that will make it
impossible to use our pre-built components. Alternatively, you could
grab an RPM if you're on an RPM-based system. You should also add
impossible to use pre-built binaries from the Nixpkgs channel and
other channels. Alternatively, you could grab an RPM if you're on an
RPM-based system. You should also add
<filename>/nix/etc/profile.d/nix.sh</filename> to your
<filename>~/.bashrc</filename> (or some other login
file).</para></listitem>
@ -40,14 +41,14 @@ $ nix-channel --add \
<screen>
$ nix-channel --update</screen>
Note that this in itself doesn't download any components, it just
Note that this in itself doesn't download any packages, it just
downloads the Nix expressions that build them and stores them
somewhere (under <filename>~/.nix-defexpr</filename>, in case you're
curious). Also, it registers the fact that pre-built binaries are
available remotely.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>See what installable components are currently
available in the channel:
<listitem><para>See what installable packages are currently available
in the channel:
<screen>
$ nix-env -qa ’*’ <lineannotation>(mind the quotes!)</lineannotation>
@ -59,13 +60,13 @@ libxslt-1.1.0
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Install some components from the channel:
<listitem><para>Install some packages from the channel:
<screen>
$ nix-env -i hello firefox <replaceable>...</replaceable> </screen>
This should download the pre-built components; it should not build
them locally (if it does, something went wrong).</para></listitem>
This should download pre-built packages; it should not build them
locally (if it does, something went wrong).</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Test that they work:
@ -92,8 +93,8 @@ $ nix-env -e hello</screen>
$ nix-channel --update
$ nix-env -u '*'</screen>
The latter command will upgrade each installed component for which
there is a “newer” version (as determined by comparing the version
The latter command will upgrade each installed package for which there
is a “newer” version (as determined by comparing the version
numbers).</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>You can also install specific packages directly from
@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ appear asking you whether it’s okay to install the package. Say
installed.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>If you're unhappy with the result of a
<command>nix-env</command> action (e.g., an upgraded component turned
<command>nix-env</command> action (e.g., an upgraded package turned
out not to work properly), you can go back:
<screen>
@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ $ nix-collect-garbage -d</screen>
<!--
The first command deletes old “generations” of your profile (making
rollbacks impossible, but also making the components in those old
rollbacks impossible, but also making the packages in those old
generations available for garbage collection), while the second
command actually deletes them.-->