From a94c8b072e08b11bd9a2462b741f8d3b673ec690 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robert Helgesson Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2020 00:10:08 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] readme: add reference to Nix Pills --- README.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 087c79931..874ae2b4b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ This project is under development. I personally use it to manage several user configurations but it may fail catastrophically for you. So beware! +Before using Home Manager you should be comfortable using the Nix +language and the various tools in the Nix ecosystem. Reading through +the [Nix Pills][] document is a good way to familiarize yourself with +them. + In some cases Home Manager cannot detect whether it will overwrite a previous manual configuration. For example, the Gnome Terminal module will write to your dconf store and cannot tell whether a configuration @@ -324,3 +329,4 @@ an issue. [freenode]: https://freenode.net/ [channel logs]: https://logs.nix.samueldr.com/home-manager/ [samueldr]: https://github.com/samueldr/ +[Nix Pills]: https://nixos.org/nixos/nix-pills/