From fc3e82584bda579739f01b57e5f31adea2bce593 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: BjornMelgaard Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2017 23:24:42 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] readme: expand preconditions installation step Also fix markdown list item numbering. --- README.md | 14 ++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 5b2d88429..6cee3bfb8 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -46,6 +46,14 @@ Currently the easiest way to install Home Manager is as follows: since Home Manager uses these directories to manage your profile generations. On NixOS these should already be available. + Also make sure that your user is able to build and install Nix + packages. For example, you should be able to successfully run a + command like `nix-instantiate '' -A hello`. For a + multi-user install of Nix this means that your user must be + covered by the [`allowed-users`][nixAllowedUsers] Nix option. On + NixOS you can control this option using the + [`nix.allowedUsers`][nixosAllowedUsers] system option. + 2. Assign a temporary variable holding the URL to the appropriate archive. Typically this is @@ -61,7 +69,7 @@ Currently the easiest way to install Home Manager is as follows: depending on whether you follow Nixpkgs unstable or version 17.09. -2. Create an initial Home Manager configuration file: +3. Create an initial Home Manager configuration file: ```console $ cat > ~/.config/nixpkgs/home.nix <