Robert Helgesson
9ec9f004e1
home-manager: use nix-env to list generations
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Using the `nix-env` command is far more robust. It also has the
benefit that if the per-user `profiles` and `gcroots` directories do
not exist then they will be created with the correct permissions.
Because of the second point this commit also removes the `mkdir` step
of the installation instructions.
PR #1239
Closes #474 , #948 , #1091
2020-05-16 19:17:13 +02:00
Robert Helgesson
42e4eef749
Update documentation for release 20.03
2020-04-23 00:29:11 +02:00
Erik Arvstedt
c7b43786ad
README: add link to main manual page
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The main manual page is highly relevant and should be easily
discoverable from the README.
PR #1059
Fixes #1048
2020-03-07 13:32:36 +01:00
Vojtěch Káně
9ab4e70d17
readme: add notes on release policy
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PR #1046
2020-02-24 23:09:18 +01:00
eyeinsky
e5fb259872
readme: add more prominent link to the manual
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PR #996
2020-01-26 12:04:43 +01:00
Robert Helgesson
6b6f759e7a
doc: update version number in some places
2019-10-29 23:08:46 +01:00
Robert Helgesson
8ecc311bcc
Update stable version to 19.03
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Also prepares for 19.09.
2019-04-22 20:04:31 +02:00
Robert Helgesson
2e1c825b90
readme: expand contact section slightly
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In particular, mention that the channel is hosted by freenode and the
channel logs are hosted by samueldr.
2019-03-23 23:20:22 +01:00
Robert Helgesson
a974ce6257
readme: add contact section with the IRC channel
2019-03-22 19:10:43 +01:00
Robert Helgesson
235a6617c4
readme: add notice that relog may be needed
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Also add instructions for non-NixOS users to add the user channel
directory to `NIX_PATH`.
2018-12-23 10:55:30 +01:00
Lorenzo
93b10bcf3c
readme: fix .gitconfig example
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The example was referencing `~/.gitconfig`, which isn't being checked
anymore since 356c0bf751
2018-12-12 00:17:09 +01:00
Lorenzo Manacorda
4971e3735e
readme: clarify bash/zsh compatibility
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Makes it clearer that the compatibility mentioned only relates to the
manual loading approach.
2018-12-12 00:15:54 +01:00
Robert Helgesson
6e67bb7ae6
doc: add installation instructions to manual
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Also minor cleanups in README.
2018-12-06 00:57:49 +01:00
Robert Helgesson
a37b5c9c61
Change installation instructions to use nix-channel
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This avoids the uncontrollable nature of fetching the tarball as part
of the evaluation. Instead the user can decide when to update and also
perform rollbacks, if necessary.
2018-12-04 00:59:52 +01:00
Robert Helgesson
ef29f321e0
readme: switch stable channel to 18.09
2018-12-03 01:06:12 +01:00
Robert Helgesson
5013155e58
readme: documentation is now hosted on GitLab
2018-10-18 23:42:15 +02:00
Robert Helgesson
dfaccdd03b
readme: make branch suggestion more clear
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Fixes #270 .
2018-05-22 18:14:37 +02:00
Robert Helgesson
bbcef2fd33
readme: add link to online options documentation
2018-05-11 22:38:47 +02:00
Robert Helgesson
9141d11a7d
readme: update stable NixOS version to 18.03
2018-04-19 18:29:04 +02:00
Robert Helgesson
a154e2ea1a
readme: add basic rollback instructions
2018-01-27 10:22:54 +01:00
Robert Helgesson
4f9158e533
readme: add note about session variables file
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If a user does not want to manage their shell configuration through
Home Manager then they have to manually make sure that the session
variables are set.
2018-01-07 17:52:13 +01:00
Robert Helgesson
26cf42049d
readme: minor rewording
2017-11-29 23:53:49 +01:00
Robert Helgesson
06d4f39e7b
home-manager: use shellHook to install
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This changes the installation command from
nix-shell $HM_PATH -A install --run 'home-manager switch'
to
nix-shell $HM_PATH -A install
The added shell hook will print some useful information and run
`home-manager switch`.
2017-11-29 23:48:58 +01:00
Robert Helgesson
4ccf43d753
readme: use IcedTea in example
2017-11-13 00:38:26 +01:00
BjornMelgaard
fc3e82584b
readme: expand preconditions installation step
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Also fix markdown list item numbering.
2017-11-06 18:02:15 +01:00
Robert Helgesson
df84c466c1
readme: update installation instructions
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Also clean up usage section slightly.
2017-10-24 01:17:54 +02:00
Robert Helgesson
01d46a1751
readme: current NixOS stable is version 17.09
2017-10-04 20:45:20 +02:00
Robert Helgesson
fb5dbe13c2
readme: minor fixes
2017-10-04 00:24:59 +02:00
Robert Helgesson
e1bceb2adb
readme: add 'console' syntax highlighting
2017-09-27 13:30:05 +02:00
Linus Heckemann
34428fc709
Add overlay and instructions for using it
2017-09-27 13:27:40 +02:00
Nikita Uvarov
82c5aa82d2
readme: add man page info
2017-09-21 13:32:16 +02:00
Robert Helgesson
07b4228988
README: add instructions for release-17.03 branch
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(cherry picked from commit 46f0338092
2017-09-08 12:38:05 +02:00
Robert Helgesson
0aa549f07b
home-manager: support .config configuration path
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This commit changes the default path of the Home Manager configuration
file from `~/.nixpkgs/home.nix` to `~/.config/nixpkgs/home.nix`. The
old path is still supported and will be used if the `.config` path
does not exist.
This aligns Home Manager with the preferred configuration directory in
NixOS 17.03.
Fixes #13 .
2017-06-03 00:42:37 +02:00
Robert Helgesson
a4e96843e5
More descriptive header in README
2017-05-17 23:26:16 +02:00
Robert Helgesson
dfb5bbddf5
Expand installation instructions slightly
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In particular, mention that non-NixOS users may have to create the
per-user `profiles` and `gcroots` directories.
Also reformat the list a little.
2017-05-17 23:15:48 +02:00
Robert Helgesson
6e3085dc22
Add note about using graphical services to README
2017-05-06 13:01:04 +02:00
Robert Helgesson
88ec7145ba
home-environment: prevent overwriting existing files
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This should reduce the risk of overwriting an existing file in the
user's home directory. A file will only be replaced if it is a link
pointing to a home-manager tree inside the Nix store.
If an existing file is detected an error is written indicating the
file's path and the activation will terminate before any mutation
occurs.
Fixes #6
2017-05-06 13:01:01 +02:00
Robert Helgesson
62a9a8fa3c
Update README for 17.03
2017-04-01 23:05:36 +02:00
Robert Helgesson
d8a9182187
Fix configuration example in README
2017-02-04 19:56:44 +01:00
Robert Helgesson
a5c8362f7b
home-manager: improve command line option handling
2017-01-16 00:16:19 +01:00
Robert Helgesson
853e28647d
Add basic README file
2017-01-15 23:42:47 +01:00
