Nix Installation Guide: Difference between revisions
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=== nix-user-chroot === | === nix-user-chroot === | ||
[https://github.com/lethalman/nix-user-chroot nix-user-chroot] is the preferred method to install use nix on systems without <code>/nix</code>. It also requires user namespaces to be enabled on the system. | [https://github.com/lethalman/nix-user-chroot nix-user-chroot] is the preferred method to install use nix on systems without <code>/nix</code>. It also requires user namespaces to be enabled on the system. | ||
<code>nix-user-chroot</code> will create an environment in which you can bind mount an directory to <code>/nix</code>. | <code>nix-user-chroot</code> will create an environment in which you can bind mount an directory to <code>/nix</code>. | ||
The mountpoint will be only visible within this environment. | The mountpoint will be only visible within this environment. | ||
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<code>nix-user-chroot</code> can now be used to install Nix. | <code>nix-user-chroot</code> can now be used to install Nix. | ||
In this example, the Nix store will be installed to <code>~/.nix</code>: | In this example, the Nix store will be installed to <code>~/.nix</code>. | ||
This method will also require to deactivate the build sandbox of nix, since | |||
creating a nested sandbox is not supported: | |||
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$ cat ~/.config/nix/nix.conf | |||
sandbox = false | |||
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