From dfb5bbddf571f0035a1a4559d4ad939b0491da0b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Robert Helgesson <robert@rycee.net>
Date: Wed, 17 May 2017 23:14:45 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Expand installation instructions slightly
In particular, mention that non-NixOS users may have to create the
per-user `profiles` and `gcroots` directories.
Also reformat the list a little.
---
README.md | 16 ++++++++++++----
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b339cde33..1c5be4353 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,15 +36,23 @@ Installation
Currently the easiest way to install Home Manager is as follows:
- 1. Make sure you have a working Nix installation.
+1. Make sure you have a working Nix installation. If you are not
+ using NixOS then you may here have to run
- 2. Clone the Home Manager repository into the `~/.nixpkgs` directory:
+ ```
+ $ mkdir -m 0755 -p /nix/var/nix/{profiles,gcroots}/per-user/$USER
+ ```
+
+ since Home Manager uses these directories to manage your profile
+ generations. On NixOS these should already be available.
+
+2. Clone the Home Manager repository into the `~/.nixpkgs` directory:
```
$ git clone https://github.com/rycee/home-manager ~/.nixpkgs/home-manager
```
- 3. Add Home Manager to your user's Nixpkgs, for example by adding it
+3. Add Home Manager to your user's Nixpkgs, for example by adding it
to the `packageOverrides` section in your `~/.nixpkgs/config.nix`
file:
@@ -56,7 +64,7 @@ Currently the easiest way to install Home Manager is as follows:
}
```
- 4. Install the `home-manager` package:
+4. Install the `home-manager` package:
```
$ nix-env -f '<nixpkgs>' -iA home-manager