Getting Nix onto legacy distributions can be difficult and the official installer is not always a viable option, especially when considering reproducibility and automation.
This approach is different from others in that we:
Package using distribution-native packaging formats
(deb
/rpm
). And use these packages to manage
systemd and environment integrations.
Create a /nix/store imperatively as a postinstall hook. This uses a prepopulated Nix store embedded inside the distribution-native packaging format.
Properly cleans up after uninstallation. We use package manager hooks to cleanly remove any traces of Nix post removal.
To achieve a reproducible setup for these distributions that doesn’t rely on pulling files from the internet at install-time.
These installer packages are intended to be used in a one-shot fashion to bootstrap the Nix installation, and then let Nix deal with managing itself from that point on.
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# Remote flake
$ nix build github:nix-community/nix-installers#deb
$ nix build github:nix-community/nix-installers#pacman
$ nix build github:nix-community/nix-installers#rpm
# In a cloned repository
$ nix build .#deb
$ nix build .#pacman
$ nix build .#rpm
# In a cloned repository
$ nix-build ./. -A deb
$ nix-build ./. -A pacman
$ nix-build ./. -A rpm