Nix install commands are (practically) incorrect
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Description
Observations
The Nix install commands within the installation documentation (curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install | sh -s -- --daemon) make it so that the installer always runs headlessly.
Problem
Especially for a new user, losing the verboseness of the questions the script asks is definitely an issue.
Approaches
We went through this dance once before, see https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/5238 and https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/5395. How did we get back to using the pipe?
Willing to help?
Sure, I would just appreciate context as to how exactly we ended up back to using the pipe, which definitely isn't ideal.
Priorities
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Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the installation documentation at https://nix.dev/install-nix and inspect the Nix install command shown there. Read the linked Nix issue and pull request for context on the command's behavior; done means the documented installation flow preserves the installer's questions and verbosity for new users.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- shell
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100