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| author | toonn <toonn@toonn.io> | 2022-02-25 10:32:45 +0100 |
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| committer | toonn <toonn@toonn.io> | 2022-02-25 10:32:45 +0100 |
| commit | 064cad7e9fec88a2906dd0f87084278ec119f3af (patch) | |
| tree | 9d2cec2ff4a260f8a48f579e9f4f3e92692db1e2 /doc/manual/src | |
| parent | 400d70a3a9ab494b2eebf5522789f89d16d000b2 (diff) | |
doc: Add macOS uninstall note about /nix
Clarify that `/nix` being present after the uninstall is normal and it
will only disappear after a reboot.
Co-authored-by: Travis A. Everett <travis.a.everett@gmail.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/manual/src')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/manual/src/installation/installing-binary.md | 12 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/manual/src/installation/installing-binary.md b/doc/manual/src/installation/installing-binary.md index ba90ce280..ea5c9febe 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/installation/installing-binary.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/installation/installing-binary.md @@ -175,8 +175,16 @@ and `/etc/zshrc` which you may remove. This will remove the Nix Store volume and everything that was added to the store. -The change to `/etc/synthetic.conf` will only take effect after a reboot but -you shouldn't have any traces of Nix left on your system. +> **Note** +> +> After you complete the steps here, you will still have an empty `/nix` +> directory. This is an expected sign of a successful uninstall. The empty +> `/nix` directory will disappear the next time you reboot. +> +> You do not have to reboot to finish uninstalling Nix. The uninstall is +> complete. macOS (Catalina+) directly controls root directories and its +> read-only root will prevent you from manually deleting the empty `/nix` +> mountpoint. # macOS Installation <a name="sect-macos-installation-change-store-prefix"></a><a name="sect-macos-installation-encrypted-volume"></a><a name="sect-macos-installation-symlink"></a><a name="sect-macos-installation-recommended-notes"></a> <!-- Note: anchors above to catch permalinks to old explanations --> |