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| author | Domen Kožar <domen@dev.si> | 2022-08-04 14:09:09 +0200 |
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| committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2022-08-04 14:09:09 +0200 |
| commit | 7d1280bbaf7f4cd142c2259dec620c42bf6f96fd (patch) | |
| tree | b75d9c255de611ff8d8059aeb76377a4d9df48b8 /doc/manual | |
| parent | 6fa2e8cb6ff1e6947aad808e0db9e691858527ef (diff) | |
| parent | 84a26882f86e68df3f2d0f66ff627e0dbd6365f5 (diff) | |
Merge pull request #6678 from abathur/update_darwin_uninstall
doc: update darwin uninstall instructions
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/manual')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/manual/src/installation/installing-binary.md | 18 |
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/manual/src/installation/installing-binary.md b/doc/manual/src/installation/installing-binary.md index 9fb9c80c3..ed0f65177 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/installation/installing-binary.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/installation/installing-binary.md @@ -148,7 +148,8 @@ and `/etc/zshrc` which you may remove. This will remove all the build users that no longer serve a purpose. 4. Edit fstab using `sudo vifs` to remove the line mounting the Nix Store - volume on `/nix`, which looks like this, + volume on `/nix`, which looks like + `UUID=<uuid> /nix apfs rw,noauto,nobrowse,suid,owners` or `LABEL=Nix\040Store /nix apfs rw,nobrowse`. This will prevent automatic mounting of the Nix Store volume. @@ -175,6 +176,18 @@ and `/etc/zshrc` which you may remove. This will remove the Nix Store volume and everything that was added to the store. + If the output indicates that the command couldn't remove the volume, you should + make sure you don't have an _unmounted_ Nix Store volume. Look for a + "Nix Store" volume in the output of the following command: + + ```console + diskutil list + ``` + + If you _do_ see a "Nix Store" volume, delete it by re-running the diskutil + deleteVolume command, but replace `/nix` with the store volume's `diskXsY` + identifier. + > **Note** > > After you complete the steps here, you will still have an empty `/nix` @@ -191,8 +204,7 @@ and `/etc/zshrc` which you may remove. <!-- Note: anchors above to catch permalinks to old explanations --> We believe we have ironed out how to cleanly support the read-only root -on modern macOS. New installs will do this automatically, and you can -also re-run a new installer to convert your existing setup. +on modern macOS. New installs will do this automatically. This section previously detailed the situation, options, and trade-offs, but it now only outlines what the installer does. You don't need to know |