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diff --git a/doc/manual/installation/env-variables.xml b/doc/manual/installation/env-variables.xml deleted file mode 100644 index cbce8559a..000000000 --- a/doc/manual/installation/env-variables.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,89 +0,0 @@ -<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" - xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" - xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" - version="5.0" - xml:id="ch-env-variables"> - -<title>Environment Variables</title> - -<para>To use Nix, some environment variables should be set. In -particular, <literal>PATH</literal> should contain the directories -<filename><emphasis>prefix</emphasis>/bin</filename> and -<filename>~/.nix-profile/bin</filename>. The first directory contains -the Nix tools themselves, while <filename>~/.nix-profile</filename> is -a symbolic link to the current <emphasis>user environment</emphasis> -(an automatically generated package consisting of symlinks to -installed packages). The simplest way to set the required environment -variables is to include the file -<filename><emphasis>prefix</emphasis>/etc/profile.d/nix.sh</filename> -in your <filename>~/.profile</filename> (or similar), like this:</para> - -<screen> -source <emphasis>prefix</emphasis>/etc/profile.d/nix.sh</screen> - -<section xml:id="sec-nix-ssl-cert-file"> - -<title><literal>NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE</literal></title> - -<para>If you need to specify a custom certificate bundle to account -for an HTTPS-intercepting man in the middle proxy, you must specify -the path to the certificate bundle in the environment variable -<literal>NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE</literal>.</para> - - -<para>If you don't specify a <literal>NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE</literal> -manually, Nix will install and use its own certificate -bundle.</para> - -<procedure> - <step><para>Set the environment variable and install Nix</para> - <screen> -$ export NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE=/etc/ssl/my-certificate-bundle.crt -$ sh <(curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install) -</screen></step> - - <step><para>In the shell profile and rc files (for example, - <filename>/etc/bashrc</filename>, <filename>/etc/zshrc</filename>), - add the following line:</para> -<programlisting> -export NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE=/etc/ssl/my-certificate-bundle.crt -</programlisting> -</step> -</procedure> - -<note><para>You must not add the export and then do the install, as -the Nix installer will detect the presense of Nix configuration, and -abort.</para></note> - -<section xml:id="sec-nix-ssl-cert-file-with-nix-daemon-and-macos"> -<title><literal>NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE</literal> with macOS and the Nix daemon</title> - -<para>On macOS you must specify the environment variable for the Nix -daemon service, then restart it:</para> - -<screen> -$ sudo launchctl setenv NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE /etc/ssl/my-certificate-bundle.crt -$ sudo launchctl kickstart -k system/org.nixos.nix-daemon -</screen> -</section> - -<section xml:id="sec-installer-proxy-settings"> - -<title>Proxy Environment Variables</title> - -<para>The Nix installer has special handling for these proxy-related -environment variables: -<varname>http_proxy</varname>, <varname>https_proxy</varname>, -<varname>ftp_proxy</varname>, <varname>no_proxy</varname>, -<varname>HTTP_PROXY</varname>, <varname>HTTPS_PROXY</varname>, -<varname>FTP_PROXY</varname>, <varname>NO_PROXY</varname>. -</para> -<para>If any of these variables are set when running the Nix installer, -then the installer will create an override file at -<filename>/etc/systemd/system/nix-daemon.service.d/override.conf</filename> -so <command>nix-daemon</command> will use them. -</para> -</section> - -</section> -</chapter> |