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diff --git a/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2.1.xml b/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2.1.xml index 9a5f37f66..20a8e4ea6 100644 --- a/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2.1.xml +++ b/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2.1.xml @@ -49,8 +49,38 @@ new features:</para> <varname>nix-support/propagated-user-env-packages</varname>.</para> </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>The Nix installer will no longer default to the Multi-User + installation for macOS. You can still <link + linkend="sect-multi-user-installation">instruct the installer to + run in multi-user mode</link>. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>The Nix installer now supports performing a Multi-User + installation for Linux computers which are running systemd. You + can <link + linkend="sect-multi-user-installation">select a Multi-User installation</link> by passing the + <option>--daemon</option> flag to the installer: <command>sh <(curl + https://nixos.org/nix/install) --daemon</command>. + </para> + + <para>The multi-user installer cannot handle systems with SELinux. + If your system has SELinux enabled, you can <link + linkend="sect-single-user-installation">force the installer to run + in single-user mode</link>.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> +<para> + Multi-user Nix users on macOS can upgrade Nix by running + <command>sudo -i sh -c 'nix-channel --update && nix-env -iA + nixpkgs.nix'; sudo launchctl stop org.nixos.nix-daemon; sudo + launchctl start org.nixos.nix-daemon</command>. +</para> + <para>This release has contributions from Adrien Devresse, |