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diff --git a/doc/manual/src/installation/upgrading.md b/doc/manual/src/installation/upgrading.md index 6d09f54d8..2cdbf9683 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/installation/upgrading.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/installation/upgrading.md @@ -1,14 +1,23 @@ -# Upgrading Nix +# Upgrading Lix -Multi-user Nix users on macOS can upgrade Nix by running: `sudo -i sh -c -'nix-channel --update && -nix-env --install --attr nixpkgs.nix && -launchctl remove org.nixos.nix-daemon && -launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.nixos.nix-daemon.plist'` +<div class="warning"> -Single-user installations of Nix should run this: `nix-channel --update; -nix-env --install --attr nixpkgs.nix nixpkgs.cacert` +FIXME(Lix): does Lix forward to the installer for `nix upgrade-nix`? Should it, if present? Lix *should* restart the daemon for you [but currently doesn't (issue)](https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/issues/267). -Multi-user Nix users on Linux should run this with sudo: `nix-channel ---update; nix-env --install --attr nixpkgs.nix nixpkgs.cacert; systemctl -daemon-reload; systemctl restart nix-daemon` +</div> + +**For instructions to switch to Lix**, see <https://lix.systems/install>. + +Lix may be upgraded by running `nix upgrade-nix` and then restarting the Nix daemon. + +## Restarting daemon on Linux + +`sudo systemctl daemon-reload && sudo systemctl restart nix-daemon` + +## Restarting daemon on macOS + +<div class="warning"> + +FIXME(Lix): Write instructions that, according to the [beta installation guide](https://wiki.lix.systems/link/1) do not sometimes crash macOS (?!) + +</div> |