[Nix-dev] Installing Nixos

[Luca Bruno]

On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 10:00 PM, Julio Cesar Campos <kabbalah100 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hello, in the last week I have made 3 attempts to install NixOS following
> 2 pages which give some pointers on how to install this, the result NixOS
> grub does not recognize and does not start session.
>

It would be helpful if you reported the installation steps that you
performed and your disk partitions layout.


> I want to install this, but really the information for people who are not
> informatics but afiiconados GNU / Linux is sparse, there will be a chance
> of someone developing a generic configuration to install NixOS to be
> available at the time of the installation via the Manual?
>

What do you mean? nixos-generate-config should already generate a generic
configuration working for you.


> Another concern can be installed Gnome 3.12 from the beginning?
>
>
You need to use nixpkgs unstable, and set environment.gnome3.packageSet =
pkgs.gnome3_12;

Beware gnome3 in nixos is somewhat experimental, though it runs fine.
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