[Nix-dev] nixos-in-place - Install NixOS on top of any Linux distro

[jeaye]

On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 10:51:48AM +0100, Jakob Gillich wrote:
> Oh and a switch to simply wipe the old system could be useful. One can
> always redeploy the old OS if something goes wrong.

A switch to clear the old system is a good idea; I think that can be
done without too much difficulty.

Cheers,
Jeaye

> On Wed, Dec 9, 2015, at 08:59 PM, jeaye wrote:
> > Folks,
> > 
> > In hopes of getting NixOS onto DigitalOcean, and other VPS providers,
> > I've created https://github.com/jeaye/nixos-in-place
> > 
> > nixos-in-place can be used for other purposes, outside of VPSs, for
> > installing NixOS on top of any existing distro. However, where it shines
> > is converting existing VPSs into NixOS without any live media.
> > 
> > I know there's a great deal of work being done, by aszlig, on the
> > nixos-assimilate project which covers much of the same ground as
> > nixos-in-place. Currently, nixos-assimilate isn't usable; however, once
> > it is, I do believe there won't be a need for nixos-in-place anymore.
> > nixos-assimilate appears to be a much more complete solution and will
> > likely result in a much more nix-y experience.
> > 
> > Until then, with love, I hope the NixOS community is able to enjoy NixOS
> > systems on providers which otherwise would have more limited options.
> > 
> > nixos-in-place is very new software; please take any issues or requests
> > to the Github issue tracker. Feel free to ping me in IRC.
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > Jeaye
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