[Nix-dev] Malicious installation methods

[Shell Turner]

>>> Is the nix root dir configurable? Would it be that horrible to have
>>> /opt/nix or /var/lib/nix or something else be the nix root on Debian?
>>
>> It's not strictly required, but it would mean losing out on all the binary
>> packages provided by the CI.
>
> Aren't they built in a chroot like Guix does? Why would anything break
> just because you change where they are installed?

All Nix packages refer to their dependencies by their full path. It's
embedded in binaries, config files, etc etc.