Nix on Linux

Installation

1. Install Nix for the multiuser if you are on Linux running Systemd (confirm by running systemctl status).

2. Use the following command for the installation:

   sh <(curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -L https://nixos.org/nix/install) --daemon
    
   # if you wish to install silently / no-confirmation mode
   # sh <(curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -L https://nixos.org/nix/install) --daemon --yes

   The above command will do a couple of things:

   • Set up nix-daemon.service and nix-daemon.socket as Systemd services
   • Install Nix at /nix
   • Take backups of shell files
   • Create local users and a local group nixbld to run Nix builds

3. Restart the shell again to load the changes.

4. Verify the Nix installation by running: nix --version.

Uninstallation

Read this guide on how to remove a multiuser installation from the Linux.