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Add overlay and instructions for using it

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Linus Heckemann 2017-09-25 13:14:51 +01:00
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README.md
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@ -62,16 +62,11 @@ Currently the easiest way to install Home Manager is as follows:
depending on whether you are tracking Nixpkgs unstable or version depending on whether you are tracking Nixpkgs unstable or version
17.03. 17.03.
3. Add Home Manager to your user's Nixpkgs, for example by adding it 3. Add Home Manager to your user's Nixpkgs, for example by symlinking the
to the `packageOverrides` section in your overlay to `~/.config/nixpkgs/overlays`:
`~/.config/nixpkgs/config.nix` file:
```nix ```console
{ ln -s ~/.config/nixpkgs/home-manager/overlay.nix ~/.config/nixpkgs/overlays/home-manager.nix
packageOverrides = pkgs: rec {
home-manager = import ./home-manager { inherit pkgs; };
};
}
``` ```
4. Install the `home-manager` package: 4. Install the `home-manager` package:

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modules/programs/home-manager.nix
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if nix-env -q | grep -q '^home-manager$' ; then if nix-env -q | grep -q '^home-manager$' ; then
$DRY_RUN_CMD nix-env -e home-manager $DRY_RUN_CMD nix-env -e home-manager
echo "You can now remove the 'home-manager' entry in" echo "You can now remove the 'home-manager' packageOverride"
echo "'~/.config/nixpkgs/config.nix', if you want." echo "or overlay in '~/.config/nixpkgs/', if you want."
fi fi
''; '';
}; };

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self: super: {
home-manager = import ./home-manager { pkgs = super; };
}