From c8e6dbca33449b7af7a70489ae401ca268f38632 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Skye Jonke Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2024 22:45:53 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Documentation: Standalone Installation Note Added a note to the standalone installation instructions, which recommends adding -I ~/.nix-defexpr/channels to the nix-shell command if home-manager cannot be found. --- docs/manual/installation/standalone.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/manual/installation/standalone.md b/docs/manual/installation/standalone.md index 7ca38ef6..ad8b7611 100644 --- a/docs/manual/installation/standalone.md +++ b/docs/manual/installation/standalone.md @@ -35,6 +35,14 @@ Once finished, Home Manager should be active and available in your user environment. + +::: {.note} +If you are having issues here related to home-manager not being found and added the channel as a user earlier, try running +``` shell +$ nix-shell '' -A install -I ~/.nix-defexpr/channels +``` +instead. This tells nix-shell to search the correct path. +::: 4. If you do not plan on having Home Manager manage your shell configuration then you must source the