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It looks nice, I never tried Nix and am installing it right now. However, am I wrong in understanding that installing Nix requires super-user privileges [1]? Ha
by ziotom78 8y ago
It looks nice, I never tried Nix and am installing it right now. However, am I wrong in understanding that installing Nix requires super-user privileges [1]? Having a tool that allows you to easily install updated C++ compilers and libraries under your home dir would be far more useful, IMO: I often use HPC clusters with dated C++ compilers, and installing a newer GCC locally is always a PITA.
[1] https://nixos.org/nix/manual/#sect-single-user-installation https://nixos.org/nix/manual/#sect-single-user-installation
- jgalowicz 8y agoAFAIK root access is only needed once for setting up the /nix directory during installation. It is however possible to install nix stuff on systems where you have no root access: https://matthewbauer.us/blog/static-nix.html https://matthewbauer.us/blog/static-nix.html (Requirement: namespaces for users)