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doc: Add detailed uninstall section for macOS

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The multi-user installation on macOS, which is now the only option, has
gotten complicated enough that it discourages some users from checking
Nix out for fear of being left with a "dirty" system. Detailed
uninstallation instructions should make this less of an issue.
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@ -84,7 +84,9 @@ The installer will modify `/etc/bashrc`, and `/etc/zshrc` if they exist.
The installer will first back up these files with a `.backup-before-nix`
extension. The installer will also create `/etc/profile.d/nix.sh`.
You can uninstall Nix with the following commands:
## Uninstalling
### Linux
```console
sudo rm -rf /etc/profile/nix.sh /etc/nix /nix ~root/.nix-profile ~root/.nix-defexpr ~root/.nix-channels ~/.nix-profile ~/.nix-defexpr ~/.nix-channels
@ -95,15 +97,87 @@ sudo systemctl stop nix-daemon.service
sudo systemctl disable nix-daemon.socket
sudo systemctl disable nix-daemon.service
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
# If you are on macOS, you will need to run:
sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.nixos.nix-daemon.plist
sudo rm /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.nixos.nix-daemon.plist
```
There may also be references to Nix in `/etc/profile`, `/etc/bashrc`,
and `/etc/zshrc` which you may remove.
### macOS
1. Edit `/etc/zshrc` and `/etc/bashrc` to remove the lines sourcing
`nix-daemon.sh`, which should look like this:
```bash
# Nix
if [ -e '/nix/var/nix/profiles/default/etc/profile.d/nix-daemon.sh' ]; then
. '/nix/var/nix/profiles/default/etc/profile.d/nix-daemon.sh'
fi
# End Nix
```
If these files haven't been altered since installing Nix you can simply put
the backups back in place:
```console
sudo mv /etc/zshrc.backup-before-nix /etc/zshrc
sudo mv /etc/bashrc.backup-before-nix /etc/bashrc
```
This will stop shells from sourcing the file and bringing everything you
installed using Nix in scope.
2. Stop and remove the Nix daemon services:
```console
sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.nixos.nix-daemon.plist
sudo rm /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.nixos.nix-daemon.plist
sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.nixos.activate-system.plist
sudo rm /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.nixos.activate-system.plist
```
This stops the Nix daemon and prevents it from being started next time you
boot the system.
3. Remove the `nixbld` group and the `_nixbuildN` users:
```console
sudo dscl . -delete /Groups/nixbld
for u in $(sudo dscl . -list /Users | grep _nixbld); do sudo dscl . -delete /Users/$u; done
```
This will remove all the build users that no longer serve a purpose.
4. Edit fstab using `sudo vifs` to remove the line mounting the Nix Store
volume on `/nix`, which looks like this,
`LABEL=Nix\040Store /nix apfs rw,nobrowse`. This will prevent automatic
mounting of the Nix Store volume.
5. Edit `/etc/synthetic.conf` to remove the `nix` line. If this is the only
line in the file you can remove it entirely, `sudo rm /etc/synthetic.conf`.
This will prevent the creation of the empty `/nix` directory to provide a
mountpoint for the Nix Store volume.
6. Remove the files Nix added to your system:
```console
sudo rm -rf /etc/nix /var/root/.nix-profile /var/root/.nix-defexpr /var/root/.nix-channels ~/.nix-profile ~/.nix-defexpr ~/.nix-channels
```
This gets rid of any data Nix may have created except for the store which is
removed next.
7. Remove the Nix Store volume:
```console
sudo diskutil apfs deleteVolume /nix
```
This will remove the Nix Store volume and everything that was added to the
store.
The change to `/etc/synthetic.conf` will only take effect after a reboot but
you shouldn't have any traces of Nix left on your system.
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