running `nix profile` against /nix/var/nix/profiles/default breaks `nix upgrade-nix` #16

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opened 2024-03-11 06:17:43 +00:00 by jade · 4 comments

jade commented

2024-03-11 06:17:43 +00:00

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The cause for this is that nix upgrade-nix shells out to nix-env, which explodes if the default profile was from nix profile.

I fixed someone's Nix install with this:

sudo nix-env --profile /nix/var/nix/profiles/default --remove-all -f '<nixpkgs>' -i /nix/store/4xwvps7bnachw9686ac22jhczn04i44b-nix-2.20.5 $(nix-build --no-out-link '<nixpkgs>' -A cacert)

Wondering if we should have a command that unbreaks this particular hilarious issue.

The cause for this is that `nix upgrade-nix` shells out to `nix-env`, which explodes if the default profile was from `nix profile`. I fixed someone's Nix install with this: ``` sudo nix-env --profile /nix/var/nix/profiles/default --remove-all -f '<nixpkgs>' -i /nix/store/4xwvps7bnachw9686ac22jhczn04i44b-nix-2.20.5 $(nix-build --no-out-link '<nixpkgs>' -A cacert) ``` Wondering if we should have a command that unbreaks this particular hilarious issue.

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qyriad commented

2024-03-11 20:14:32 +00:00

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Wondering if we should have a command that unbreaks this particular hilarious issue

This could be part of some general analogue to things like brew doctor

> Wondering if we should have a command that unbreaks this particular hilarious issue This could be part of some general analogue to things like `brew doctor`

jade commented

2024-03-11 20:49:57 +00:00

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nix doctor exists

`nix doctor` exists

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jade added this to the v2.90 milestone 2024-03-14 06:35:05 +00:00

jade added this to the Release engineering project 2024-03-14 18:32:15 +00:00

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