From 3a6b6ba2ea19919fc7368a5529360d42ae698e26 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Noam Yorav-Raphael Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2024 09:19:24 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md --- README.md | 12 +++++++++--- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 32d09b0..c1157b2 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,15 +1,21 @@ # Nixsa - Nix Standalone Environment -Nixsa lets you experience Nix without any installation. Just extract the tarball and you're ready to go! +Nixsa lets you use Nix without any installation. Just extract the tarball and you're ready to go! ```bash +# Download the Nixsa tarball wget https://github.com/noamraph/nixsa/releases/download/v0.1.0/nixsa-0.1.0-x86_64-linux.tar.xz + +# Extract tar -xf nixsa-0.1.0-x86_64-linux.tar.xz + +# Install a package nixsa/bin/nix profile install nixpkgs#ponysay + +# Use it nixsa/bin/ponysay 'Hi Nixsa!' ``` Important note: Nixsa currently uses a patched version of Nix, which supports environment variables like NIX_STATE_HOME. Upvote the PR so Nixsa could use a regular Nix version. -[![asciicast](https://asciinema.org/a/672617.svg)](https://asciinema.org/a/672617) - +[![asciicast](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f8e1919f-0f63-4ef1-8a54-57b385b1b6de)](https://asciinema.org/a/672617)