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Add note about installing NixOS from distributions with /usr/sbin and…
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existing systems without the help of a rescue USB drive or similar. existing systems without the help of a rescue USB drive or similar.
</para> </para>
</warning> </warning>
<note>
<para>
On some distributions there are separate PATHS for programs intended only for root.
In order for the installation to succeed, you might have to use <literal>PATH="$PATH:/usr/sbin:/sbin"</literal>
in the following command.
</para>
</note>
<screen><prompt>$ </prompt>sudo PATH="$PATH" NIX_PATH="$NIX_PATH" `which nixos-install` --root /mnt</screen> <screen><prompt>$ </prompt>sudo PATH="$PATH" NIX_PATH="$NIX_PATH" `which nixos-install` --root /mnt</screen>
<para> <para>
Again, please refer to the <literal>nixos-install</literal> step in Again, please refer to the <literal>nixos-install</literal> step in