Re: [Nix-dev] nixos-in-place - Install NixOS on top of any Linux distro

2015-12-10 Thread Denis Ivanchik
I want to try NixOS as the OpenVZ container also. But wiki page is broken. Did you try NixOS as the OVZ container? About nixos-in-place.. I think need to focus on the 1-2 popular VPS distros, not more. Which distro most popular on the VPS? Debian(Ubuntu), Centos. Why? If i want the NixOS then I

Re: [Nix-dev] nixos-in-place - Install NixOS on top of any Linux distro

2015-12-10 Thread Jakob Gillich
Impressive, thanks for this! Also wondering if it would work on OpenVZ? Oh and a switch to simply wipe the old system could be useful. One can always redeploy the old OS if something goes wrong. On Wed, Dec 9, 2015, at 08:59 PM, jeaye wrote: > Folks, > > In hopes of getting NixOS onto

Re: [Nix-dev] nixos-in-place - Install NixOS on top of any Linux distro

2015-12-10 Thread Denis Ivanchik
Good idea, Jeaye. Right I understood that you mean VPS under KVM? -- With best wishes. Denis. ___ nix-dev mailing list nix-dev@lists.science.uu.nl http://lists.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/nix-dev

Re: [Nix-dev] nixos-in-place - Install NixOS on top of any Linux distro

2015-12-10 Thread jeaye
On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 12:22:58PM +0300, Denis Ivanchik wrote: >Right I understood that you mean VPS under KVM? nixos-in-place doesn't distinguish between machines running under KVM, real hardware, or anything else; it should work regardless. >I want to try NixOS as the OpenVZ container

Re: [Nix-dev] nixos-in-place - Install NixOS on top of any Linux distro

2015-12-10 Thread jeaye
On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 10:51:48AM +0100, Jakob Gillich wrote: > Oh and a switch to simply wipe the old system could be useful. One can > always redeploy the old OS if something goes wrong. A switch to clear the old system is a good idea; I think that can be done without too much difficulty.

[Nix-dev] nixos-in-place - Install NixOS on top of any Linux distro

2015-12-09 Thread jeaye
Folks, In hopes of getting NixOS onto DigitalOcean, and other VPS providers, I've created https://github.com/jeaye/nixos-in-place nixos-in-place can be used for other purposes, outside of VPSs, for installing NixOS on top of any existing distro. However, where it shines is converting existing