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default.nix: Provide correct instructions how to upgrade Nix
Supersedes NixOS#17631.
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@@ -2,7 +2,17 @@ let requiredVersion = import ./lib/minver.nix; in
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if ! builtins ? nixVersion || builtins.compareVersions requiredVersion builtins.nixVersion == 1 then
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abort "This version of Nixpkgs requires Nix >= ${requiredVersion}, please upgrade! See https://nixos.org/wiki/How_to_update_when_Nix_is_too_old_to_evaluate_Nixpkgs"
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abort ''
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This version of Nixpkgs requires Nix >= ${requiredVersion}, please upgrade:
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- If you are running NixOS, use `nixos-rebuild' to upgrade your system.
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- If you installed Nix using the install script (https://nixos.org/nix/install),
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it is safe to upgrade by running it again:
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curl https://nixos.org/nix/install | sh
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''
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