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Install error: cp: cannot overwrite directory with non-directory #6970
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You'll have to follow the uninstall instructions before reinstalling it: https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/installation/installing-binary.html#macos |
I did.
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You'll have to follow the uninstall instructions before reinstalling it: https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/installation/installing-binary.html#macos
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The instructions tell you to remove the volume the files it fails to overwrite are on. |
Ah, could be! I thought only successful installs need cleaning up. Figured it would clean up previous steps on failure.
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No, you didn't. Because the instructions tell you to remove the volume the
files it won't overwrite are on.
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Describe the bug
I'm having trouble installing nix on Mac OS 10.15.7 (19H2026).
Steps To Reproduce
I somehow ended up with a bad install which I tried to rectify by installing nix package manager again.
curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install > ~/tmp/nix.sh
Expected behavior
A clean install of nix.
Actual behaviour
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