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    FOR SINGLE USER INSTALL

cannot connect to socket at '/nix/var/nix/daemon-socket/socket': No such file or directory

remove nix - stop daemon - remove env vars trying to run multi-user style via daemon

if you are trying to remove a multi user install on linux and revert to a single user install 
you need to remove your NIX_REMOTE variable
or just set it to export NIX_REMOTE=

so this is blank and not calling the daemon - as you are installing without it for single user


THIS IS IMPORTANT AND NOT ONE PLACE HAS DOCS THAT TELL YOU SUCH


  sudo systemctl disable nix-daemon.socket
  sudo systemctl disable nix-daemon.service

  sudo systemctl stop|kill nix-daemon.socket
  sudo systemctl stop|kill  nix-daemon.service
  rm -rf ~/.nix-*

  sudo rm /etc/profile.d/nix.sh
 
  sudo rm -rf /nix
  sudo rm -rf /etc/nix

shell script to remove groups
#!/bin/sh
i=0
while [ $i -ne 32 ]
do
  i=$(($i+1))
  # echo "$i"
  sudo userdel nixbld$1
done 


  sudo userdel nixbld01-32   (use shell script above for ease)
    (actually del all from # 1-32)  
  or sudo userdel nixbld1-31 
  
  
  sudo rm -rf /nix /etc/nix

  sudo groupdel nixbld
  

CONFIG IN

 ~/.config/nix/nix.conf
INSTALL SINGLE USER AFTER REMOVING MULTI

 https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Nix_Installation_Guide
$ sudo install -d -m755 -o $(id -u) -g $(id -g) /nix
$ curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install | sh
source $HOME/.nix-profile/etc/profile.d/nix.sh

sh <(curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install) --no-daemon