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Instructions to delete Nix-1.11.13 from a Darwin system
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Uninstalling nix:
1. Delete /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.nixos.nix-daemon.plist
sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.nixos.nix-daemon.plist
sudo rm /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.nixos.nix-daemon.plist
2. Restore /etc/profile.backup-before-nix back to /etc/profile
sudo mv /etc/profile.backup-before-nix /etc/profile
(after this one, you may need to re-open any terminals that were
opened while it existed.)
3. Restore /etc/bashrc.backup-before-nix back to /etc/bashrc
sudo mv /etc/bashrc.backup-before-nix /etc/bashrc
(after this one, you may need to re-open any terminals that were
opened while it existed.)
4. Restore /etc/zshrc.backup-before-nix back to /etc/zshrc
sudo mv /etc/zshrc.backup-before-nix /etc/zshrc
(after this one, you may need to re-open any terminals that were
opened while it existed.)
5. Delete the files Nix added to your system:
sudo rm -rf /etc/nix /nix /var/root/.nix-profile /var/root/.nix-defexpr /var/root/.nix-channels /Users/$USER/.nix-profile /Users/$USER/.nix-defexpr /Users/$USER/.nix-channels
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