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nix install for non debian based linux #1472

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nix install for non debian based linux
leshy Mar 7, 2026
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fix: don't print misleading 'system dependencies ready' on unsupporte…
leshy Mar 11, 2026
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48 changes: 40 additions & 8 deletions scripts/install.sh
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Expand Up @@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ detect_os() {
if grep -qi microsoft /proc/version 2>/dev/null; then DETECTED_OS="wsl"
elif [[ -f /etc/NIXOS ]] || has_cmd nixos-version; then DETECTED_OS="nixos"
elif grep -qEi 'debian|ubuntu' /etc/os-release 2>/dev/null; then DETECTED_OS="ubuntu"
else die "unsupported Linux distribution (only Debian/Ubuntu-based distros supported)"; fi
else DETECTED_OS="linux"; fi
DETECTED_OS_VERSION="$(. /etc/os-release 2>/dev/null && echo "${VERSION_ID:-unknown}" || echo "unknown")"
else
die "unsupported operating system: $uname_s"
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -377,6 +377,10 @@ print_sysinfo() {
macos) os_display="macOS ${DETECTED_OS_VERSION} (${DETECTED_ARCH})" ;;
nixos) os_display="NixOS ${DETECTED_OS_VERSION} (${DETECTED_ARCH})" ;;
wsl) os_display="WSL2 / Ubuntu ${DETECTED_OS_VERSION} (${DETECTED_ARCH})" ;;
linux)
local distro_name
distro_name="$(. /etc/os-release 2>/dev/null && echo "${PRETTY_NAME:-Linux}" || echo "Linux")"
os_display="${distro_name} (${DETECTED_ARCH})" ;;
*) os_display="Unknown" ;;
esac
case "$DETECTED_GPU" in
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -411,8 +415,13 @@ install_nix() {
printf "\n"

if ! prompt_confirm "Install Nix now? (official nixos.org multi-user installer)" "yes"; then
warn "skipping Nix installation — falling back to system packages"
SETUP_METHOD="system"
if [[ "$DETECTED_OS" == "linux" ]]; then
warn "skipping Nix — see https://github.com/dimensionalOS/dimos/?tab=readme-ov-file#installation"
SETUP_METHOD="manual"
else
warn "skipping Nix installation — falling back to system packages"
SETUP_METHOD="system"
fi
return
fi

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -442,14 +451,29 @@ install_nix() {
}

prompt_setup_method() {
if [[ "$NO_NIX" == "1" ]]; then SETUP_METHOD="system"; return; fi
if [[ "$NO_NIX" == "1" ]]; then
if [[ "$DETECTED_OS" == "linux" ]]; then SETUP_METHOD="manual"
else SETUP_METHOD="system"; fi
return
fi
if [[ "$USE_NIX" == "1" ]]; then
[[ "$HAS_NIX" == "1" ]] && { ok "Nix detected — using for system deps"; SETUP_METHOD="nix"; USE_NIX=1; return; }
install_nix; SETUP_METHOD="nix"; USE_NIX=1; return
fi

local choice
if [[ "$HAS_NIX" == "1" ]]; then
if [[ "$DETECTED_OS" == "linux" ]]; then
if [[ "$HAS_NIX" == "1" ]]; then
prompt_select "How should we set up system dependencies?" \
"Nix — nix develop (recommended for your distro)" \
"Manual — skip, install dependencies yourself"
else
prompt_select "How should we set up system dependencies?" \
"Install Nix — nix develop (recommended for your distro)" \
"Manual — skip, install dependencies yourself"
fi
choice="$PROMPT_RESULT"
elif [[ "$HAS_NIX" == "1" ]]; then
prompt_select "How should we set up system dependencies?" \
"System packages — apt/brew (simpler)" \
"Nix — nix develop (reproducible)"
Expand All @@ -467,6 +491,9 @@ prompt_setup_method() {
*Nix*|*nix*)
[[ "$HAS_NIX" != "1" ]] && install_nix
SETUP_METHOD="nix"; USE_NIX=1; ok "will use Nix for system dependencies" ;;
*Manual*)
SETUP_METHOD="manual"
info "see https://github.com/dimensionalOS/dimos/?tab=readme-ov-file#installation" ;;
*)
SETUP_METHOD="system"; ok "will use system package manager" ;;
esac
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -537,6 +564,11 @@ install_system_deps() {
info "NixOS detected — system deps managed via nix develop"
warn "you declined Nix setup; run 'nix develop' manually for system deps"
;;
linux)
info "see https://github.com/dimensionalOS/dimos/?tab=readme-ov-file#installation"
warn "install system dependencies manually, then re-run this script"
return
;;
esac
ok "system dependencies ready"
}
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -928,13 +960,13 @@ main() {
local ver_major; ver_major="$(echo "$DETECTED_OS_VERSION" | cut -d. -f1)"
[[ "$ver_major" -lt 22 ]] 2>/dev/null && warn "Ubuntu ${DETECTED_OS_VERSION} — 22.04+ recommended"
fi
[[ "$DETECTED_OS" == "macos" ]] && {
if [[ "$DETECTED_OS" == "macos" ]]; then
local mac_major; mac_major="$(echo "$DETECTED_OS_VERSION" | cut -d. -f1)"
[[ "$mac_major" -lt 12 ]] 2>/dev/null && die "macOS ${DETECTED_OS_VERSION} too old — 12.6+ required"
}
fi

prompt_setup_method
[[ "$SETUP_METHOD" != "nix" ]] && install_system_deps
if [[ "$SETUP_METHOD" != "nix" ]]; then install_system_deps; fi
install_uv

if [[ -z "$DETECTED_PYTHON" ]]; then
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