| 28 Sep 2023 |
 @cifre:matrix.org | * no, I never install things like that, I add the packages I want to my configuration.nix, then I run sudo nixos-rebuild switch, to uninstall I just remove the packages from that file and rebuild, but that time it didn't work, now I can't get rid of firefox-devedition, I can't even set another browser as default. | 01:19:58 |
| @cifre:matrix.org | * No, I never do that. I add the packages I want to my configuration.nix, then I run sudo nixos-rebuild switch, to uninstall I just remove the packages from that file and rebuild, but that time it didn't work, now I can't get rid of firefox-devedition, I can't even set another browser as default. | 01:40:24 |
 uep | ok, cool. It's just a way that it might have remained installed despite being removed from environment.systemPackages | 01:43:52 |
| uep | try looking for the gc-roots of that path | 01:44:30 |
| @cifre:matrix.org | In reply to @uep:matrix.org
try looking for the gc-roots of that path hm, how? | 01:44:58 |
| uep | nix-store --query --roots <path> | 01:46:59 |
| uep | that should tell you what's keeping it live in the store (a system generation, a user profile, etc). Which might help track down where to remove it from | 01:47:49 |
| @cifre:matrix.org | okay it returns this "{censored} -> /nix/store/03i8ch7wfzwf2fhdi9ql5j0m33h0razb-firefox-devedition-unwrapped-116.0b8" | 01:49:31 |
| @cifre:matrix.org | * okay it returns this
{censored} -> /nix/store/03i8ch7wfzwf2fhdi9ql5j0m33h0razb-firefox-devedition-unwrapped-116.0b8 | 01:49:47 |
| uep | heh, try as root | 01:49:53 |
| uep | consored is probably a running process though | 01:50:05 |
| @cifre:matrix.org | i can't paste every line, it'd be a wall.
/proc/14659/exe -> /nix/store/03i8ch7wfzwf2fhdi9ql5j0m33h0razb-firefox-devedition-unwrapped-116.0b8
/proc/14582/exe -> /nix/store/03i8ch7wfzwf2fhdi9ql5j0m33h0razb-firefox-devedition-unwrapped-116.0b8
/proc/14531/exe -> /nix/store/03i8ch7wfzwf2fhdi9ql5j0m33h0razb-firefox-devedition-unwrapped-116.0b8
/proc/14367/exe -> /nix/store/03i8ch7wfzwf2fhdi9ql5j0m33h0razb-firefox-devedition-unwrapped-116.0b8
/proc/14367/fd/63 -> /nix/store/03i8ch7wfzwf2fhdi9ql5j0m33h0razb-firefox-devedition-unwrapped-116.0b8
/proc/14582/fd/85 -> /nix/store/03i8ch7wfzwf2fhdi9ql5j0m33h0razb-firefox-devedition-unwrapped-116.0b8
/proc/14582/fd/32 -> /nix/store/03i8ch7wfzwf2fhdi9ql5j0m33h0razb-firefox-devedition-unwrapped-116.0b8
/proc/14469/exe -> /nix/store/03i8ch7wfzwf2fhdi9ql5j0m33h0razb-firefox-devedition-unwrapped-116.0b8
/proc/14582/fd/66 -> /nix/store/03i8ch7wfzwf2fhdi9ql5j0m33h0razb-firefox-devedition-unwrapped-116.0b8
/proc/14367/fd/127 -> /nix/store/03i8ch7wfzwf2fhdi9ql5j0m33h0razb-firefox-devedition-unwrapped-116.0b8
/proc/14582/fd/41 -> /nix/store/03i8ch7wfzwf2fhdi9ql5j0m33h0razb-firefox-devedition-unwrapped-116.0b8
| 01:52:06 |
| uep | also try nix-store --query --referrers <path> | 01:53:20 |
| @cifre:matrix.org | ok, what is that for | 01:53:34 |
| uep | yeah, are there any that are not /proc/... ? | 01:53:41 |
| uep | the running processes are roots to stop the exe being gc'd while running | 01:54:07 |
| @cifre:matrix.org | In reply to @uep:matrix.org
yeah, are there any that are not /proc/... ? nix-store --query --roots <path> no | 01:54:22 |
| uep | referrers will also give you a clie about what's pulling it in.. | 01:54:33 |
| uep | like a ...-system-path derivation | 01:55:00 |
| @cifre:matrix.org | In reply to @uep:matrix.org
also try nix-store --query --referrers <path> /nix/store/03i8ch7wfzwf2fhdi9ql5j0m33h0razb-firefox-devedition-unwrapped-116.0b8 | 01:56:05 |
| uep | ok, so your firefox is still running, but should not be in the system path anymore and can get gc'd after you quit it | 01:56:31 |
| uep | that's not quite the same as understanding why the .desktop files are still there or how they were installed | 01:57:03 |
| @cifre:matrix.org | In reply to @uep:matrix.org
ok, so your firefox is still running, but should not be in the system path anymore and can get gc'd after you quit it yes, it works, but it should be there at this point, i tried to remove it many times, many rebuilds. | 01:57:10 |
| @cifre:matrix.org | In reply to @uep:matrix.org
ok, so your firefox is still running, but should not be in the system path anymore and can get gc'd after you quit it * yes, it works, imean, it runs, i can browse with it, but it should not be there at this point, i tried to remove it many times, many rebuilds. | 01:57:25 |
| uep | but those will turn into broken links once the store path is gc'd | 01:57:40 |
| @cifre:matrix.org | i ran this sudo nix-collect-garbage -d thought it would fix it. | 01:58:34 |
| uep | not if the process is running, those /proc/... gc roots will keep it alive | 01:59:18 |
| @cifre:matrix.org | * i ran this sudo nix-collect-garbage -d thought it would fix it, like a few minutes ago. | 01:59:32 |
| uep | quit firefox, check ps to make sure it hasn't left a background task or something | 02:00:03 |
| uep | check those gc roots again to make sure | 02:00:22 |
