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Phanirithvij: change iso url

2024-09-14T09:01:45Z

change iso url

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	<syntaxhighlight lang="console">		<syntaxhighlight lang="console">
	# wget https://~~d3g5gsiof5omrk~~.~~cloudfront.net/~~nixos~~/17~~.03/nixos-~~17.03.1449~~.~~2e983f14f6~~/nixos-minimal~~-17.03.1449.2e983f14f6~~-x86_64-linux.iso # get the latest iso (URL might change!)		# wget https://channels.nixos.org/nixos-24.05/latest-nixos-minimal-x86_64-linux.iso # get the latest iso (URL might change!)
	# modprobe loop		# modprobe loop
	# mount -o loop nixos-minimal~~-17.03.1449.2e983f14f6~~-x86_64-linux.iso ~/inst		# mount -o loop latest-nixos-minimal-x86_64-linux.iso ~/inst
	# # mount /dev/sda1 # mount the /boot partition if you have it		# # mount /dev/sda1 # mount the /boot partition if you have it
	# cp ~/inst/boot/bzImage /boot/nixos-livecd-bzImage		# cp ~/inst/boot/bzImage /boot/nixos-livecd-bzImage

2024-08-01T12:17:59Z

import from old wiki

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	# (chroot) mount /dev/sda3 /mnt		# (chroot) mount /dev/sda3 /mnt
	# (chroot) nixos-generate-config --root /mnt		# (chroot) nixos-generate-config --root /mnt
	# (chroot) nano /etc/nixos/configuration.nix		# (chroot) nano /mnt/etc/nixos/configuration.nix
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2024-04-19T11:45:57Z

attached to Category:Tutorial

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	Thats it. Now follow the manual (Alt-F8), mount /dev/sda3 as /mnt, do		Thats it. Now follow the manual (Alt-F8), mount /dev/sda3 as /mnt, do
	nixos-option and so on.		nixos-option and so on.

			[[Category:Tutorial]]

2023-10-01T18:22:07Z

Reword

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	However, you can install 'directly from Linux' if:		However, you can install 'directly from Linux' if:

	* You're feeling adventurous		* You already have a running linux distro
	* You already have a running linux ~~with GRUB on your primary partition~~
	* You don't want to waste a CD-R (and can't boot from USB)		* You don't want to waste a CD-R (and can't boot from USB)
	* You have a spare partition where to install NixOS ready.		* You have a spare partition where to install NixOS ready.

	~~See official instructions~~ at https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/#sec-installing-from-other-distro		One method is described in the manual at https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/#sec-installing-from-other-distro. For an alternative method, see below.

	== How? ==		== How? ==

2023-10-01T18:16:48Z

Official manual has instructions now

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	* You have a spare partition where to install NixOS ready.		* You have a spare partition where to install NixOS ready.

	~~This is fairly esoteric, most users would use~~ https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/~~index.html~~#sec-~~installation~~		See official instructions at https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/#sec-installing-from-other-distro

	== How? ==		== How? ==

2023-07-30T09:18:14Z

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	== Why? ==		== Why? ==

	For 'normal' NixOS installations, you'd use the [instructions from ~~the manual](~~https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/index.html#sec-installation).		For 'normal' NixOS installations, you'd use the instructions from https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/index.html#sec-installation

	However, you can install 'directly from Linux' if:		However, you can install 'directly from Linux' if:
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	* You have a spare partition where to install NixOS ready.		* You have a spare partition where to install NixOS ready.

	This is fairly esoteric, most users would use ~~the [official instructions](~~https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/index.html#sec-installation)		This is fairly esoteric, most users would use https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/index.html#sec-installation

	== How? ==		== How? ==

2023-07-30T09:15:47Z

point to the official instructions

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-You already have a running linux with GRUB on your primary partition and you don't want to waste a CD-R?
+== Why? ==
-Right. We also assume that you have a spare partition where to install NixOS ready.
 To simplify, we will be using these abbreviations:

2023-07-29T18:46:50Z

fix sed command from previous edit

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	Next we have to edit the target system init script to start a bash session instead of systemd. As that is the last thing the script does, adding an interactive program does not pose a problem.		Next we have to edit the target system init script to start a bash session instead of systemd. As that is the last thing the script does, adding an interactive program does not pose a problem.
	<syntaxhighlight lang="console">		<syntaxhighlight lang="console">
	# sed -i "s,exec /*systemd,exec /$BASH," $INIT		# sed -i "s,exec /.*systemd,exec /$BASH," $INIT
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2023-07-29T18:45:51Z

The init script has a full path to systemd, so sed needs to match the full path name.

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	Next we have to edit the target system init script to start a bash session instead of systemd. As that is the last thing the script does, adding an interactive program does not pose a problem.		Next we have to edit the target system init script to start a bash session instead of systemd. As that is the last thing the script does, adding an interactive program does not pose a problem.
	<syntaxhighlight lang="console">		<syntaxhighlight lang="console">
	# sed -i "s,exec systemd,exec /$BASH," $INIT		# sed -i "s,exec /*systemd,exec /$BASH," $INIT
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

2022-04-13T20:25:34Z

shorter

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	In this section we will install NixOS by unpacking the ISO and then chrooting into its contents to start the final install.		In this section we will install NixOS by unpacking the ISO and then chrooting into its contents to start the final install.

	Note that this may not work on all ~~(older)~~ distributions (eg older versions of debian stable)~~, due to missing particular flags~~.		Note that this may not work on all distributions (eg. older versions of debian stable).


	=== Preparations ===		=== Preparations ===