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{{outdated|Instructions are old, from around 2014, | {{outdated|Instructions are old, from around 2014, and are are unlikely to work.}} | ||
'''NOTE''': Using Unetbootin to produce a USB flash drive is '''not supported'''. | |||
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It is possible to install NixOS from a USB stick, rather than from a CD. This is useful if you want to install NixOS on a machine that doesn't have a CD-ROM drive (such as most netbooks), or if you don't want to waste a blank CD. Here is how to do it: | It is possible to install NixOS from a USB stick, rather than from a CD. This is useful if you want to install NixOS on a machine that doesn't have a CD-ROM drive (such as most netbooks), or if you don't want to waste a blank CD. Here is how to do it: | ||
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<li>Download a [ | <li>Download a [https://nixos.org/download/#nixos-iso NixOS ISO image] or [[#Build a custom installation image]].</li> | ||
<li>Obtain a USB stick formatted with the VFAT/FAT32 filesystem with enough free disk space to hold the contents of the ISO image. {{Note|It's not necessary to erase the USB stick.}}</li> | <li>Obtain a USB stick formatted with the VFAT/FAT32 filesystem with enough free disk space to hold the contents of the ISO image. {{Note|It's not necessary to erase the USB stick.}}</li> | ||