NixOS Installation Guide: Difference between revisions
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On the minimal ISO, or if you are more familiar with <code>wpa_supplicant</code> then you can also run <code>wpa_passphrase ESSID | sudo tee /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf</code>, then enter your password and <code>systemctl restart wpa_supplicant</code>. | On the minimal ISO, or if you are more familiar with <code>wpa_supplicant</code> then you can also run <code>wpa_passphrase ESSID | sudo tee /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf</code>, then enter your password and <code>systemctl restart wpa_supplicant</code>. | ||
== Partitioning == | |||
To partition the persistent storage run <code>sudo fdisk /dev/diskX</code> and follow instructions for DOS or (U)EFI. | To partition the persistent storage run <code>sudo fdisk /dev/diskX</code> and follow instructions for DOS or (U)EFI. | ||
A very simple example setup is given here. | A very simple example setup is given here. | ||
=== DOS === | |||
* o (dos disk label) | * o (dos disk label) | ||
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* w (write) | * w (write) | ||
=== UEFI === | |||
* g (gpt disk label) | * g (gpt disk label) | ||
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* w (write) | * w (write) | ||
== Label partitions == | |||
This is useful for having multiple setups and makes paritions easier to handle. | This is useful for having multiple setups and makes paritions easier to handle. | ||
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* sudo mount /dev/disk/by-label/NIXBOOT /mnt/boot | * sudo mount /dev/disk/by-label/NIXBOOT /mnt/boot | ||
== Swap file (only simple on uefi) == | |||
* sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/mnt/.swapfile bs=1024 count=2097152 (2GB size) | * sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/mnt/.swapfile bs=1024 count=2097152 (2GB size) | ||
* sudo chmod 600 /mnt/.swapfile | * sudo chmod 600 /mnt/.swapfile | ||
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* sudo swapon /mnt/.swapfile | * sudo swapon /mnt/.swapfile | ||
== NixOS config == | |||
* sudo nixos-generate-config --root /mnt | * sudo nixos-generate-config --root /mnt | ||
* cd /mnt/etc/nixos/ | * cd /mnt/etc/nixos/ | ||
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6. change hardware config to use labels | 6. change hardware config to use labels | ||
== NixOS installation == | |||
* cd /mnt | * cd /mnt | ||