NixOS on ARM/UEFI: Difference between revisions

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=== Getting the installer image (ISO) ===

~~For~~ the ~~time being, the following jobs are recommended~~:

Choose one of the images (in rough order of preference):

* ~~(unstable) <tt>~~[https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixos/trunk-combined/nixos.~~iso_minimal~~.aarch64-linux nixos:trunk-combined:nixos.iso_minimal.aarch64-linux]~~</tt>~~

* [https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixos/trunk-combined/nixos.iso_minimal_new_kernel.aarch64-linux NixOS unstable, new kernel] - rolling release, latest mainline kernel, may be somewhat behind on Nixpkgs updates due to out of tree module compatibility issues

* ~~(unstable) '''<tt>~~[https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixos/~~trunk~~-~~combined~~/nixos.~~iso_minimal_new_kernel~~.aarch64-linux ~~nixos:trunk-combined:nixos~~.~~iso_minimal_new_kernel.aarch64~~-~~linux]</tt>'''~~

* [https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixos/trunk-combined/nixos.iso_minimal.aarch64-linux NixOS unstable, LTS kernel] - may be less compatible with specific hardware, but tracks a more recent Nixpkgs

* [https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixos/release-22.05-aarch64/nixos.iso_minimal.aarch64-linux NixOS 22.05] - stable branch, LTS kernel, generally not recommended

~~With the ''new kernel'' variant being generally preferred, depending on the upstream support for your board.~~

(Graphical ISOs are currently not built for ARM architectures. See https://discourse.nixos.org/t/arm-graphical-iso-builds/16729.)

~~Release builds~~ (~~minimal, non-graphical):~~

* 22.05: https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixos/release-22.05-aarch64/nixos.iso_minimal.aarch64-linux

* 21.11: https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixos/release-21.11-aarch64/nixos.iso_minimal.aarch64-linux

~~(For the time being it seems that there~~ are ~~no graphical ISOs on~~ ARM. See https://discourse.nixos.org/t/arm-graphical-iso-builds/16729.)

This installer image should be written to a USB drive, like usual. In a pinch, it may also be written to an SD image, if your target's platform firmware does not need to be written to that same SD image.

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 === Getting the installer image (ISO) ===
-For the time being, the following jobs are recommended:
+Choose one of the images (in rough order of preference):
-* (unstable) <tt>[https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixos/trunk-combined/nixos.iso_minimal.aarch64-linux nixos:trunk-combined:nixos.iso_minimal.aarch64-linux]</tt>
+* [https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixos/trunk-combined/nixos.iso_minimal_new_kernel.aarch64-linux NixOS unstable, new kernel] - rolling release, latest mainline kernel, may be somewhat behind on Nixpkgs updates due to out of tree module compatibility issues
-* (unstable) '''<tt>[https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixos/trunk-combined/nixos.iso_minimal_new_kernel.aarch64-linux nixos:trunk-combined:nixos.iso_minimal_new_kernel.aarch64-linux]</tt>'''
+* [https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixos/trunk-combined/nixos.iso_minimal.aarch64-linux NixOS unstable, LTS kernel] - may be less compatible with specific hardware, but tracks a more recent Nixpkgs
+* [https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixos/release-22.05-aarch64/nixos.iso_minimal.aarch64-linux NixOS 22.05] - stable branch, LTS kernel, generally not recommended
-With the ''new kernel'' variant being generally preferred, depending on the upstream support for your board.
+(Graphical ISOs are currently not built for ARM architectures. See https://discourse.nixos.org/t/arm-graphical-iso-builds/16729.)
-Release builds (minimal, non-graphical):
-* 22.05: https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixos/release-22.05-aarch64/nixos.iso_minimal.aarch64-linux
-* 21.11: https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixos/release-21.11-aarch64/nixos.iso_minimal.aarch64-linux
-(For the time being it seems that there are no graphical ISOs on ARM. See https://discourse.nixos.org/t/arm-graphical-iso-builds/16729.)
 This installer image should be written to a USB drive, like usual. In a pinch, it may also be written to an SD image, if your target's platform firmware does not need to be written to that same SD image.