From e7c482f78974407d0a110959ef4bc89a4bcc2e50 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bobby Rong Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2021 00:09:05 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] nixos: nixos/doc/manual/installation/obtaining.xml to CommonMark --- .../installation/obtaining.chapter.xml | 48 +++++++++++++++++ .../doc/manual/installation/installation.xml | 2 +- .../manual/installation/obtaining.chapter.md | 26 +++++++++ nixos/doc/manual/installation/obtaining.xml | 54 ------------------- 4 files changed, 75 insertions(+), 55 deletions(-) create mode 100644 nixos/doc/manual/from_md/installation/obtaining.chapter.xml create mode 100644 nixos/doc/manual/installation/obtaining.chapter.md delete mode 100644 nixos/doc/manual/installation/obtaining.xml diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/installation/obtaining.chapter.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/installation/obtaining.chapter.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..a922feda2536 --- /dev/null +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/installation/obtaining.chapter.xml @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ + + Obtaining NixOS + + NixOS ISO images can be downloaded from the + NixOS + download page. There are a number of installation options. If + you happen to have an optical drive and a spare CD, burning the + image to CD and booting from that is probably the easiest option. + Most people will need to prepare a USB stick to boot from. + describes the preferred + method to prepare a USB stick. A number of alternative methods are + presented in the + NixOS + Wiki. + + + As an alternative to installing NixOS yourself, you can get a + running NixOS system through several other means: + + + + + Using virtual appliances in Open Virtualization Format (OVF) + that can be imported into VirtualBox. These are available from + the + NixOS + download page. + + + + + Using AMIs for Amazon’s EC2. To find one for your region and + instance type, please refer to the + list + of most recent AMIs. + + + + + Using NixOps, the NixOS-based cloud deployment tool, which + allows you to provision VirtualBox and EC2 NixOS instances from + declarative specifications. Check out the + NixOps + homepage for details. + + + + diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installation.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installation.xml index 2901f462dee0..98dbc6d74fdc 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installation.xml +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installation.xml @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ first-time use. - + diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/installation/obtaining.chapter.md b/nixos/doc/manual/installation/obtaining.chapter.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..832ec6146a9d --- /dev/null +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/installation/obtaining.chapter.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +# Obtaining NixOS {#sec-obtaining} + +NixOS ISO images can be downloaded from the [NixOS download +page](https://nixos.org/nixos/download.html). There are a number of +installation options. If you happen to have an optical drive and a spare +CD, burning the image to CD and booting from that is probably the +easiest option. Most people will need to prepare a USB stick to boot +from. [](#sec-booting-from-usb) describes the preferred method to +prepare a USB stick. A number of alternative methods are presented in +the [NixOS Wiki](https://nixos.wiki/wiki/NixOS_Installation_Guide#Making_the_installation_media). + +As an alternative to installing NixOS yourself, you can get a running +NixOS system through several other means: + +- Using virtual appliances in Open Virtualization Format (OVF) that + can be imported into VirtualBox. These are available from the [NixOS + download page](https://nixos.org/nixos/download.html). + +- Using AMIs for Amazon's EC2. To find one for your region and + instance type, please refer to the [list of most recent + AMIs](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/virtualisation/ec2-amis.nix). + +- Using NixOps, the NixOS-based cloud deployment tool, which allows + you to provision VirtualBox and EC2 NixOS instances from declarative + specifications. Check out the [NixOps + homepage](https://nixos.org/nixops) for details. diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/installation/obtaining.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/installation/obtaining.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 3b8671782ded..000000000000 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/installation/obtaining.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,54 +0,0 @@ - - Obtaining NixOS - - NixOS ISO images can be downloaded from the - NixOS download - page. There are a number of installation options. If you happen to - have an optical drive and a spare CD, burning the image to CD and booting - from that is probably the easiest option. Most people will need to prepare a - USB stick to boot from. describes the - preferred method to prepare a USB stick. A number of alternative methods are - presented in the - NixOS - Wiki. - - - As an alternative to installing NixOS yourself, you can get a running NixOS - system through several other means: - - - - Using virtual appliances in Open Virtualization Format (OVF) that can be - imported into VirtualBox. These are available from the - NixOS download - page. - - - - - Using AMIs for Amazon’s EC2. To find one for your region and instance - type, please refer to the - list - of most recent AMIs. - - - - - Using NixOps, the NixOS-based cloud deployment tool, which allows you to - provision VirtualBox and EC2 NixOS instances from declarative - specifications. Check out the - NixOps homepage for - details. - - - - -