35 lines
1.6 KiB
XML
35 lines
1.6 KiB
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<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
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xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
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xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
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version="5.0"
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xml:id="sec-profile-installation-device">
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<title>Installation Device</title>
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<para>
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Provides a basic configuration for installation devices like CDs. This means
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enabling hardware scans, using the <link linkend="sec-profile-clone-config">
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Clone Config profile</link> to guarantee
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<filename>/etc/nixos/configuration.nix</filename> exists (for
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<command>nixos-rebuild</command> to work), a copy of the Nixpkgs channel
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snapshot used to create the install media.
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</para>
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<para>
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Additionally, documentation for <link linkend="opt-documentation.enable">
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Nixpkgs</link> and <link linkend="opt-documentation.nixos.enable">NixOS
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</link> are forcefully enabled (to override the
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<link linkend="sec-profile-minimal">Minimal profile</link> preference); the
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NixOS manual is shown automatically on TTY 8, sudo and udisks are disabled.
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Autologin is enabled as root.
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</para>
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<para>
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A message is shown to the user to start a display manager if needed,
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ssh with <xref linkend="opt-services.openssh.permitRootLogin"/> are enabled (but
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doesn't autostart). WPA Supplicant is also enabled without autostart.
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</para>
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<para>
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Finally, vim is installed, root is set to not have a password, the kernel is
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made more silent for remote public IP installs, and several settings are
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tweaked so that the installer has a better chance of succeeding under
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low-memory environments.
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</para>
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</section>
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