nixpkgs/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/profiles/installation-device.xml
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<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
version="5.0"
xml:id="sec-profile-installation-device">
<title>Installation Device</title>
<para>
Provides a basic configuration for installation devices like CDs. This enables redistributable firmware, includes the <link linkend="sec-profile-clone-config">Clone Config profile</link> and a copy of the Nixpkgs channel, so <command>nixos-install</command> works out of the box.
</para>
<para>
Documentation for <link linkend="opt-documentation.enable">Nixpkgs</link> and <link linkend="opt-documentation.nixos.enable">NixOS</link> are forcefully enabled (to override the <link linkend="sec-profile-minimal">Minimal profile</link> preference); the NixOS manual is shown automatically on TTY 8, udisks is disabled. Autologin is enabled as <literal>nixos</literal> user, while passwordless login as both <literal>root</literal> and <literal>nixos</literal> is possible. Passwordless <command>sudo</command> is enabled too. <link linkend="opt-networking.wireless.enable">wpa_supplicant</link> is enabled, but configured to not autostart.
</para>
<para>
It is explained how to login, start the ssh server, and if available, how to start the display manager.
</para>
<para>
Several settings are tweaked so that the installer has a better chance of succeeding under low-memory environments.
</para>
</section>