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+<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xml:id="ch-testing-installer">
+  <title>Testing the Installer</title>
+  <para>
+    Building, burning, and booting from an installation CD is rather
+    tedious, so here is a quick way to see if the installer works
+    properly:
+  </para>
+  <programlisting>
+# mount -t tmpfs none /mnt
+# nixos-generate-config --root /mnt
+$ nix-build '&lt;nixpkgs/nixos&gt;' -A config.system.build.nixos-install
+# ./result/bin/nixos-install
+</programlisting>
+  <para>
+    To start a login shell in the new NixOS installation in
+    <literal>/mnt</literal>:
+  </para>
+  <programlisting>
+$ nix-build '&lt;nixpkgs/nixos&gt;' -A config.system.build.nixos-enter
+# ./result/bin/nixos-enter
+</programlisting>
+</chapter>