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authorEelco Dolstra <edolstra@gmail.com>2019-09-19 19:17:30 +0200
committerEelco Dolstra <edolstra@gmail.com>2019-09-19 19:17:30 +0200
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diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-virtualbox-guest.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-virtualbox-guest.xml
index f75a1cf0a9c..5c86eacfbf4 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-virtualbox-guest.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-virtualbox-guest.xml
@@ -6,8 +6,13 @@
  <title>Installing in a VirtualBox guest</title>
 
  <para>
-  Installing NixOS into a VirtualBox guest is convenient for users who want to try NixOS without installing it on bare metal. If you want to use a pre-made VirtualBox appliance, it is available at <link
-  xlink:href="https://nixos.org/nixos/download.html">the downloads page</link>. If you want to set up a VirtualBox guest manually, follow these instructions:
+  Installing NixOS into a VirtualBox guest is convenient for users who want to
+  try NixOS without installing it on bare metal. If you want to use a pre-made
+  VirtualBox appliance, it is available at
+  <link
+  xlink:href="https://nixos.org/nixos/download.html">the downloads
+  page</link>. If you want to set up a VirtualBox guest manually, follow these
+  instructions:
  </para>
 
  <orderedlist>
@@ -38,18 +43,21 @@
   </listitem>
   <listitem>
    <para>
-    Click on Settings / System / Acceleration and enable "VT-x/AMD-V" acceleration
+    Click on Settings / System / Acceleration and enable "VT-x/AMD-V"
+    acceleration
    </para>
   </listitem>
   <listitem>
    <para>
-    Save the settings, start the virtual machine, and continue installation like normal
+    Save the settings, start the virtual machine, and continue installation
+    like normal
    </para>
   </listitem>
  </orderedlist>
 
  <para>
-  There are a few modifications you should make in configuration.nix. Enable booting:
+  There are a few modifications you should make in configuration.nix. Enable
+  booting:
  </para>
 
 <programlisting>
@@ -57,7 +65,8 @@
 </programlisting>
 
  <para>
-  Also remove the fsck that runs at startup. It will always fail to run, stopping your boot until you press <literal>*</literal>.
+  Also remove the fsck that runs at startup. It will always fail to run,
+  stopping your boot until you press <literal>*</literal>.
  </para>
 
 <programlisting>
@@ -65,7 +74,13 @@
 </programlisting>
 
  <para>
-  Shared folders can be given a name and a path in the host system in the VirtualBox settings (Machine / Settings / Shared Folders, then click on the "Add" icon). Add the following to the <literal>/etc/nixos/configuration.nix</literal> to auto-mount them. If you do not add <literal>"nofail"</literal>, the system will no boot properly. The same goes for disabling <literal>rngd</literal> which is normally used to get randomness but this does not work in virtual machines.
+  Shared folders can be given a name and a path in the host system in the
+  VirtualBox settings (Machine / Settings / Shared Folders, then click on the
+  "Add" icon). Add the following to the
+  <literal>/etc/nixos/configuration.nix</literal> to auto-mount them. If you do
+  not add <literal>"nofail"</literal>, the system will no boot properly. The
+  same goes for disabling <literal>rngd</literal> which is normally used to get
+  randomness but this does not work in virtual machines.
  </para>
 
 <programlisting>