Installation Device
Provides a basic configuration for installation devices like CDs.
This enables redistributable firmware, includes the
Clone Config profile
and a copy of the Nixpkgs channel, so
nixos-install works out of the box.
Documentation for
Nixpkgs and
NixOS are
forcefully enabled (to override the
Minimal profile
preference); the NixOS manual is shown automatically on TTY 8,
udisks is disabled. Autologin is enabled as nixos
user, while passwordless login as both root and
nixos is possible. Passwordless
sudo is enabled too.
wpa_supplicant
is enabled, but configured to not autostart.
It is explained how to login, start the ssh server, and if
available, how to start the display manager.
Several settings are tweaked so that the installer has a better
chance of succeeding under low-memory environments.