nixpkgs/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/profiles/installation-device.xml

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 <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>
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