<chapter 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="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: <screen> $ nix-build -A config.system.build.nixos-install $ mount -t tmpfs none /mnt $ ./result/bin/nixos-install</screen> To start a login shell in the new NixOS installation in <filename>/mnt</filename>: <screen> $ ./result/bin/nixos-install --chroot </screen> </para> </chapter>