nixpkgs/nixos/doc/manual/development/testing-installer.xml

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<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>
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			`<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`
Manual: Explicitly mark commands that require to be run as root (#15589) * manual: Mark commands that require root Mark every command that requires to be run as root by prefixing them with '#' instead of '$'. * manual: Add note about commands that require root 2016-06-01 15:23:32 +01:00			`# mount -t tmpfs none /mnt`
			`# ./result/bin/nixos-install</screen>`
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			`To start a login shell in the new NixOS installation in`
			`<filename>/mnt</filename>:`

			`<screen>`
Manual: Explicitly mark commands that require to be run as root (#15589) * manual: Mark commands that require root Mark every command that requires to be run as root by prefixing them with '#' instead of '$'. * manual: Add note about commands that require root 2016-06-01 15:23:32 +01:00			`# ./result/bin/nixos-install --chroot`
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			`</para>`

Manual: Explicitly mark commands that require to be run as root (#15589) * manual: Mark commands that require root Mark every command that requires to be run as root by prefixing them with '#' instead of '$'. * manual: Add note about commands that require root 2016-06-01 15:23:32 +01:00			`</chapter>`