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1# Profiles {#ch-profiles}
2
3In some cases, it may be desirable to take advantage of commonly-used,
4predefined configurations provided by nixpkgs, but different from those
5that come as default. This is a role fulfilled by NixOS\'s Profiles,
6which come as files living in `<nixpkgs/nixos/modules/profiles>`. That
7is to say, expected usage is to add them to the imports list of your
8`/etc/configuration.nix` as such:
9
10```nix
11imports = [
12 <nixpkgs/nixos/modules/profiles/profile-name.nix>
13];
14```
15
16Even if some of these profiles seem only useful in the context of
17install media, many are actually intended to be used in real installs.
18
19What follows is a brief explanation on the purpose and use-case for each
20profile. Detailing each option configured by each one is out of scope.
21
22```{=docbook}
23<xi:include href="profiles/all-hardware.section.xml" />
24<xi:include href="profiles/base.section.xml" />
25<xi:include href="profiles/clone-config.section.xml" />
26<xi:include href="profiles/demo.section.xml" />
27<xi:include href="profiles/docker-container.section.xml" />
28<xi:include href="profiles/graphical.section.xml" />
29<xi:include href="profiles/hardened.section.xml" />
30<xi:include href="profiles/headless.section.xml" />
31<xi:include href="profiles/installation-device.section.xml" />
32<xi:include href="profiles/minimal.section.xml" />
33<xi:include href="profiles/qemu-guest.section.xml" />
34```