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2 <title>Installation Device</title>
3 <para>
4 Provides a basic configuration for installation devices like CDs.
5 This enables redistributable firmware, includes the
6 <link linkend="sec-profile-clone-config">Clone Config profile</link>
7 and a copy of the Nixpkgs channel, so
8 <literal>nixos-install</literal> works out of the box.
9 </para>
10 <para>
11 Documentation for
12 <link linkend="opt-documentation.enable">Nixpkgs</link> and
13 <link linkend="opt-documentation.nixos.enable">NixOS</link> are
14 forcefully enabled (to override the
15 <link linkend="sec-profile-minimal">Minimal profile</link>
16 preference); the NixOS manual is shown automatically on TTY 8,
17 udisks is disabled. Autologin is enabled as <literal>nixos</literal>
18 user, while passwordless login as both <literal>root</literal> and
19 <literal>nixos</literal> is possible. Passwordless
20 <literal>sudo</literal> is enabled too.
21 <link linkend="opt-networking.wireless.enable">wpa_supplicant</link>
22 is enabled, but configured to not autostart.
23 </para>
24 <para>
25 It is explained how to login, start the ssh server, and if
26 available, how to start the display manager.
27 </para>
28 <para>
29 Several settings are tweaked so that the installer has a better
30 chance of succeeding under low-memory environments.
31 </para>
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