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