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[NetworkManager](#opt-networking.networkmanager.enable) is
18enabled and can be configured interactively with `nmtui`.
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20It is explained how to login, start the ssh server, and if available,
21how to start the display manager.
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23Several settings are tweaked so that the installer has a better chance of
24succeeding under low-memory environments.