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a`). Networking is necessary for the installer, since it will

     

       
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<3>CTRL-EVENT-CONNECTED - Connection to 32:85:ab:ef:24:5c completed [id=0 id_str=]

     

       
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you can use activated SSH daemon. You need to copy your ssh key to

     

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  services.xserver.enable = true;

     

       
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  # Provide networkmanager for easy wireless configuration.

     

       
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  documentation.man.enable = lib.mkOverride 500 true;

     

       
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        with `passwd` (prefix with `sudo` for "root"), or add your public key to

     

       
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        /home/nixos/.ssh/authorized_keys or /root/.ssh/authorized_keys.

     

       
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        If you need a wireless connection, type

     

       
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        To set up a wireless connection, run `nmtui`.

     

       
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      ''

     

       
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      settings.PermitRootLogin = mkDefault "yes";

     

       
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    # Enable wpa_supplicant, but don't start it by default.

     

       
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    # Provide networkmanager for easy network configuration.

     

       
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    # Tell the Nix evaluator to garbage collect more aggressively.

     

       
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    # This is desirable in memory-constrained environments that don't