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<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
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xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
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xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
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version="5.0"
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xml:id="sec-building-cd">
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<title>Building Your Own NixOS CD</title>
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<para>
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Building a NixOS CD is as easy as configuring your own computer. The idea is
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to use another module which will replace your
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<filename>configuration.nix</filename> to configure the system that would be
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installed on the CD.
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</para>
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<para>
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Default CD/DVD configurations are available inside
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<filename>nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd</filename>.
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<screen>
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2017-06-03 01:58:41 +01:00
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$ git clone https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs.git
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$ cd nixpkgs/nixos
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$ nix-build -A config.system.build.isoImage -I nixos-config=modules/installer/cd-dvd/installation-cd-minimal.nix default.nix</screen>
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</para>
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<para>
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Before burning your CD/DVD, you can check the content of the image by
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mounting anywhere like suggested by the following command:
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<screen>
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2016-06-01 15:23:32 +01:00
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# mount -o loop -t iso9660 ./result/iso/cd.iso /mnt/iso</screen>
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</para>
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</chapter>
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