nixpkgs/nixos/doc/manual/development/testing-installer.xml
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<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
version="5.0"
xml:id="ch-testing-installer">
<title>Testing the Installer</title>
<para>
Building, burning, and booting from an installation CD is rather tedious, so
here is a quick way to see if the installer works properly:
<screen>
# mount -t tmpfs none /mnt
# nixos-generate-config --root /mnt
$ nix-build '&lt;nixpkgs/nixos>' -A config.system.build.nixos-install
# ./result/bin/nixos-install</screen>
To start a login shell in the new NixOS installation in
<filename>/mnt</filename>:
<screen>
$ nix-build '&lt;nixpkgs/nixos>' -A config.system.build.nixos-enter
# ./result/bin/nixos-enter
</screen>
</para>
</chapter>