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diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/profiles/installation-device.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/profiles/installation-device.xml index 44ccfc538ad1..3dcdf403d89d 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/profiles/installation-device.xml +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/profiles/installation-device.xml @@ -1,31 +1,34 @@ - <section 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="sec-profile-installation-device"> <title>Installation Device</title> + <para> Provides a basic configuration for installation devices like CDs. This means enabling hardware scans, using the <link linkend="sec-profile-clone-config"> - Clone Config profile</link> to guarantee + Clone Config profile</link> to guarantee <filename>/etc/nixos/configuration.nix</filename> exists (for <command>nixos-rebuild</command> to work), a copy of the Nixpkgs channel snapshot used to create the install media. </para> + <para> Additionally, documentation for <link linkend="opt-documentation.enable"> - Nixpkgs</link> and <link linkend="opt-documentation.nixos.enable">NixOS - </link> are forcefully enabled (to override the - <link linkend="sec-profile-minimal">Minimal profile</link> preference); the - NixOS manual is shown automatically on TTY 8, sudo and udisks are disabled. - Autologin is enabled as root. + Nixpkgs</link> and <link linkend="opt-documentation.nixos.enable">NixOS + </link> are forcefully enabled (to override the + <link linkend="sec-profile-minimal">Minimal profile</link> preference); the + NixOS manual is shown automatically on TTY 8, sudo and udisks are disabled. + Autologin is enabled as root. </para> + <para> - A message is shown to the user to start a display manager if needed, - ssh with <xref linkend="opt-services.openssh.permitRootLogin"/> are enabled (but + A message is shown to the user to start a display manager if needed, ssh with + <xref linkend="opt-services.openssh.permitRootLogin"/> are enabled (but doesn't autostart). WPA Supplicant is also enabled without autostart. </para> + <para> Finally, vim is installed, root is set to not have a password, the kernel is made more silent for remote public IP installs, and several settings are |