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diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/development/building-nixos.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/development/building-nixos.xml index 21c5bfe6a5b1..23d9ddf88a77 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/development/building-nixos.xml +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/development/building-nixos.xml @@ -3,30 +3,25 @@ xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" version="5.0" xml:id="sec-building-cd"> - -<title>Building Your Own NixOS CD</title> - -<para>Building a NixOS CD is as easy as configuring your own computer. The -idea is to use another module which will replace -your <filename>configuration.nix</filename> to configure the system that -would be installed on the CD.</para> - -<para>Default CD/DVD configurations are available -inside <filename>nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd</filename>. To build them -you have to set <envar>NIXOS_CONFIG</envar> before -running <command>nix-build</command> to build the ISO. - + <title>Building Your Own NixOS CD</title> + <para> + Building a NixOS CD is as easy as configuring your own computer. The idea is + to use another module which will replace your + <filename>configuration.nix</filename> to configure the system that would be + installed on the CD. + </para> + <para> + Default CD/DVD configurations are available inside + <filename>nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd</filename>. <screen> -$ nix-build -A config.system.build.isoImage -I nixos-config=modules/installer/cd-dvd/installation-cd-minimal.nix</screen> - -</para> - -<para>Before burning your CD/DVD, you can check the content of the image by mounting anywhere like -suggested by the following command: - +$ git clone https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs.git +$ cd nixpkgs/nixos +$ nix-build -A config.system.build.isoImage -I nixos-config=modules/installer/cd-dvd/installation-cd-minimal.nix default.nix</screen> + </para> + <para> + Before burning your CD/DVD, you can check the content of the image by + mounting anywhere like suggested by the following command: <screen> -$ mount -o loop -t iso9660 ./result/iso/cd.iso /mnt/iso</screen> - -</para> - -</chapter> \ No newline at end of file +# mount -o loop -t iso9660 ./result/iso/cd.iso /mnt/iso</screen> + </para> +</chapter> |