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diff --git a/nixpkgs/nixos/doc/manual/man-nixos-install.xml b/nixpkgs/nixos/doc/manual/man-nixos-install.xml deleted file mode 100644 index eb6680b65677..000000000000 --- a/nixpkgs/nixos/doc/manual/man-nixos-install.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,357 +0,0 @@ -<refentry xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" - xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" - xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"> - <refmeta> - <refentrytitle><command>nixos-install</command> - </refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum> - <refmiscinfo class="source">NixOS</refmiscinfo> -<!-- <refmiscinfo class="version"><xi:include href="version.txt" parse="text"/></refmiscinfo> --> - </refmeta> - <refnamediv> - <refname><command>nixos-install</command></refname> - <refpurpose>install bootloader and NixOS</refpurpose> - </refnamediv> - <refsynopsisdiv> - <cmdsynopsis> - <command>nixos-install</command> - <arg> - <group choice='req'> - <arg choice='plain'> - <option>--verbose</option> - </arg> - <arg choice='plain'> - <option>-v</option> - </arg> - </group> - </arg> - <arg> - <arg choice='plain'> - <option>-I</option> - </arg> - <replaceable>path</replaceable> - </arg> - - <arg> - <arg choice='plain'> - <option>--root</option> - </arg> - <replaceable>root</replaceable> - </arg> - - <arg> - <arg choice='plain'> - <option>--system</option> - </arg> - <replaceable>path</replaceable> - </arg> - - <arg> - <option>--flake</option> <replaceable>flake-uri</replaceable> - </arg> - - <arg> - <group choice='req'> - <arg choice='plain'><option>--impure</option></arg> - </group> - </arg> - - <arg> - <arg choice='plain'> - <option>--channel</option> - </arg> - <replaceable>channel</replaceable> - </arg> - - <arg> - <arg choice='plain'> - <option>--no-channel-copy</option> - </arg> - </arg> - - <arg> - <group choice='req'> - <arg choice='plain'> - <option>--no-root-password</option> - </arg> - <arg choice='plain'> - <option>--no-root-passwd</option> - </arg> - </group> - </arg> - - <arg> - <arg choice='plain'> - <option>--no-bootloader</option> - </arg> - </arg> - - <arg> - <group choice='req'> - <arg choice='plain'> - <option>--max-jobs</option> - </arg> - - <arg choice='plain'> - <option>-j</option> - </arg> - </group> <replaceable>number</replaceable> - </arg> - - <arg> - <option>--cores</option> <replaceable>number</replaceable> - </arg> - - <arg> - <option>--option</option> <replaceable>name</replaceable> <replaceable>value</replaceable> - </arg> - - <arg> - <arg choice='plain'> - <option>--show-trace</option> - </arg> - </arg> - - <arg> - <arg choice='plain'> - <option>--keep-going</option> - </arg> - </arg> - - <arg> - <arg choice='plain'> - <option>--help</option> - </arg> - </arg> - </cmdsynopsis> - </refsynopsisdiv> - <refsection> - <title>Description</title> - <para> - This command installs NixOS in the file system mounted on - <filename>/mnt</filename>, based on the NixOS configuration specified in - <filename>/mnt/etc/nixos/configuration.nix</filename>. It performs the - following steps: - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - It copies Nix and its dependencies to - <filename>/mnt/nix/store</filename>. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - It runs Nix in <filename>/mnt</filename> to build the NixOS configuration - specified in <filename>/mnt/etc/nixos/configuration.nix</filename>. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - It installs the current channel <quote>nixos</quote> in the target channel - profile (unless <option>--no-channel-copy</option> is specified). - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - It installs the GRUB boot loader on the device specified in the option - <option>boot.loader.grub.device</option> (unless - <option>--no-bootloader</option> is specified), and generates a GRUB - configuration file that boots into the NixOS configuration just - installed. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - It prompts you for a password for the root account (unless - <option>--no-root-password</option> is specified). - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </para> - <para> - This command is idempotent: if it is interrupted or fails due to a temporary - problem (e.g. a network issue), you can safely re-run it. - </para> - </refsection> - <refsection> - <title>Options</title> - <para> - This command accepts the following options: - </para> - <variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term><option>--verbose</option> / <option>-v</option></term> - <listitem> - <para>Increases the level of verbosity of diagnostic messages - printed on standard error. For each Nix operation, the information - printed on standard output is well-defined; any diagnostic - information is printed on standard error, never on standard - output.</para> - <para>Please note that this option may be specified repeatedly.</para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term> - <option>--root</option> - </term> - <listitem> - <para> - Defaults to <filename>/mnt</filename>. If this option is given, treat the - directory <replaceable>root</replaceable> as the root of the NixOS - installation. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term> - <option>--system</option> - </term> - <listitem> - <para> - If this option is provided, <command>nixos-install</command> will install - the specified closure rather than attempt to build one from - <filename>/mnt/etc/nixos/configuration.nix</filename>. - </para> - <para> - The closure must be an appropriately configured NixOS system, with boot - loader and partition configuration that fits the target host. Such a - closure is typically obtained with a command such as <command>nix-build - -I nixos-config=./configuration.nix '<nixpkgs/nixos>' -A system - --no-out-link</command> - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term> - <option>--flake</option> <replaceable>flake-uri</replaceable>#<replaceable>name</replaceable> - </term> - <listitem> - <para> - Build the NixOS system from the specified flake. - The flake must contain an output named - <literal>nixosConfigurations.<replaceable>name</replaceable></literal>. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term> - <option>--channel</option> - </term> - <listitem> - <para> - If this option is provided, do not copy the current - <quote>nixos</quote> channel to the target host. Instead, use the - specified derivation. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term> - <option>-I</option> - </term> - <listitem> - <para> - Add a path to the Nix expression search path. This option may be given - multiple times. See the NIX_PATH environment variable for information on - the semantics of the Nix search path. Paths added through - <replaceable>-I</replaceable> take precedence over NIX_PATH. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term> - <option>--max-jobs</option> - </term> - <term> - <option>-j</option> - </term> - <listitem> - <para> - Sets the maximum number of build jobs that Nix will perform in parallel - to the specified number. The default is <literal>1</literal>. A higher - value is useful on SMP systems or to exploit I/O latency. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term> - <option>--cores</option> - </term> - <listitem> - <para> - Sets the value of the <envar>NIX_BUILD_CORES</envar> environment variable - in the invocation of builders. Builders can use this variable at their - discretion to control the maximum amount of parallelism. For instance, in - Nixpkgs, if the derivation attribute - <varname>enableParallelBuilding</varname> is set to - <literal>true</literal>, the builder passes the - <option>-j<replaceable>N</replaceable></option> flag to GNU Make. The - value <literal>0</literal> means that the builder should use all - available CPU cores in the system. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term> - <option>--option</option> <replaceable>name</replaceable> <replaceable>value</replaceable> - </term> - <listitem> - <para> - Set the Nix configuration option <replaceable>name</replaceable> to - <replaceable>value</replaceable>. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term> - <option>--show-trace</option> - </term> - <listitem> - <para> - Causes Nix to print out a stack trace in case of Nix expression - evaluation errors. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term> - <option>--keep-going</option> - </term> - <listitem> - <para> - Causes Nix to continue building derivations as far as possible - in the face of failed builds. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term> - <option>--help</option> - </term> - <listitem> - <para> - Synonym for <command>man nixos-install</command>. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> - </refsection> - <refsection> - <title>Examples</title> - <para> - A typical NixOS installation is done by creating and mounting a file system - on <filename>/mnt</filename>, generating a NixOS configuration in - <filename>/mnt/etc/nixos/configuration.nix</filename>, and running - <command>nixos-install</command>. For instance, if we want to install NixOS - on an <literal>ext4</literal> file system created in - <filename>/dev/sda1</filename>: -<screen> -<prompt>$ </prompt>mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda1 -<prompt>$ </prompt>mount /dev/sda1 /mnt -<prompt>$ </prompt>nixos-generate-config --root /mnt -<prompt>$ </prompt># edit /mnt/etc/nixos/configuration.nix -<prompt>$ </prompt>nixos-install -<prompt>$ </prompt>reboot -</screen> - </para> - </refsection> -</refentry> |