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diff --git a/nixpkgs/nixos/modules/profiles/perlless.nix b/nixpkgs/nixos/modules/profiles/perlless.nix
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+# WARNING: If you enable this profile, you will NOT be able to switch to a new
+# configuration and thus you will not be able to rebuild your system with
+# nixos-rebuild!
+
+{ lib, ... }:
+
+{
+
+  # Disable switching to a new configuration. This is not a necessary
+  # limitation of a perlless system but just a current one. In the future,
+  # perlless switching might be possible.
+  system.switch.enable = lib.mkDefault false;
+
+  # Remove perl from activation
+  boot.initrd.systemd.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+  system.etc.overlay.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+  systemd.sysusers.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+
+  # Random perl remnants
+  system.disableInstallerTools = lib.mkDefault true;
+  programs.less.lessopen = lib.mkDefault null;
+  programs.command-not-found.enable = lib.mkDefault false;
+  boot.enableContainers = lib.mkDefault false;
+  environment.defaultPackages = lib.mkDefault [ ];
+  documentation.info.enable = lib.mkDefault false;
+
+  # Check that the system does not contain a Nix store path that contains the
+  # string "perl".
+  system.forbiddenDependenciesRegex = "perl";
+
+}