Installing a New Workstation with NixOS

2 · Kevin Cox · May 7, 2021, 12:30 a.m.
This post is half for the curious and half so that I can remember next time I get a new workstation.Install NixOSThe first step is installing NixOS. This is made easy with my nixos-auto-install image.First you build the image.% cd nixos-auto-install % nix-build % pv result/iso/*.iso | sudo zsh -c '>/dev/disk/by-id/usb-Generic_Flash_Disk_1729B293-0:0' Then you plug it into the target machine and boot off of it. Odds are that it installs successfully and your system and reboots into NixOS. If not ...