NixOS configuration for pre-installed Linux computers
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README use substituter during installation. Closes #1 2023-02-04 18:29:32 +08:00

README

Installation commands for NUC:

parted /dev/nvme0n1 -- mklabel gpt
parted /dev/nvme0n1 -- mkpart primary 512MiB 100%
parted /dev/nvme0n1 -- mkpart ESP fat32 1MiB 512MiB
parted /dev/nvme0n1 -- set 2 esp on
mkfs.ext4 -L nixos /dev/nvme0n1p1
mkfs.fat -F 32 -n boot /dev/nvme0n1p2
mount /dev/disk/by-label/nixos /mnt
mkdir -p /mnt/boot
mount /dev/disk/by-label/boot /mnt/boot
nixos-generate-config --root /mnt
# copy configuration to /mnt/etc/nixos
nix-env -iA nixos.git
# work around https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/209819
rm /etc/nix/nix.conf
cp /etc/static/nix/nix.conf /etc/nix/nix.conf
vi /etc/nix/nix.conf
# set: substituters = https://cache.nixos.org/ https://nixbld.m-labs.hk/
# set: trusted-public-keys = cache.nixos.org-1:6NCHdD59X431o0gWypbMrAURkbJ16ZPMQFGspcDShjY= nixbld.m-labs.hk-1:5aSRVA5b320xbNvu30tqxVPXpld73bhtOeH6uAjRyHc=
nixos-install --no-root-password --flake /mnt/etc/nixos#artiq
reboot
# run memtest86

After installation is finalized:
* copy device database to ~/artiq
* set timezone
* comment out openssh.authorizedKeys.keys
* sudo nixos-rebuild boot
* sudo nix-collect-garbage -d
* history clear