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Build Your Own NixOS Installer ISO - Vimjoyer (youtube.com)

submitted 9 months ago by ruffsl to c/nix

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Wow! Didn't know it'd be that simple.

https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Creating_a_NixOS_live_CD

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[–] ruffsl 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm going to try and set one up for the rest of my project team. Looks like a neat way to simplify install setup.

[–] zcoyle 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It's a great feature. I've created ISOs to enable wifi on t2 macbooks and the libraries to tether from an iPhone over usb

[–] ruffsl 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Does the live iso created by this process include the dependencies or kernel modules upon live boot? E.g. could I use this to create an ISO image that includes, or pre bakes, any custom or necessary drivers for Nvidia GPUs or finicky Wi-Fi cards when used/booted as just a live USB? That could really help when you'd otherwise have a chicken and egg problem after a hard drive failure and no live USB to safe boot with working networking or display output.

[–] zcoyle 1 points 9 months ago

Yeah, if you configure it to do so!