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- Update download URLs
- Replace "USB stick"/"USB Drive" with "USB flash drive" as that seem more correct
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_flash_drive
https://elementary.io/docs/installation#choose-operating-system
- Don't mention CD as easiest option anymore,
as all modern systems should be able to boot from USB,
but many don't have a CD drive. Burning CDs is also usually wasteful as you
can't burn them again.
- Remove link to NixOS Wiki (Making_the_installation_media) as it is not needed
- Add Etcher and USBImager as graphical tools to create install drive
- Make dd command consistent and use block size of 4 MB for faster flashing
- More consistent text
- Add instructions for "Booting from the install medium"
Inspired by 9a91b0f495/docs/installation.md (booting-from-the-install-drive-booting-from-the-installation-medium-clear-float-2)
- Add instructions for "Graphical Installation"
- Restructure headings and anchors for "Manual Installation"
- Adding legacy anchors for "Manual Installation" to not break links
Co-authored-by: j-k <dev@j-k.io>
Co-authored-by: Sandro <sandro.jaeckel@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Robert Schütz <github@dotlambda.de>
Co-authored-by: Jörg Thalheim <Mic92@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Thiago Kenji Okada <thiagokokada@gmail.com>
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Obtaining NixOS
NixOS ISO images can be downloaded from the NixOS download page. Follow the instructions in to create a bootable USB flash drive.
If you have a very old system that can't boot from USB, you can burn the image to an empty CD. NixOS might not work very well on such systems.
As an alternative to installing NixOS yourself, you can get a running NixOS system through several other means:
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Using virtual appliances in Open Virtualization Format (OVF) that can be imported into VirtualBox. These are available from the NixOS download page.
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Using AMIs for Amazon's EC2. To find one for your region, please refer to the download page.
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Using NixOps, the NixOS-based cloud deployment tool, which allows you to provision VirtualBox and EC2 NixOS instances from declarative specifications. Check out the NixOps homepage for details.