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* Download [NixOS ISO](https://nixos.org/nixos/download.html)
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* Write the ISO to a USB drive using `dd`
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* Boot machine from ISO
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* If you're using vbox, then boot with `nomodeset` as otherwise the boot hangs.
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* Install git: `nix-env -i git`
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* Clone configuration: `git clone https://github.com/willprice/nixos-config.git`
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* Follow the [installation guide](https://nixos.org/nixos/manual/index.html#sec-installation) up to `nixos-generate-config`
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* Copy nixos configuration files to `/mnt`: `cp nixos-config/* /mnt/etc/nixos`
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* Generate hardware config: `nixos-generate-config`
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* Install system: `nixos-install` (set root password)
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* Reboot
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* Login as root
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* Set password for `will`: `passwd will`
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* Log out and login as `will` setting `mate+xmonad` as desktop session
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## Cheatsheet
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### Nix
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* Install a package: `nix-env -i packageName`
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* List all available packages: `nix-env -qa` (take a while to run, best of dumping this and grepping the listing)
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### NixOS
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* Configuration file: `/etc/nixos/configuration.nix`
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