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Suggestions for NixOS developers
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Offer nixos-enter after nixos-install as Per https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Change_root | |
After one has installed NixOS as per the instructions at: https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/index.html#sec-installation | |
consider prompting the user and offering to perform nixos-enter to chroot into /mnt. | |
This can allow the new user to explore their new installation before reboot; but it also teaches them how they might later | |
use the nix-enter command for rescue perposes. | |
Of course getting value of this is in providing enough information in the prompt to inform the user of the option, | |
offer them more info, and showing them what it's doing (much as the web page is already doing; but presented there | |
during the installation. | |
Also I would love to spin a custom build of NixOS which check the EFI boot device for a digitally signed shell script | |
and automatically exeutes that after boot. (This would be, effectively, like a boot-to-nuke Kickstart for new systems) |
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