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@ -92,12 +92,12 @@ A simple disko configuration may look like this:
} }
``` ```
If you'd saved this configuration in /tmp/disko-config.nix, and wanted to create If you'd saved this configuration in /tmp/disk-config.nix, and wanted to create
a disk named /dev/sda, you would run the following command to partition, a disk named /dev/sda, you would run the following command to partition,
format and mount the disk. format and mount the disk.
```console ```console
sudo nix --experimental-features "nix-command flakes" run github:nix-community/disko -- --mode disko /tmp/disko-config.nix sudo nix --experimental-features "nix-command flakes" run github:nix-community/disko -- --mode disko /tmp/disk-config.nix
``` ```
## Related Tools ## Related Tools

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@ -68,24 +68,24 @@ In Step 1, you chose a disk layout configuration from the
and made a note of its URL. and made a note of its URL.
Your configuration needs to be saved on the new machine for example Your configuration needs to be saved on the new machine for example
as /tmp/disko-config.nix. You can do this using the `curl` command to download as /tmp/disk-config.nix. You can do this using the `curl` command to download
from the url you noted above, using the `-o` option to save the file as from the url you noted above, using the `-o` option to save the file as
disko-config.nix. Your commands would look like this if you had chosen the disk-config.nix. Your commands would look like this if you had chosen the
hybrid layout: hybrid layout:
```console ```console
cd /tmp cd /tmp
curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nix-community/disko/master/example/hybrid.nix -o /tmp/disko-config.nix curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nix-community/disko/master/example/hybrid.nix -o /tmp/disk-config.nix
``` ```
### Step 5: Adjust the device in the disk configuration ### Step 5: Adjust the device in the disk configuration
Inside the disko-config.nix the device needs to point to the correct disk name. Inside the disk-config.nix the device needs to point to the correct disk name.
Open the configuration in your favorite editor i.e.: Open the configuration in your favorite editor i.e.:
```console ```console
nano /tmp/disko-config.nix nano /tmp/disk-config.nix
``` ```
Replace `<disk-name>` with the name of your disk obtained in Step 1. Replace `<disk-name>` with the name of your disk obtained in Step 1.
@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ The following step will partition and format your disk, and mount it to `/mnt`.
**Please note: This will erase any existing data on your disk.** **Please note: This will erase any existing data on your disk.**
```console ```console
sudo nix --experimental-features "nix-command flakes" run github:nix-community/disko -- --mode disko /tmp/disko-config.nix sudo nix --experimental-features "nix-command flakes" run github:nix-community/disko -- --mode disko /tmp/disk-config.nix
``` ```
After the command has run, your file system should have been formatted and After the command has run, your file system should have been formatted and
@ -131,13 +131,13 @@ the NixOS installation as described in the
[NixOS manual](https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/index.html#sec-installation) - [NixOS manual](https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/index.html#sec-installation) -
see the section headed "**Installing**", Steps 3 onwards. However, you will need see the section headed "**Installing**", Steps 3 onwards. However, you will need
to include the partitioning and formatting configurations that you copied into to include the partitioning and formatting configurations that you copied into
`/tmp/disko-config.nix` in your configuration, rather than allowing NixOS to `/tmp/disk-config.nix` in your configuration, rather than allowing NixOS to
generate information about your file systems. When you are configuring the generate information about your file systems. When you are configuring the
system as per Step 4 of the manual, you should: system as per Step 4 of the manual, you should:
a) Include the `no-filesystems` switch when using the `nixos-generate-config` a) Include the `no-filesystems` switch when using the `nixos-generate-config`
command to generate an initial `configuration.nix`. You will be supplying the command to generate an initial `configuration.nix`. You will be supplying the
file system configuration details from `disko-config.nix`. Your CLI command to file system configuration details from `disk-config.nix`. Your CLI command to
generate the configuration will be: generate the configuration will be:
```console ```console
@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ This will create the file `configuration.nix` in `/mnt/etc/nixos`.
b) Move the `disko` configuration to /etc/nixos b) Move the `disko` configuration to /etc/nixos
```console ```console
mv /tmp/disko-config.nix /mnt/etc/nixos mv /tmp/disk-config.nix /mnt/etc/nixos
``` ```
c) You can now edit `configuration.nix` as per your requirements. This is c) You can now edit `configuration.nix` as per your requirements. This is
@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ NixOS configuration in the manual:
[Example: NixOS Configuration](https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/index.html#ex-config). [Example: NixOS Configuration](https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/index.html#ex-config).
d) When editing `configuration.nix`, you will need to add the `disko` NixOS d) When editing `configuration.nix`, you will need to add the `disko` NixOS
module and `disko-config.nix` to the imports section. This section will already module and `disk-config.nix` to the imports section. This section will already
include the file `./hardware-configuration.nix`, and you can add the new entries include the file `./hardware-configuration.nix`, and you can add the new entries
just below this. This section will now include: just below this. This section will now include:
@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ imports =
[ # Include the results of the hardware scan. [ # Include the results of the hardware scan.
./hardware-configuration.nix ./hardware-configuration.nix
"${builtins.fetchTarball "https://github.com/nix-community/disko/archive/master.tar.gz"}/module.nix" "${builtins.fetchTarball "https://github.com/nix-community/disko/archive/master.tar.gz"}/module.nix"
./disko-config.nix ./disk-config.nix
]; ];
``` ```