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NixOS install steps

• Partition disk (GPT)

parted /dev/sda -- mklabel gpt

parted /dev/sda -- mkpart ESP fat32 1MiB 512MiB
parted /dev/sda -- set 3 boot on

parted /dev/sda -- mkpart primary 512MiB -100MiB

parted /dev/sda -- mkpart primary linux-swap -100MiB 100%

• Encrypt root partition

cryptsetup luksFormat /dev/sda2
cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sda2 cryptroot

• Format partitions

mkfs.fat -F 32 -n boot /dev/sda1
mkfs.ext4 -L nixos /dev/mapper/cryptroot
mkswap -L swap /dev/sda3

• Mount partitions

mount /dev/disk/by-label/nixos /mnt
mkdir -p /mnt/boot
mount /dev/disk/by-label/boot /mnt/boot
swapon /dev/sda3

• Generate config & install

nixos-generate-config --root /mnt
nixos-install

NixOS configuration

Run the installation script:

./install.sh