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Fix outdated information on the NixOS guide (#7033)
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This change modifies the guide to increase the default installer disk size from 1024 MB to 1280 MB, due to latest NixOS minimal ISO size being over 1024 MB
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Expand Up @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ description: 'Install NixOS, which is known for its declarative approach to conf
authors: ["Andrew Miller"]
contributors: ["Andrew Miller"]
published: 2017-06-16
modified: 2023-07-11
modified: 2024-07-05
keywords: ["custom distro", "NixOS", "advanced Linux", "kvm"]
tags: ["cloud manager"]
license: '[CC BY-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0)'
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[Create three disk images](/docs/products/compute/compute-instances/guides/disks-and-storage/#create-a-disk): One for the installer, one for a swap partition, and one for the root partition. Label them:

- **Installer**: A type `ext4` disk, 1024 MB in size.
- **Installer**: A type `ext4` disk, 1280 MB in size.
- **Swap**: A `swap` disk no larger than 512 MB.
- **NixOS**: A type `ext4` disk which takes up all remaining space.

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echo $longview_key > /var/lib/longview/apiKeyFile | sudo tee /var/lib/longview/apiKeyFile
```
Replace the value of `longview_key` above with the one you got from [Longview](https://cloud.linode.com/longview/clients).
Replace the value of `longview_key` above with the one you got from [Longview](https://cloud.linode.com/longview/clients).

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