
The tests in <nixos/tests/installer.nix> are using `parted`, so they are bound to be better tested than `fdisk`. This is brought on by a couple issues, plus reports on IRC that the `fdisk` instructions didn't work as expected. * #39354 * #46309 * #39942 * #45478 Care was taken so that the other documented steps did not need changes. In all this kerfufle, a slight re-organization of the Chapter has been made, allowing better deep linking.
To build the manual, you need Nix installed on your system (no need for NixOS). To install Nix, follow the instructions at https://nixos.org/nix/download.html When you have Nix on your system, in the root directory of the project (i.e., `nixpkgs`), run: nix-build nixos/release.nix -A manual.x86_64-linux When this command successfully finishes, it will tell you where the manual got generated.