From f6bae545bee9653ec5538d0eccb160dc4c6c62e1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tom Fitzhenry Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2025 23:09:41 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] limited-ram: document that having a swap partition will help --- docs/howtos/limited-ram.md | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/howtos/limited-ram.md b/docs/howtos/limited-ram.md index 0cbac65e..3f508006 100644 --- a/docs/howtos/limited-ram.md +++ b/docs/howtos/limited-ram.md @@ -1,9 +1,12 @@ # Kexec on Systems with Limited RAM When working with nixos-anywhere on systems with limited RAM (around 1GB), you -can use the `--no-disko-deps` option to reduce memory usage during installation. +can: -## How it works +* use the `--no-disko-deps` option to reduce memory usage during installation. +* ensure the disk has a swap partition + +## How `--no-disko-deps` works The `--no-disko-deps` option uploads only the disko partitioning script without including its dependencies. This significantly reduces memory usage because: