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19 Nov 2025
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@tmenendez:matrix.orgtm1v

I am having difficulty installing nixos on my vps instance. I was following the official manual at https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/

When I run lsblk, I get the result shown in the attached image.

And when I run parted /dev/vda -- mklabel get the following:
Warning: Partition(s) on /dev/vda are being used.

If I ignore the warning and proceed and restart, the vps never boots again, it gets stuck

19:23:45
@tmenendez:matrix.orgtm1v *

I am having difficulty installing nixos on my vps instance. I was following the official manual at https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/

When I run lsblk, I get the result shown in the attached image.

And when I run parted /dev/vda -- mklabel get the following:
Warning: Partition(s) on /dev/vda are being used.

If I ignore the warning and proceed and restart, the vps never boots again, it gets stuck

19:24:18
@k900:0upti.meK900Are you trying to install from a live Linux system?19:32:41
@k900:0upti.meK900Or from the ISO or what19:32:48
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19:36:23
@k900:0upti.meK900OK what is happening here19:37:09
@tmenendez:matrix.orgtm1v The installation media is the official iso (minimal).
fdisk -l command yields the output shown in the screenshot by the way.
19:37:06
@k900:0upti.meK900I am very confused19:37:23
@k900:0upti.meK900Did you dd the image onto /dev/vda or something19:37:30
@tmenendez:matrix.orgtm1vyou and me both19:37:29
@k900:0upti.meK900 Anyway, nuke /dev/vda, reboot the system to the ISO again, and then post the output of lsblk again 19:38:52
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