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+# Testing the Installer {#ch-testing-installer}
+
+Building, burning, and booting from an installation CD is rather
+tedious, so here is a quick way to see if the installer works properly:
+
+```ShellSession
+# mount -t tmpfs none /mnt
+# nixos-generate-config --root /mnt
+$ nix-build '<nixpkgs>' -A nixos-install
+# ./result/bin/nixos-install
+```
+
+To start a login shell in the new NixOS installation in `/mnt`:
+
+```ShellSession
+$ nix-build '<nixpkgs>' -A nixos-enter
+# ./result/bin/nixos-enter
+```