[Nix-dev] how much disk do I need ?

[Roelof Wobben]

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> From: marco-oweber at gmx.de
> To: nix-dev at lists.science.uu.nl
> Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 11:13:57 +0100
> Subject: Re: [Nix-dev] how much disk do I need ?
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> Excerpts from Roelof Wobben's message of Sat Nov 16 10:59:56 +0100 2013:
>> I will make a partition of 30G. I have a disk of 70G so no problems.
>> I have a problem with installing NixOs but therefore I made a issue (bug).
> A VDI will grow and only use as much blocks as the operating system
> (nixos) has written to. Thus even if your partition is 30G its unlikely
> that you need that much (at the beginning ..)
>

Sorry for maybe a stupid question but what is a VDI.
Im installing NixOs on a normal harddisk.

Roelof