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* Add notice regarding use case of remote builder

* README.md: improve remote builder documentation

Co-authored-by: Jörg Thalheim <joerg@thalheim.io>
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Notice that for this option to become effective you may also need to delete previous block device files created by qemu (`nixos.qcow2`).

Notice that changes in the nix store are written to an overlayfs backed by tmpfs rather than the block device
that is configured by `virtualisation.diskSize`. This tmpfs can be changed however by using:
that is configured by `virtualisation.diskSize`. This tmpfs can be disabled however by using:

```nix
{ virtualisation.writableStoreUseTmpfs = false; }
```

This option is recommend if you plan to use nixos-shell as a remote builder.

## Graphics/Xserver

To use graphical applications, add the `virtualisation.graphics` NixOS option (see `examples/vm-graphics.nix`).
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