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07/11: doc: Explain why the config file should be stored on the target.
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Ludovic Courtès |
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07/11: doc: Explain why the config file should be stored on the target. |
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Mon, 28 Mar 2016 20:52:32 +0000 |
civodul pushed a commit to branch master
in repository guix.
commit efa77c6c92d47f7eab5827681e83a94bc3cc7a8c
Author: Ludovic Courtès <address@hidden>
Date: Mon Mar 28 22:02:37 2016 +0200
doc: Explain why the config file should be stored on the target.
Suggested by Chris Marusich <address@hidden>.
* doc/guix.texi (Proceeding with the Installation): Explain why the
config file should be on the target file system.
---
doc/guix.texi | 5 +++--
1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 0eea658..18de55c 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -6048,8 +6048,9 @@ Next, you have to edit a file and
provide the declaration of the operating system to be installed. To
that end, the installation system comes with two text editors: GNU nano
(@pxref{Top,,, nano, GNU nano Manual}), and GNU Zile, an Emacs clone.
-It is better to store that file on the target root file system, say, as
address@hidden/mnt/etc/config.scm}.
+We strongly recommend storing that file on the target root file system, say,
+as @file{/mnt/etc/config.scm}. Failing to do that, you will have lost your
+configuration file once you have rebooted into the newly-installed system.
@xref{Using the Configuration System}, for an overview of the
configuration file. The example configurations discussed in that
- branch master updated (e0b90db -> 34bf416), Ludovic Courtès, 2016/03/28
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- 08/11: store: Prepend mirror.hydra.gnu.org to %DEFAULT-SUBSTITUTE-URLS., Ludovic Courtès, 2016/03/28
- 04/11: doc: Clarify 'cow-store'., Ludovic Courtès, 2016/03/28
- 10/11: guix system: Warn against missing 'guix pull'., Ludovic Courtès, 2016/03/28
- 05/11: doc: Suggest running "info info" during system installation., Ludovic Courtès, 2016/03/28
- 02/11: doc: Augment documentation about security updates., Ludovic Courtès, 2016/03/28
- 03/11: doc: Make it clear that networking is needed for GuixSD installation., Ludovic Courtès, 2016/03/28
- 07/11: doc: Explain why the config file should be stored on the target.,
Ludovic Courtès <=
- 09/11: doc: We have even more than 3,000 packages., Ludovic Courtès, 2016/03/28
- 11/11: Update NEWS., Ludovic Courtès, 2016/03/28
- 01/11: nls: Update 'da' translation., Ludovic Courtès, 2016/03/28