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01/04: doc: Add a section mentioning the graphical installer.
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John Darrington |
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01/04: doc: Add a section mentioning the graphical installer. |
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Thu, 23 Feb 2017 11:05:01 -0500 (EST) |
jmd pushed a commit to branch wip-installer
in repository guix.
commit 843bd0c751ac84931df789a586b1252ce5976a23
Author: John Darrington <address@hidden>
Date: Mon Feb 20 18:46:45 2017 +0100
doc: Add a section mentioning the graphical installer.
* doc/guix.texi: Add a section about the graphical installer.
---
doc/guix.texi | 96 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
1 file changed, 78 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 17474e3..bbb2e4c 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Copyright @copyright{} 2015, 2016 Ricardo address@hidden
Copyright @copyright{} 2016 Ben address@hidden
Copyright @copyright{} 2016 Chris address@hidden
Copyright @copyright{} 2016 Efraim address@hidden
-Copyright @copyright{} 2016 John address@hidden
+Copyright @copyright{} 2016, 2017 John address@hidden
Copyright @copyright{} 2016 address@hidden
Copyright @copyright{} 2016 Jan address@hidden
Copyright @copyright{} 2016 Julien address@hidden
@@ -173,7 +173,11 @@ System Installation
* Limitations:: What you can expect.
* Hardware Considerations:: Supported hardware.
* USB Stick Installation:: Preparing the installation medium.
-* Preparing for Installation:: Networking, partitioning, etc.
+* Using the Graphical User Interface:: Installing the easy way.
+* Installation using the Shell:: Installing the flexible way.
+* Keyboard Layout:: Choosing the keyboard layout.
+* Networking:: Setting up the network.
+* Disk Partitioning:: Making space to install the system.
* Proceeding with the Installation:: The real thing.
* Installing GuixSD in a VM:: GuixSD playground.
* Building the Installation Image:: How this comes to be.
@@ -6746,6 +6750,11 @@ on a machine. The Guix package manager can
also be installed on top of a running GNU/Linux system,
@pxref{Installation}.
address@hidden Note
+Installation requires access to the Internet so that any missing
+dependencies of your system configuration can be downloaded.
address@hidden quotation
+
@ifinfo
@quotation Note
@c This paragraph is for people reading this from tty2 of the
@@ -6764,8 +6773,8 @@ available.
* Limitations:: What you can expect.
* Hardware Considerations:: Supported hardware.
* USB Stick Installation:: Preparing the installation medium.
-* Preparing for Installation:: Networking, partitioning, etc.
-* Proceeding with the Installation:: The real thing.
+* Using the Graphical User Interface:: Installing the easy way.
+* Installation using the Shell:: Installing the flexible way.
* Installing GuixSD in a VM:: GuixSD playground.
* Building the Installation Image:: How this comes to be.
@end menu
@@ -6912,28 +6921,77 @@ menu, where you can choose to boot from the USB stick.
@xref{Installing GuixSD in a VM}, if, instead, you would like to install
GuixSD in a virtual machine (VM).
address@hidden Preparing for Installation
address@hidden Preparing for Installation
address@hidden Using the Graphical User Interface
address@hidden Using the Graphical User Interface
Once you have successfully booted the image on the USB stick, you should
-end up with a root prompt. Several console TTYs are configured and can
-be used to run commands as root. TTY2 shows this documentation,
+end up with a screen similar to that depicted in @ref{fig:installer}.
+
address@hidden Figure,fig:installer
address@hidden
address@hidden
++-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| GuixSD Installer |
+|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+|To start the complete installation process, choose "Install the system". |
+|Alternatively, you may run each step individually for a slower, more |
+|controlled experience. |
+| |
+| Partition the disk(s) |
+| Allocate disk partitions |
+| Format the partitions |
+| Set up the network |
+| Set the time zone |
+| Set the host name |
+| Add users |
+| Select a role for the system |
+| Generate the configuration |
+| Install the system |
+| |
+| |
+| |
+| |
+| |
+| |
+|Get a Shell <F1> Language <F9> Keyboard <F10>|
++-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
address@hidden example
address@hidden smallformat
address@hidden float
+
+This interface will guide you through all necessary steps required to install
+the operating system.
+Since the graphical user interface is supposed to be self explanatory, details
+of its use will not be discussed here.
+If you would prefer to install the system manually, then please move on to the
+next section.
+
address@hidden Installation using the Shell
address@hidden Installation using the Shell
+
+If you don't wish to use the graphical installer, you can use any of
+TTY3, TTY4 @dots{} TTY6
+to get a shell which you can use to perform each step manually.
+TTY2 shows the documentation you are currently reading which is
browsable using the Info reader commands (@pxref{Top,,, info-stnd,
Stand-alone GNU Info}). The installation system runs the GPM mouse
daemon, which allows you to select text with the left mouse button and
to paste it with the middle button.
address@hidden Note
-Installation requires access to the Internet so that any missing
-dependencies of your system configuration can be downloaded. See the
-``Networking'' section below.
address@hidden quotation
-
The installation system includes many common tools needed for this task.
-But it is also a full-blown GuixSD system, which means that you can
+But it is also a live GuixSD system, which means that you can
install additional packages, should you need it, using @command{guix
package} (@pxref{Invoking guix package}).
address@hidden
+* Keyboard Layout:: Choosing the keyboard layout.
+* Networking:: Setting up the network.
+* Disk Partitioning:: Making space to install the system.
+* Proceeding with the Installation:: The real thing.
address@hidden menu
+
+
address@hidden Keyboard Layout
@subsubsection Keyboard Layout
@cindex keyboard layout
@@ -6949,6 +7007,7 @@ See the files under
@file{/run/current-system/profile/share/keymaps} for
a list of available keyboard layouts. Run @command{man loadkeys} for
more information.
address@hidden Networking
@subsubsection Networking
Run the following command see what your network interfaces are called:
@@ -7031,6 +7090,7 @@ ping -c 3 gnu.org
Setting up network access is almost always a requirement because the
image does not contain all the software and tools that may be needed.
address@hidden Disk Partitioning
@subsubsection Disk Partitioning
Unless this has already been done, the next step is to partition, and
@@ -7120,7 +7180,7 @@ file in its file system as described above, then the
encryption also
protects the swap file, just like any other file in that file system.
@node Proceeding with the Installation
address@hidden Proceeding with the Installation
address@hidden Proceeding with the Installation
With the target partitions ready and the target root mounted on
@file{/mnt}, we're ready to go. First, run:
@@ -7250,7 +7310,7 @@ selection.
@item
You're now root in the VM, proceed with the installation process.
address@hidden for Installation}, and follow the instructions.
address@hidden using the Shell}, and follow the instructions.
@end enumerate
Once installation is complete, you can boot the system that's on your
@@ -7925,7 +7985,7 @@ It is also desirable to encrypt swap space, since swap
space may contain
sensitive data. One way to accomplish that is to use a swap file in a
file system on a device mapped via LUKS encryption. In this way, the
swap file is encrypted because the entire device is encrypted.
address@hidden for Installation,,Disk Partitioning}, for an example.
address@hidden using the Shell,,Disk Partitioning}, for an example.
A RAID device formed of the partitions @file{/dev/sda1} and @file{/dev/sdb1}
may be declared as follows: