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Re: [PATCH] Quick-start guide
From: |
Ludovic Courtès |
Subject: |
Re: [PATCH] Quick-start guide |
Date: |
Wed, 08 Jun 2016 14:47:47 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.5 (gnu/linux) |
Hello!
address@hidden skribis:
> address@hidden Quick Setup
> address@hidden Quick Setup
> +
> +So you just want the quick-and-dirty guide? Assuming you have some
> familiarity
> +with GNU/Linux systems in general and have installed one several times
> before
> +you can probably get started with a few notes while citing
> address@hidden Distribution} as necessary. As this is a quick-setup guide
> we'll use
> +some example defaults.
> +
> +The general idea is that you will:
> address@hidden
> address@hidden @uref{https://gnu.org/software/guix/download/, Download} the
> USB
> installer
> address@hidden Transfer the image to a USB stick (@pxref{USB Stick
> Installation})
> +using dd
> address@hidden Boot the USB stick
> address@hidden Configure @pxref{Preparing for Installation,Networking}
> address@hidden Set your @xref{Preparing for Installation,Disk Partitioning}
> +(using an msdos label instead of a gpt label might be easier at the moment)
> address@hidden Mount your partitions (e.g. /mnt)
> address@hidden Run (again, e.g. /mnt) @command{herd start cow-store /mnt}
> address@hidden Create a system configuration file using
> address@hidden with the Installation} and
> address@hidden the Configuration System} as guides. It is suggested to start
> +with the bare-bones template as you can easily re-configure your system
> +once it is up.
> address@hidden Using /mnt/root/guix_configs/config00.scm as the example
> config file
> +and /mnt as the example install mount point, run
> address@hidden system init /mnt/root/guix_configs/config00.scm /mnt}
> address@hidden Cross your fingers and grab a beer
> address@hidden If you're using reasonably new hardware and a bare-bones config
> +then guix should be done before your beverage and you can run
> address@hidden
> address@hidden itemize
[...]
At first sight this seems redundant with the “System Installation”
section, no?
What shortcoming are you trying to address?
Thanks for helping out!
Ludo’.
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