modified doc/guix.texi @@ -359,6 +359,9 @@ without interference. Its data lives exclusively in two directories, usually @file{/gnu/store} and @file{/var/guix}; other files on your system, such as @file{/etc}, are left untouched. +Once installed, Guix can be updated by running @command{guix pull} +(@pxref{Invoking guix pull}). + @menu * Binary Installation:: Getting Guix running in no time! * Requirements:: Software needed to build and run Guix. @@ -2308,6 +2311,7 @@ this option is primarily useful when the daemon was running with @section Invoking @command{guix pull} @cindex upgrading Guix +@cindex updating Guix @cindex @command{guix pull} @cindex pull Packages are installed or upgraded to the latest version available in @@ -6949,6 +6953,14 @@ initialized by running the @command{passwd} command as @code{root}, unless your configuration specifies otherwise (@pxref{user-account-password, user account passwords}). +@cindex upgrading GuixSD +From then on, you can update GuixSD whenever you want by running +@command{guix pull} as @code{root} (@pxref{Invoking guix pull}), and +then running @command{guix system reconfigure} to build a new system +generation with the latest packages and services (@pxref{Invoking guix +system}). We recommend doing that regularly so that your system +includes the latest security updates (@pxref{Security Updates}). + Join us on @code{#guix} on the Freenode IRC network or on @file{guix-devel@@gnu.org} to share your experience---good or not so good.