From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic =?utf-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?=) Subject: Re: [PATCH] Quick-start guide Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2016 14:47:47 +0200 Message-ID: <8760tjkft8.fsf@gnu.org> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:53710) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bActo-0005DY-6p for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 08 Jun 2016 08:47:57 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bActi-0003Ao-7C for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 08 Jun 2016 08:47:55 -0400 In-Reply-To: (yoosty@gmail.com's message of "Sat, 4 Jun 2016 13:00:17 -0700") List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" To: yoosty@gmail.com Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org Hello! yoosty@gmail.com skribis: > +@node Quick Setup > +@section 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 > +@pxref{GNU Distribution} as necessary. As this is a quick-setup guide > we'll use > +some example defaults. > + > +The general idea is that you will: > +@itemize > +@item @uref{https://gnu.org/software/guix/download/, Download} the USB > installer > +@item Transfer the image to a USB stick (@pxref{USB Stick Installation}) > +using dd > +@item Boot the USB stick > +@item Configure @pxref{Preparing for Installation,Networking} > +@item Set your @xref{Preparing for Installation,Disk Partitioning} > +(using an msdos label instead of a gpt label might be easier at the mome= nt) > +@item Mount your partitions (e.g. /mnt) > +@item Run (again, e.g. /mnt) @command{herd start cow-store /mnt} > +@item Create a system configuration file using > +@xref{Proceeding with the Installation} and > +@xref{Using 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. > +@item Using /mnt/root/guix_configs/config00.scm as the example config fi= le > +and /mnt as the example install mount point, run > +@command{guix system init /mnt/root/guix_configs/config00.scm /mnt} > +@item Cross your fingers and grab a beer > +@item If you're using reasonably new hardware and a bare-bones config > +then guix should be done before your beverage and you can run > +@command{reboot} > +@end itemize [...] At first sight this seems redundant with the =E2=80=9CSystem Installation= =E2=80=9D section, no? What shortcoming are you trying to address? Thanks for helping out! Ludo=E2=80=99.