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Subject: Re: Add a pastebin client to the next guixsd image release
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ng0 <ng0@libertad.pw> skribis:

> Ludovic Court=C3=A8s <ludo@gnu.org> writes:
>
>> ng0 <ng0@libertad.pw> skribis:
>>
>>> Ludovic Court=C3=A8s <ludo@gnu.org> writes:
>>>
>>>> Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com> skribis:
>>>>
>>>>> ng0 (2016-12-04 18:16 +0000) wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I think the next release image for GuixSD should include
>>>>>> wgetpaste as a tool. This would make it possible for people who
>>>>>> are stuck in the image and who are doing the installation, to
>>>>>> paste the config.scm or any other command output.
>>>>>
>>>>> I agree: some *simple* paste tool would be good in the system image f=
or
>>>>> such cases.
>>>>
>>>> Any suggestions of a package?  We don=E2=80=99t have a wgetpaste packa=
ge, do we?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Ludo=E2=80=99.
>>>>
>>>
>>> As far as I know, Leo added it some days ago:
>>>
>>> ng0@wasp ~$ guix package -s wgetpaste
>>> name: wgetpaste
>>> version: 2.28
>>
>> Oh indeed, sorry.
>>
>> I agree that this is useful, but I=E2=80=99m not entirely clear that add=
ing it
>> to the installation image by default is needed?  (One can always install
>> it in there if needed.)
>>
>> Ludo=E2=80=99.
>>
>
> Then case 2 I mentioned in the original post could be applied? We
> mention that for getting help, pastebin client(s) exists and how
> to list them and maybe document it in the section for gettion
> support / help / something related (I haven't looked at all the
> topics recently).

OK, though in practice when users have to resort to pasting stuff and
discussing problems on IRC, we=E2=80=99ve already lost in the sense that it
suggests that our installation method or documentation is broken.

Most users would give up before coming to #guix, and others can just as
well run =E2=80=9Cguix package -i wgetpaste=E2=80=9D.

WDYT?

Ludo=E2=80=99.