From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Peter Faller Subject: Re: Guix 1.0.0 on VirtualBox on Ubuntu 16.04 Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 08:39:02 +0200 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="00000000000029d4e8058a010a7f" Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:44559) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hVsF2-0007oU-Qg for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 29 May 2019 02:39:18 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hVsF1-0003QE-M3 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 29 May 2019 02:39:16 -0400 Received: from mail-vs1-xe2b.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4864:20::e2b]:46823) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hVsF1-0003JY-G4 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 29 May 2019 02:39:15 -0400 Received: by mail-vs1-xe2b.google.com with SMTP id l125so942381vsl.13 for ; Tue, 28 May 2019 23:39:15 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: 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: Guix-devel --00000000000029d4e8058a010a7f Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Much better results with Guix-1.0.1 - although the default 8Gb disk was too small at first. Using a 16Gb VirtualBox VDI allowed successful installation, and I now have a running system. Thanks to all the contributors! On Sat, 4 May 2019 at 17:39, Laura Lazzati wrote: > Hi Peter! > > > On Sat, 4 May 2019, 10:19 Peter Faller, wrote: > >> Hi - >> >> My first attempt to install Guix failed - sorry, I don't have details, >> but I think it may have had something to do with selecting too many window >> managers. So I tried again, selecting only GNOME. >> > Did you delete the VM and started al over again or just reconfigured? > >> The installation appeared to work (no obvious errors), but the graphical >> login failed for both root and my user account. Logging in via Ctrl-Alt-F1 >> to a console worked, but no commands were available - not even 'ls' or >> 'cd'. I could run some commands by typing in the full, long, >> '....profile...' command name; but there's something seriously wrong with >> having to do that. >> >> I couldn't find an installation log that might be helpful; but if there >> is such a thing that might be useful for troubleshooting, let me know. >> > I run virtualbox too because it was the first one I learnt but for the > distro I suggest using qemu. I have also an Ubuntu host and after > struggling for a week (because the tool was new to me) I made it work. > > Regards! > Laura > --00000000000029d4e8058a010a7f Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Much better results with Guix-1.0.1 - although the de= fault 8Gb disk was too small at first. Using a 16Gb VirtualBox VDI allowed = successful installation, and I now have a running system.

Thanks to all the contributors!

On Sat, 4 May 2019 at 17:3= 9, Laura Lazzati <laura.la= zzati.15@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Peter!


On Sat, 4 May 2= 019, 10:19 Peter Faller, <pgfaller@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi -

My first attempt to install Guix failed - sorry, I = don't have details, but I think it may have had something to do with se= lecting too many window managers. So I tried again, selecting only GNOME.
Did you delete the VM and st= arted al over again or just reconfigured?=C2=A0
The installation appeared to work (no obvious errors), but = the graphical login failed for both root and my user account. Logging in vi= a Ctrl-Alt-F1 to a console worked, but no commands were available - not eve= n 'ls' or 'cd'. I could run some commands by typing in the = full, long, '....profile...' command name; but there's somethin= g seriously wrong with having to do that.

I couldn= 't find an installation log that might be helpful; but if there is such= a thing that might be useful for troubleshooting, let me know.
=
I run virtualbox too because it was th= e first one I learnt but for the distro I suggest using qemu. I have also a= n Ubuntu host and after struggling for a week (because the tool was new to = me) I made it work.

Rega= rds!
Laura
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