Howdy!

This is my first submission, please be gentle ;)

Input is definitely welcome.


diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi
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--- a/doc/contributing.texi
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@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ the @file{CODE-OF-CONDUCT} file in the source tree.
 @menu
 * Building from Git::           The latest and greatest.
 * Running Guix Before It Is Installed::  Hacker tricks.
+* Quick Setup::                 The quick and easy tools
 * The Perfect Setup::           The right tools.
 * Coding Style::                Hygiene of the contributor.
 * Submitting Patches::          Share your work.
@@ -153,6 +154,75 @@ the @file{/root/.config/guix/latest} symlink to point
to
 @command{guix} as your user does.}


+@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 moment)
+@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 file
+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
+
+Now you should be ready to rock! Don't forget to set your user passwords.
+
+Of course, you're not here just to have a working system are you, you want
+to dive in to the source, right? Let's take a quick look at that as well.
+This guide assumes that you have at least perused @pxref{Building from
Git}.
+First you might want to head to
+@uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git, the Guix Git page} and
browse
+around. We're going to assume that you utilized a bare-bones config as per
the
+quick install guide above. In this short example you will be shown simply
+how to change the release version of Guix (not something you will likely do
+but an easy and fun example).
+
+@itemize
+@item Install git in to your user's profile: @command{guix package
--install git}
+@item Create a directory for your git checkout (e.g. @command{mkdir
~/git_repos})
+@item Clone the Guix repository:
+@command{cd ~/git_repos/; git clone git://git.sv.gnu.org/guix.git; cd guix}
+@item To make the simple version change:
+@code{AC_INIT([GNU Guix], [0.10.0], [bug-guix@@gnu.org], [guix],}
+to
+@code{AC_INIT([GNU Guix], [0.10.42], [bug-guix@@gnu.org], [guix],}
+@item Check your change with: @command{git diff configure.ac}
+@item Let Guix set up your Guix build
+environment:@command{guix environment guix}
+@item Build Guix:
+@command{./bootstrap ; ./configure --localstatedir=/var ; make}
+@item Run the daemon in a pre-installation environment:
+@command{sudo ./pre-inst-env guix-daemon --build-users-group=guixbuild}
+@item Switch to a new terminal
+@item Check the pre-installation environement daemon's version:
+@command{./git_repos/guix/pre-inst-env guix --version}
+@item Your version output should be updated!
+@end itemize
+
+
 @node The Perfect Setup
 @section The Perfect Setup


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