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Giovanni Biscuolo <g@xelera.eu> writes:

> Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net> writes:
>
>>> does this mean that "guix system" is capable of
>>> instantiating/reconfiguring an operating-system declaration (services
>>> included) even outside GuixSD?
>>
>> =E2=80=9Cguix system init=E2=80=9D is what I used to transform foreign d=
istros into
>> GuixSD.  It does not need to be run on a GuixSD installer system.
>
> wow! you dumbed me :-O
>
> you mean: live?
> ...I mean "sudo guix system init /etc/config.scm / && sudo reboot" ?
>
> I have to test this installation path (including what happens if
> anything goes wrong after reboot): it's awesome
>
> IMHO this method deserves a dedicated section in 6.1 "system
> installation" chapter of our manual, something titled "Advanced system
> installation"

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Re: Guix vs GuixSD - upgrade Debian to Guix:

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2016-03/msg00354.html