[bug#51192] [PATCH] doc: Mention installation via distro packages.

[bug#51192] [PATCH] doc: Mention installation via distro packages.

[Ludovic Courtès]

* doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): In quotation, mention Debian,
Ubuntu, and openSUSE.
---
 doc/guix.texi | 14 ++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)

Hi!

For some users, it might be easier to install via Debian/Ubuntu/openSUSE,
which might also handle the most important bits of “Application Setup”,
so this patch mentions this option.

Thoughts?

Ludo’.

diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 7a4b2c040b..2d23344bcf 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -640,6 +640,20 @@ chmod +x guix-install.sh
 ./guix-install.sh
 @end example
 
+If you're running Debian or a derivative such as Ubuntu, you can instead
+install the package (it might be a version older than @value{VERSION}
+but you can update it afterwards by running @samp{guix pull}):
+
+@example
+sudo apt install guix
+@end example
+
+Likewise on openSUSE:
+
+@example
+sudo zypper install guix
+@end example
+
 When you're done, @pxref{Application Setup} for extra configuration you
 might need, and @ref{Getting Started} for your first steps!
 @end quotation

base-commit: 1628e5d51b9cb1d526b8a55c670f65946fd7c970
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[bug#51192] [PATCH] doc: Mention installation via distro packages.

[Mathieu Othacehe]

Hey Ludo,

> For some users, it might be easier to install via Debian/Ubuntu/openSUSE,
> which might also handle the most important bits of “Application Setup”,
> so this patch mentions this option.
>
> Thoughts?

This looks fine to me.

Thanks,

Mathieu

[bug#51192] [PATCH] doc: Mention installation via distro packages.

[zimoun]

Hi,

On Wed, 13 Oct 2021 at 22:23, Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> wrote:
> * doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): In quotation, mention Debian,
> Ubuntu, and openSUSE.
> ---
>  doc/guix.texi | 14 ++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)

LGTM.


Cheers,
simon

[bug#51192] [PATCH] doc: Mention installation via distro packages.

[Maxim Cournoyer]

Hi,

Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> writes:

> * doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): In quotation, mention Debian,
> Ubuntu, and openSUSE.
> ---
>  doc/guix.texi | 14 ++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)
>
> Hi!
>
> For some users, it might be easier to install via Debian/Ubuntu/openSUSE,
> which might also handle the most important bits of “Application Setup”,
> so this patch mentions this option.

If you are still convinced this provides value above our existing shell
script, you had 2 LGTM here, so feel free to push or otherwise close it
:-).

Thanks,

Maxim

bug#51192: [PATCH] doc: Mention installation via distro packages.

[Ludovic Courtès]

Hi Maxim,

Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com> skribis:

> Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> writes:
>
>> * doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): In quotation, mention Debian,
>> Ubuntu, and openSUSE.
>> ---
>>  doc/guix.texi | 14 ++++++++++++++
>>  1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)
>>
>> Hi!
>>
>> For some users, it might be easier to install via Debian/Ubuntu/openSUSE,
>> which might also handle the most important bits of “Application Setup”,
>> so this patch mentions this option.
>
> If you are still convinced this provides value above our existing shell
> script, you had 2 LGTM here, so feel free to push or otherwise close it
> :-).

Finally applied, thanks for the heads-up!  :-)

Ludo’.