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From: Alex Sassmannshausen <alex.sassmannshausen@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Problem on installing GuixSD on a remote server using iPXE
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Fwiw, I'm currently installing Guix manually from the boot ISO with
hetzner's VPSs.

You just have to ask them to make the ISO available as one of the boot
ISOs.

Don't know if that is more convenient than installing from another
distro though?

Alex

Reza Alizadeh Majd <r.majd@pantherx.org> writes:

> Thanks for your response.  You mean that the only way to use GuixSD=20
> on a cloud server is to install it manually on some other existing Linux=
=20
> Distribution?=20
>
>
> Best,=20
> Reza
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 2, 2019, at 11:29 AM, Ricardo Wurmus wrote:
>>=20
>> Hi Reza,
>>=20
>> last time I tried installing Guix System with iPXE it also wouldn=E2=80=
=99t
>> work.  AFAICS this is an unimplemented feature.
>>=20
>> IIRC it hung trying to find the root file system because of the peculiar
>> way Guix System boots.
>>=20
>> I=E2=80=99d be very happy to see this implemented.
>>=20
>> --=20
>> Ricardo
>>=20
>>