From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: ng0 Subject: Re: how to "install" guixsd on a digitalocean server Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2017 16:06:03 +0000 Message-ID: <20170413160603.4idh6h6nxnl3nfzx@abyayala> References: <87pogo8lqj.fsf@pobox.com> <20170413152824.ncaloiywixppubzw@abyayala> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:33460) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cyhG8-0006BB-FA for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 13 Apr 2017 12:06:13 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cyhG5-0003zh-4u for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 13 Apr 2017 12:06:12 -0400 Received: from fragranza.investici.org ([2a00:1dc0:2479::19]:64960) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cyhG4-0003z6-Qw for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 13 Apr 2017 12:06:09 -0400 Content-Disposition: inline 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: Andy Wingo Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org Andy Wingo transcribed 0.7K bytes: > On Thu 13 Apr 2017 17:28, ng0 writes: > > > Andy Wingo transcribed 6.6K bytes: > >> I just "installed" GuixSD on a DigitalOcean droplet. You can't actually > >> install GuixSD; you have to mutate an existing installation into > >> GuixSD. But fine. > > > > Could this be applied to linode as well? Or does linode function > > differently? > > Hi, > > I think it can apply directly to linode as well: > > http://www.linode.com/docs/tools-reference/custom-kernels-distros/run-a-distribution-supplied-kernel-with-kvm > > Apparently there is the option to use DHCP as well, which is nice: > > https://www.linode.com/docs/networking/linux-static-ip-configuration > > Andy > Cool, thanks. I'll write about it if it works. One of the next steps I have in server documentation, is to ask 1984 ehf if they have special requirements, what could work out for them in best case scenario, etc. -- PGP and more: https://people.pragmatique.xyz/ng0/