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From: Florian Pelz <pelzflorian@pelzflorian.de>
To: 36277@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [bug#36277] [PATCH] doc: Recommend '-enable-kvm' for installing in a VM as well.
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 13:16:33 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20190618111633.ixzvf6iatssemtrb@pelzflorian.localdomain> (raw)

* doc (Installing Guix in a VM): Add '-enable-kvm' to example.
---
 doc/guix.texi | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 033ad9ea8e..535709a9ab 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -2430,13 +2430,14 @@ The resulting file will be much smaller than 50 GB (typically less than
 Boot the USB installation image in an VM:
 
 @example
-qemu-system-x86_64 -m 1024 -smp 1 \
+qemu-system-x86_64 -m 1024 -smp 1 -enable-kvm \
   -net user -net nic,model=virtio -boot menu=on \
   -drive file=guix-system-install-@value{VERSION}.@var{system}.iso \
   -drive file=guixsd.img
 @end example
 
-The ordering of the drives matters.
+The ordering of the drives matters.  @code{-enable-kvm} is optional, but
+significantly improves performance, @pxref{Running Guix in a VM}.
 
 In the VM console, quickly press the @kbd{F12} key to enter the boot
 menu.  Then press the @kbd{2} key and the @kbd{RET} key to validate your
-- 
2.21.0

             reply	other threads:[~2019-06-18 11:17 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2019-06-18 11:16 Florian Pelz [this message]
2019-06-19  3:22 ` [bug#36277] [PATCH] doc: Recommend '-enable-kvm' for installing in a VM as well Meiyo Peng
2019-06-19 10:41   ` pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)
2019-06-19 11:09     ` Meiyo Peng
2019-06-24 21:18       ` bug#36277: " Ludovic Courtès

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