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@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ System Installation
* Limitations:: What you can expect.
* Hardware Considerations:: Supported hardware.
* USB Stick Installation:: Preparing the installation medium.
* USB Stick and DVD Installation:: Preparing the installation medium.
* Preparing for Installation:: Networking, partitioning, etc.
* Proceeding with the Installation:: The real thing.
* Installing GuixSD in a VM:: GuixSD playground.
@ -7764,8 +7764,7 @@ available.
@menu
* Limitations:: What you can expect.
* Hardware Considerations:: Supported hardware.
* USB Stick Installation:: Preparing the installation medium.
* DVD Installation:: Preparing the installation medium.
* USB Stick and DVD Installation:: Preparing the installation medium.
* Preparing for Installation:: Networking, partitioning, etc.
* Proceeding with the Installation:: The real thing.
* Installing GuixSD in a VM:: GuixSD playground.
@ -7851,10 +7850,11 @@ web site. It contains a catalog of hardware devices with information
about their support in GNU/Linux.
@node USB Stick Installation
@subsection USB Stick Installation
@node USB Stick and DVD Installation
@subsection USB Stick and DVD Installation
An installation image for USB sticks can be downloaded from
An ISO-9660 installation image that can be written to a USB stick or
burnt to a DVD can be downloaded from
@indicateurl{ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/guix/guixsd-install-@value{VERSION}.@var{system}.xz},
where @var{system} is one of:
@ -7889,6 +7889,8 @@ and rerun the @code{gpg --verify} command.
This image contains the tools necessary for an installation.
It is meant to be copied @emph{as is} to a large-enough USB stick or DVD.
@unnumberedsubsubsec Copying to a USB Stick
To copy the image to a USB stick, follow these steps:
@enumerate
@ -7905,57 +7907,14 @@ its device name. Assuming that the USB stick is known as @file{/dev/sdX},
copy the image with:
@example
dd if=guixsd-install-@value{VERSION}.x86_64 of=/dev/sdX
dd if=guixsd-install-@value{VERSION}.x86_64-linux of=/dev/sdX
sync
@end example
Access to @file{/dev/sdX} usually requires root privileges.
@end enumerate
Once this is done, you should be able to reboot the system and boot from
the USB stick. The latter usually requires you to get in the BIOS or
UEFI boot menu, where you can choose to boot from the USB stick.
@xref{Installing GuixSD in a VM}, if, instead, you would like to install
GuixSD in a virtual machine (VM).
@node DVD Installation
@subsection DVD Installation
An installation image for DVDs can be downloaded from
@indicateurl{ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/guix/guixsd-install-@value{VERSION}.@var{system}.xz},
where @var{system} is one of:
@table @code
@item x86_64-linux
for a GNU/Linux system on Intel/AMD-compatible 64-bit CPUs;
@item i686-linux
for a 32-bit GNU/Linux system on Intel-compatible CPUs.
@end table
@c start duplication of authentication part from ``Binary Installation''
Make sure to download the associated @file{.sig} file and to verify the
authenticity of the image against it, along these lines:
@example
$ wget ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/guix/guixsd-install-@value{VERSION}.@var{system}.xz.sig
$ gpg --verify guixsd-install-@value{VERSION}.@var{system}.xz.sig
@end example
If that command fails because you do not have the required public key,
then run this command to import it:
@example
$ gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys @value{OPENPGP-SIGNING-KEY-ID}
@end example
@noindent
and rerun the @code{gpg --verify} command.
@c end duplication
This image contains the tools necessary for an installation.
It is meant to be copied @emph{as is} to a large-enough USB stick or DVD.
@unnumberedsubsubsec Burning on a DVD
To copy the image to a DVD, follow these steps:
@ -7979,13 +7938,16 @@ growisofs -dvd-compat -Z /dev/srX=guixsd-install-@value{VERSION}.x86_64
Access to @file{/dev/srX} usually requires root privileges.
@end enumerate
@unnumberedsubsubsec Booting
Once this is done, you should be able to reboot the system and boot from
the DVD. The latter usually requires you to get in the BIOS or
UEFI boot menu, where you can choose to boot from the DVD.
the USB stick or DVD. The latter usually requires you to get in the
BIOS or UEFI boot menu, where you can choose to boot from the USB stick.
@xref{Installing GuixSD in a VM}, if, instead, you would like to install
GuixSD in a virtual machine (VM).
@node Preparing for Installation
@subsection Preparing for Installation
@ -8336,7 +8298,7 @@ disk image, follow these steps:
@enumerate
@item
First, retrieve and decompress the GuixSD installation image as
described previously (@pxref{USB Stick Installation}).
described previously (@pxref{USB Stick and DVD Installation}).
@item
Create a disk image that will hold the installed system. To make a