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| -rw-r--r-- | Makefile.am | 6 | ||||
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diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am index de32a0a42b..0a4bb13e5b 100644 --- a/Makefile.am +++ b/Makefile.am @@ -886,9 +886,9 @@ release: dist-with-updated-version all echo "failed to produced Guix installation image for $$system" >&2 ; \ exit 1 ; \ fi ; \ - xz < "$$image" > "$(releasedir)/$(GUIX_SYSTEM_IMAGE_BASE).$$system.iso.xz.tmp" ; \ - mv "$(releasedir)/$(GUIX_SYSTEM_IMAGE_BASE).$$system.iso.xz.tmp" \ - "$(releasedir)/$(GUIX_SYSTEM_IMAGE_BASE).$$system.iso.xz" ; \ + cp "$$image" "$(releasedir)/$(GUIX_SYSTEM_IMAGE_BASE).$$system.iso.tmp" ; \ + mv "$(releasedir)/$(GUIX_SYSTEM_IMAGE_BASE).$$system.iso.tmp" \ + "$(releasedir)/$(GUIX_SYSTEM_IMAGE_BASE).$$system.iso" ; \ done # Generate the VM images. for system in $(GUIX_SYSTEM_VM_SYSTEMS) ; do \ diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index e23e831676..ff592ce364 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -2099,7 +2099,7 @@ about their support in GNU/Linux. An ISO-9660 installation image that can be written to a USB stick or burnt to a DVD can be downloaded from -@indicateurl{@value{BASE-URL}/guix-system-install-@value{VERSION}.x86_64-linux.iso.xz}, +@indicateurl{@value{BASE-URL}/guix-system-install-@value{VERSION}.x86_64-linux.iso}, where you can replace @code{x86_64-linux} with one of: @table @code @@ -2115,8 +2115,8 @@ Make sure to download the associated @file{.sig} file and to verify the authenticity of the image against it, along these lines: @example -$ wget @value{BASE-URL}/guix-system-install-@value{VERSION}.x86_64-linux.iso.xz.sig -$ gpg --verify guix-system-install-@value{VERSION}.x86_64-linux.iso.xz.sig +$ wget @value{BASE-URL}/guix-system-install-@value{VERSION}.x86_64-linux.iso.sig +$ gpg --verify guix-system-install-@value{VERSION}.x86_64-linux.iso.sig @end example If that command fails because you do not have the required public key, @@ -2140,17 +2140,6 @@ It is meant to be copied @emph{as is} to a large-enough USB stick or DVD. @unnumberedsubsec Copying to a USB Stick -To copy the image to a USB stick, follow these steps: - -@enumerate -@item -Decompress the image using the @command{xz} command: - -@example -xz -d guix-system-install-@value{VERSION}.x86_64-linux.iso.xz -@end example - -@item Insert a USB stick of 1@tie{}GiB or more into your machine, and determine its device name. Assuming that the USB stick is known as @file{/dev/sdX}, copy the image with: @@ -2161,21 +2150,9 @@ sync @end example Access to @file{/dev/sdX} usually requires root privileges. -@end enumerate @unnumberedsubsec Burning on a DVD -To copy the image to a DVD, follow these steps: - -@enumerate -@item -Decompress the image using the @command{xz} command: - -@example -xz -d guix-system-install-@value{VERSION}.x86_64-linux.iso.xz -@end example - -@item Insert a blank DVD into your machine, and determine its device name. Assuming that the DVD drive is known as @file{/dev/srX}, copy the image with: @@ -2185,7 +2162,6 @@ growisofs -dvd-compat -Z /dev/srX=guix-system-install-@value{VERSION}.x86_64-lin @end example Access to @file{/dev/srX} usually requires root privileges. -@end enumerate @unnumberedsubsec Booting |