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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 76a812f23c..6becc430f7 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -3114,10 +3114,11 @@ instance to support new system services. @node Using the Configuration System @subsection Using the Configuration System -The operating system is configured by filling in an -@code{operating-system} structure, as defined by the @code{(gnu system)} -module. A simple setup, with the default system services, the default -Linux-Libre kernel, initial RAM disk, and boot loader looks like this: +The operating system is configured by providing an +@code{operating-system} declaration in a file that can then be passed to +the @command{guix system} command (@pxref{Invoking guix system}). A +simple setup, with the default system services, the default Linux-Libre +kernel, initial RAM disk, and boot loader looks like this: @findex operating-system @lisp @@ -3125,33 +3126,38 @@ Linux-Libre kernel, initial RAM disk, and boot loader looks like this: (gnu packages emacs) ; for 'emacs' (gnu services ssh)) ; for 'lsh-service' -(define komputilo - (operating-system - (host-name "komputilo") - (timezone "Europe/Paris") - (locale "fr_FR.UTF-8") - (bootloader (grub-configuration - (device "/dev/sda"))) - (file-systems (list (file-system - (device "/dev/sda1") ; or partition label - (mount-point "/") - (type "ext3")))) - (users (list (user-account - (name "alice") - (password "") - (uid 1000) (gid 100) - (comment "Bob's sister") - (home-directory "/home/alice")))) - (packages (cons emacs %base-packages)) - (services (cons (lsh-service #:port 2222 #:allow-root-login? #t) - %base-services)))) +(operating-system + (host-name "komputilo") + (timezone "Europe/Paris") + (locale "fr_FR.UTF-8") + (bootloader (grub-configuration + (device "/dev/sda"))) + (file-systems (list (file-system + (device "/dev/sda1") ; or partition label + (mount-point "/") + (type "ext3")))) + (users (list (user-account + (name "alice") + (password "") + (uid 1000) (gid 100) + (comment "Bob's sister") + (home-directory "/home/alice")))) + (packages (cons emacs %base-packages)) + (services (cons (lsh-service #:port 2222 #:allow-root-login? #t) + %base-services))) @end lisp -This example should be self-describing. The @code{packages} field lists +This example should be self-describing. Some of the fields defined +above, such as @code{host-name} and @code{bootloader}, are mandatory. +Others, such as @code{packages} and @code{services}, can be omitted, in +which case they get a default value. + +@vindex %base-packages +The @code{packages} field lists packages that will be globally visible on the system, for all user accounts---i.e., in every user's @code{PATH} environment variable---in addition to the per-user profiles (@pxref{Invoking guix package}). The -@var{%base-packages} variables provides all the tools one would expect +@var{%base-packages} variable provides all the tools one would expect for basic user and administrator tasks---including the GNU Core Utilities, the GNU Networking Utilities, the GNU Zile lightweight text editor, @command{find}, @command{grep}, etc. The example above adds |