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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index d82a8e9376..35cb8f148b 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -213,11 +213,11 @@ Guix has a command-line interface, which allows users to build, install, upgrade, and remove packages, as well as a Scheme programming interface. @cindex Guix System Distribution -@cindex GSD +@cindex GuixSD Last but not least, Guix is used to build a distribution of the GNU system, with many GNU and non-GNU free software packages. The Guix -System Distribution, or GNU@tie{}GSD, takes advantage of the core -properties of Guix at the system level. With GNU@tie{}GSD, users +System Distribution, or GNU@tie{}GuixSD, takes advantage of the core +properties of Guix at the system level. With GuixSD, users @emph{declare} all aspects of the operating system configuration, and Guix takes care of instantiating that configuration in a reproducible, stateless fashion. @xref{GNU Distribution}. @@ -3692,7 +3692,7 @@ Reference Manual}) on @var{port} (37146 by default). @chapter GNU Distribution @cindex Guix System Distribution -@cindex GSD +@cindex GuixSD Guix comes with a distribution of the GNU system consisting entirely of free software@footnote{The term ``free'' here refers to the @url{http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html,freedom provided to @@ -3701,7 +3701,7 @@ distribution can be installed on its own (@pxref{System Installation}), but it is also possible to install Guix as a package manager on top of an installed GNU/Linux system (@pxref{Installation}). To distinguish between the two, we refer to the standalone distribution as the Guix -System Distribution, or GNU@tie{}GSD. +System Distribution, or GuixSD. The distribution provides core GNU packages such as GNU libc, GCC, and Binutils, as well as many GNU and non-GNU applications. The complete @@ -3738,7 +3738,7 @@ n32 application binary interface (ABI), and Linux-Libre kernel. @end table -GSD itself is currently only available on @code{i686} and @code{x86_64}. +GuixSD itself is currently only available on @code{i686} and @code{x86_64}. @noindent For information on porting to other architectures or kernels, @@ -3778,13 +3778,13 @@ link that follows: @pxref{Help,,, info, Info: An Introduction}. Hit @subsection Limitations -As of version @value{VERSION}, the Guix System Distribution (GSD) is +As of version @value{VERSION}, the Guix System Distribution (GuixSD) is not production-ready. It may contain bugs and lack important features. Thus, if you are looking for a stable production system that respects your freedom as a computer user, a good solution at this point is to consider @url{http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html, one of more established GNU/Linux distributions}. We hope you can soon switch -to the GSD without fear, of course. In the meantime, you can +to the GuixSD without fear, of course. In the meantime, you can also keep using your distribution and try out the package manager on top of it (@pxref{Installation}). @@ -3820,7 +3820,7 @@ to report issues (and success stories!), and join us in improving it. @subsection USB Stick Installation An installation image for USB sticks can be downloaded from -@indicateurl{ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/guix/gsd-usb-install-@value{VERSION}.@var{system}.xz}, +@indicateurl{ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/guix/guixsd-usb-install-@value{VERSION}.@var{system}.xz}, where @var{system} is one of: @table @code @@ -3842,7 +3842,7 @@ To copy the image to a USB stick, follow these steps: Decompress the image using the @command{xz} command: @example -xz -d gsd-usb-install-@value{VERSION}.@var{system}.xz +xz -d guixsd-usb-install-@value{VERSION}.@var{system}.xz @end example @item @@ -3851,7 +3851,7 @@ its device name. Assuming that USB stick is known as @file{/dev/sdX}, copy the image with: @example -dd if=gsd-usb-install-@value{VERSION}.x86_64 of=/dev/sdX +dd if=guixsd-usb-install-@value{VERSION}.x86_64 of=/dev/sdX @end example Access to @file{/dev/sdX} usually requires root privileges. @@ -5573,7 +5573,7 @@ This action does not actually install anything. @item init Populate the given directory with all the files necessary to run the operating system specified in @var{file}. This is useful for first-time -installations of GSD. For instance: +installations of GuixSD. For instance: @example guix system init my-os-config.scm /mnt |