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diff --git a/doc/guix-cookbook.texi b/doc/guix-cookbook.texi index 9031af1b8e..e6c7b66bb7 100644 --- a/doc/guix-cookbook.texi +++ b/doc/guix-cookbook.texi @@ -2046,10 +2046,12 @@ Copy into it the output of: cat ~/.ssh/<username>_rsa.pub @end example -Power the Linode down. In the Linode's Disks/Configurations tab, resize -the Debian disk to be smaller. 30 GB is recommended. +Power the Linode down. + +In the Linode's Storage tab, resize the Debian disk to be smaller. +30 GB free space is recommended. Then click "Add a disk", and fill +out the form with the following: -In the Linode settings, "Add a disk", with the following: @itemize @bullet @item Label: "Guix" @@ -2061,9 +2063,9 @@ Filesystem: ext4 Set it to the remaining size @end itemize -On the "configuration" field that comes with the default image, press -"..." and select "Edit", then on that menu add to @file{/dev/sdc} the "Guix" -label. +In the Configurations tab, press "Edit" on the default Debian profile. +Under "Block Device Assignment" click "Add a Device". It should be +@file{/dev/sdc} and you can select the "Guix" disk. Save Changes. Now "Add a Configuration", with the following: @itemize @bullet @@ -2089,8 +2091,8 @@ Root device: @file{/dev/sda} Turn off all the filesystem/boot helpers @end itemize -Now power it back up, picking the Debian configuration. Once it's -booted up, ssh in your server via @code{ssh +Now power it back up, booting with the Debian configuration. Once it's +running, ssh to your server via @code{ssh root@@@var{<your-server-IP-here>}}. (You can find your server IP address in your Linode Summary section.) Now you can run the "install guix from @pxref{Binary Installation,,, guix, GNU Guix}" steps: @@ -2179,19 +2181,20 @@ Replace the following fields in the above configuration: @end lisp The last line in the above example lets you log into the server as root -and set the initial root password. After you have done this, you may +and set the initial root password (see the note at the end of this +recipe about root login). After you have done this, you may delete that line from your configuration and reconfigure to prevent root login. -Save your ssh public key (eg: @file{~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub}) as -@file{@var{<your-username-here>}_rsa.pub} and your +Copy your ssh public key (eg: @file{~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub}) as +@file{@var{<your-username-here>}_rsa.pub} and put @file{guix-config.scm} in the same directory. In a new terminal run these commands. @example sftp root@@<remote server ip address> -put /home/<username>/ssh/id_rsa.pub . -put /path/to/linode/guix-config.scm . +put /path/to/files/<username>_rsa.pub . +put /path/to/files/guix-config.scm . @end example In your first terminal, mount the guix drive: @@ -2201,9 +2204,9 @@ mkdir /mnt/guix mount /dev/sdc /mnt/guix @end example -Due to the way we set things up above, we do not install GRUB -completely. Instead we install only our grub configuration file. So we -need to copy over some of the other GRUB stuff that is already there: +Due to the way we set up the bootloader section of the guix-config.scm, +only the grub configuration file will be installed. So, we need to copy +over some of the other GRUB stuff already installed on the Debian system: @example mkdir -p /mnt/guix/boot/grub @@ -2256,7 +2259,7 @@ still need to set your root and user password initially by clicking on the ``Launch Console'' option in your linode. Choose the ``Glish'' instead of ``Weblish''. Now you should be able to ssh into the machine. -Horray! At this point you can shut down the server, delete the +Hooray! At this point you can shut down the server, delete the Debian disk, and resize the Guix to the rest of the size. Congratulations! |