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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 2b1b89fbea..182dcd82ee 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -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 |