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authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2017-12-04 15:13:00 +0100
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2017-12-04 16:35:43 +0100
commit2626062b250e0833f2acdf80ef4b8b70c8757673 (patch)
tree24bb7afef87d43f9c95fab2634d9a21f94c3eb59
parent42d16037d857aac02add38513bfa58535c1ddcfe (diff)
doc: Merge "USB Stick Installation" and "DVD Installation".
* doc/guix.texi (USB Stick Installation): Rename to... (USB Stick and DVD Installation): ... this. Merge contents with... (DVD Installation): ... this node. Remove.
-rw-r--r--doc/guix.texi70
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 54 deletions
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