From 2e7addd20b5ff051562fbf6e8a6bd3fccbb4fb77 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mathieu Othacehe Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2018 22:53:39 +0900 Subject: doc: Document the graphical installer. * doc/guix.texi (Preparing for Installation): Mention the graphical installer. --- doc/guix.texi | 20 ++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 57844d4722..ee7cf1da14 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -9328,12 +9328,20 @@ GuixSD in a virtual machine (VM). @subsection Preparing for Installation Once you have successfully booted your computer using the installation medium, -you should end up with a root prompt. Several console TTYs are configured -and can be used to run commands as root. TTY2 shows this documentation, -browsable using the Info reader commands (@pxref{Top,,, info-stnd, -Stand-alone GNU Info}). The installation system runs the GPM mouse -daemon, which allows you to select text with the left mouse button and -to paste it with the middle button. +you should end up with the welcome page of the graphical installer. The +graphical installer is a text-based user interface built upon the newt +library. It shall guide you through all the different steps needed to install +GNU GuixSD. However, as the graphical installer is still under heavy +development, you might want to fallback to the original, shell based install +process, by switching to TTYs 3 to 6 with the shortcuts CTRL-ALT-F[3-6]. The +following sections describe the installation procedure assuming you're using +one of those TTYs. They are configured and can be used to run commands as +root. + +TTY2 shows this documentation, browsable using the Info reader commands +(@pxref{Top,,, info-stnd, Stand-alone GNU Info}). The installation system +runs the GPM mouse daemon, which allows you to select text with the left mouse +button and to paste it with the middle button. @quotation Note Installation requires access to the Internet so that any missing -- cgit v1.2.3