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[bug#69302,0/2] New "Getting Started" section for Guix System

Message ID cover.1708527096.git.ludo@gnu.org
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Series New "Getting Started" section for Guix System | expand

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Ludovic Courtès Feb. 21, 2024, 2:58 p.m. UTC 
Hello Guix!

It was recently brought to my attention (by an unsatisfied family
member, so I couldn’t ignore it) that the documentation didn’t
really tell you how to get started with Guix System: the main
entry point was the “Using the Configuration System” section,
which dives straight into the details of what to put in the config
file, with page-long examples.  Only at the bottom did it finally
mention ‘guix system reconfigure’.

These patches aim to improve on that: the new “Getting Started”
section tries to give an overview of what it’s like to manage a
Guix System machine.  The goal is the same as for the other
“Getting Started” section: to have something relatively short,
with command blocks and links to the relevant sections to learn
more.

The second patch adds a subsection showing three ways to inspect
a system configuration.

Feedback welcome!

Ludo’.

Ludovic Courtès (2):
  doc: Add “Getting Started with the System” section.
  doc: Add “Inspecting Services” section.

 doc/guix.texi | 365 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 289 insertions(+), 76 deletions(-)


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