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Resent-From: Ludovic =?utf-8?q?Court=C3=A8s?= Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: guix-patches@gnu.org Resent-Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2021 20:24:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: report 51192 X-GNU-PR-Package: guix-patches X-GNU-PR-Keywords: patch To: 51192@debbugs.gnu.org Cc: Ludovic =?utf-8?q?Court=C3=A8s?= X-Debbugs-Original-To: guix-patches@gnu.org Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.163415661425383 (code B ref -1); Wed, 13 Oct 2021 20:24:01 +0000 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 13 Oct 2021 20:23:34 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:33662 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1makmj-0006bL-Kq for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 13 Oct 2021 16:23:33 -0400 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]:47392) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1makmg-0006bD-SR for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 13 Oct 2021 16:23:32 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:57904) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1makmg-0000VL-NF for guix-patches@gnu.org; Wed, 13 Oct 2021 16:23:30 -0400 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]:46186) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1makmg-0000jX-84; Wed, 13 Oct 2021 16:23:30 -0400 Received: from 91-160-117-201.subs.proxad.net ([91.160.117.201]:53163 helo=gnu.org) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1makmf-0001lG-TF; Wed, 13 Oct 2021 16:23:30 -0400 From: Ludovic =?utf-8?q?Court=C3=A8s?= Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2021 22:23:21 +0200 Message-Id: <20211013202321.9122-1-ludo@gnu.org> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.33.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-BeenThere: guix-patches@gnu.org List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-patches-bounces+patchwork=mira.cbaines.net@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-patches" X-getmail-retrieved-from-mailbox: Patches * doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): In quotation, mention Debian, Ubuntu, and openSUSE. --- doc/guix.texi | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) Hi! For some users, it might be easier to install via Debian/Ubuntu/openSUSE, which might also handle the most important bits of “Application Setup”, so this patch mentions this option. Thoughts? Ludo’. base-commit: 1628e5d51b9cb1d526b8a55c670f65946fd7c970 diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 7a4b2c040b..2d23344bcf 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -640,6 +640,20 @@ chmod +x guix-install.sh ./guix-install.sh @end example +If you're running Debian or a derivative such as Ubuntu, you can instead +install the package (it might be a version older than @value{VERSION} +but you can update it afterwards by running @samp{guix pull}): + +@example +sudo apt install guix +@end example + +Likewise on openSUSE: + +@example +sudo zypper install guix +@end example + When you're done, @pxref{Application Setup} for extra configuration you might need, and @ref{Getting Started} for your first steps! @end quotation