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[bug#70022,v3,1/3] doc: Warn about foreign distro Guix packages' security.

Message ID 3ebf53b234f198e123437b7928df5895eb7386fd.1712992731.git.pelzflorian@pelzflorian.de
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Series [bug#70022,v3,1/3] doc: Warn about foreign distro Guix packages' security. | expand

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pelzflorian (Florian Pelz) April 13, 2024, 7:18 a.m. UTC
* doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): Prefix installation instructions
with a warning.

Change-Id: I088c7f00f4c3c8e32bdfd117ea934942930f7513
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 doc/guix.texi | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)


base-commit: 15a523ea213065c275e4852673cbb27c72c0ad87
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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 5efbd00984..f6bbed1de3 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -741,6 +741,13 @@  Binary Installation
 may be older than @value{VERSION} but you can update it afterwards by
 running @samp{guix pull}.
 
+In the past, lately, security vulnerabilities in @command{guix-daemon}
+have been discovered and fixes for them have not yet been provided in
+foreign distributions' packages.  We advise those who install Guix,
+both from the installation script or by distro packages, to also
+regularly read and follow security notices, as shown by @command{guix
+pull}.
+
 For Debian or a derivative such as Ubuntu, call:
 
 @example