| Message ID | 1464541540-13495-1-git-send-email-h.goebel@crazy-compilers.com |
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| State | New |
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On Sun, May 29, 2016 at 07:05:39PM +0200, Hartmut Goebel wrote: > * doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): Add note about no need for a > virtual machine. > --- > doc/guix.texi | 9 ++++++++- > 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi > index 01363c1..fab39e5 100644 > --- a/doc/guix.texi > +++ b/doc/guix.texi > @@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ Copyright @copyright{} 2015 Taylan Ulrich Bayırlı/Kammer@* > Copyright @copyright{} 2015, 2016 Leo Famulari@* > Copyright @copyright{} 2016 Ben Woodcroft@* > Copyright @copyright{} 2016 Chris Marusich@* > -Copyright @copyright{} 2016 Efraim Flashner > +Copyright @copyright{} 2016 Efraim Flashner@* > +Copyright @copyright{} 2016 Hartmut Goebel > > Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document > under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or > @@ -354,6 +355,12 @@ dependencies. This is often quicker than installing from source, which > is described in the next sections. The only requirement is to have > GNU@tie{}tar and Xz. > > +Installing Guix on an arbitrary system as descibed here is absolutely ^^^ on a foreign distro (maybe?) > +save for your originating system. Only two directories, a service and a ^^^ safe > +bunch of easy-to-spot users are created. All work you'll do will be done > +within this. Even for your first steps setting up a virtual machine is > +completely unnecessary. > + > Installing goes along these lines: > > @enumerate > -- > 2.7.4 > >
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 01363c1..fab39e5 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ Copyright @copyright{} 2015 Taylan Ulrich Bayırlı/Kammer@* Copyright @copyright{} 2015, 2016 Leo Famulari@* Copyright @copyright{} 2016 Ben Woodcroft@* Copyright @copyright{} 2016 Chris Marusich@* -Copyright @copyright{} 2016 Efraim Flashner +Copyright @copyright{} 2016 Efraim Flashner@* +Copyright @copyright{} 2016 Hartmut Goebel Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or @@ -354,6 +355,12 @@ dependencies. This is often quicker than installing from source, which is described in the next sections. The only requirement is to have GNU@tie{}tar and Xz. +Installing Guix on an arbitrary system as descibed here is absolutely +save for your originating system. Only two directories, a service and a +bunch of easy-to-spot users are created. All work you'll do will be done +within this. Even for your first steps setting up a virtual machine is +completely unnecessary. + Installing goes along these lines: @enumerate