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[PATCH] doc: Mention installation via distro packages.
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Reported by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2021 20:24:01 UTC
Severity: normal
Tags: patch
Done: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
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Message #5 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):
* 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’.
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
base-commit: 1628e5d51b9cb1d526b8a55c670f65946fd7c970
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Message #8 received at 51192 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):
Hey Ludo,
> 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?
This looks fine to me.
Thanks,
Mathieu
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Message #11 received at 51192 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):
Hi,
On Wed, 13 Oct 2021 at 22:23, Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org> wrote:
> * doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): In quotation, mention Debian,
> Ubuntu, and openSUSE.
> ---
> doc/guix.texi | 14 ++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)
LGTM.
Cheers,
simon
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Message #14 received at 51192 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):
Hi,
Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org> writes:
> * 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.
If you are still convinced this provides value above our existing shell
script, you had 2 LGTM here, so feel free to push or otherwise close it
:-).
Thanks,
Maxim
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Message #19 received at 51192-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):
Hi Maxim,
Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com> skribis:
> Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org> writes:
>
>> * 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.
>
> If you are still convinced this provides value above our existing shell
> script, you had 2 LGTM here, so feel free to push or otherwise close it
> :-).
Finally applied, thanks for the heads-up! :-)
Ludo’.
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