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commit 6e89d38ce8b7c0e845213f84de1bedc776fdd790 Author: Ludovic Courtès <[email protected]> AuthorDate: Sun Jan 18 18:42:07 2026 +0100 doc: Move ‘guix-install.sh’ commands upfront in “Binary Installation”. * doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): Move installation commands upfront. Change-Id: Ie63837f29d5c2f25e3e50039facb8cdb12ba2f82 Signed-off-by: Rutherther <[email protected]> --- doc/guix.texi | 19 ++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 8a9e5d052c..bdb41c9305 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -777,6 +777,16 @@ Use of @file{guix-install.sh} requires Bash, GnuPG, GNU@tie{}tar, wget, and Xz. On systems where systemd is detected, the tool @command{newgidmap} from the @code{uidmap} package is also required. +To install Guix on top of your GNU/Linux system, run the following +commands as root: + +@example +cd /tmp +wget https://guix.gnu.org/guix-install.sh +chmod +x guix-install.sh +./guix-install.sh +@end example + The script goes through the following steps: @itemize @@ -786,15 +796,6 @@ The script goes through the following steps: @item Configuring substitute servers @end itemize -As root, run: - -@example -cd /tmp -wget https://guix.gnu.org/guix-install.sh -chmod +x guix-install.sh -./guix-install.sh -@end example - @quotation Note By default, @file{guix-install.sh} will configure Guix to download pre-built package binaries, called @dfn{substitutes}
