There is a subtle confuser in the instructions about installing GuixSD in a VM. I missed it the first time it was pointed out to me, because I already knew how to install GuixSD. But if you begin with Guix by installing GuixSD in a VM, this might waste a few minutes of your time.
The instructions start with "First, retrieve the GuixSD installation image as described previously (see USB Stick Installation)." [0] You go to USB Stick Installation, where it explains how to download the image file and check the signature. [1] It continues to explain how to put it on a USB stick, but you aren't doing that, so you go back to the VM installation instructions and try booting the xz-compressed tarball. The reader has not read the part about decompressing the tarball, because that is under "To copy the image to a USB stick, follow these steps[...]" I've helped one person who made this mistake, and I can see how you'd make it if you were a beginner. [0] https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/html_node/Installing-GuixSD-in-a-VM.html [1] https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/html_node/USB-Stick-Installation.html Leo Famulari (1): doc: Clarify "Installing GuixSD in a VM". doc/guix.texi | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) -- 2.11.0