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authorChristopher Baines <mail@cbaines.net>2019-04-21 21:36:47 +0100
committerChristopher Baines <mail@cbaines.net>2019-04-22 22:18:00 +0100
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system: Change default kernel-arguments to '("quiet").
This improves the readability of the boot process, especially when using full disk encryption where you're required to enter the passphrase at a particular point. * gnu/system.scm (<operating-system>)[kernel-arguments]: Change the default to '("quiet"). * doc/guix.texi (operating-system Reference): Document this change.
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@@ -10461,7 +10461,7 @@ The package object of the operating system kernel to use@footnote{Currently
only the Linux-libre kernel is supported. In the future, it will be
possible to use the GNU@tie{}Hurd.}.
-@item @code{kernel-arguments} (default: @code{'()})
+@item @code{kernel-arguments} (default: @code{'("quiet")})
List of strings or gexps representing additional arguments to pass on
the command-line of the kernel---e.g., @code{("console=ttyS0")}.