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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index bb4cb8263d..3ad44b4acb 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ Copyright @copyright{} 2023 Saku Laesvuori@* Copyright @copyright{} 2023 Graham James Addis@* Copyright @copyright{} 2023 Tomas Volf@* Copyright @copyright{} 2024 Herman Rimm@* +Copyright @copyright{} 2024 Matthew Trzcinski@* Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or @@ -740,7 +741,7 @@ provide Guix through their own package managers. The version of Guix may be older than @value{VERSION} but you can update it afterwards by running @samp{guix pull}. -For Debian and Ubuntu-based systems, call: +For Debian or a derivative such as Ubuntu, call: @example sudo apt install guix @@ -803,6 +804,37 @@ When you're done installing Guix, @pxref{Application Setup} for extra configuration you might need, and @ref{Getting Started} for your first steps! +@quotation Note +The binary installation tarball can be (re)produced and verified simply +by running the following command in the Guix source tree: + +@example +make guix-binary.@var{system}.tar.xz +@end example + +@noindent +...@: which, in turn, runs: + +@example +guix pack -s @var{system} --localstatedir \ + --profile-name=current-guix guix +@end example + +@xref{Invoking guix pack}, for more info on this handy tool. +@end quotation + +@cindex uninstalling Guix +@cindex uninstallation, of Guix +Should you eventually want to uninstall Guix, run the same script with +the @option{--uninstall} flag: + +@example +./guix-install.sh --uninstall +@end example + +With @option{--uninstall}, the script irreversibly deletes all the Guix +files, configuration, and services. + @node Setting Up the Daemon @section Setting Up the Daemon |