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authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2016-06-03 09:53:46 +0200
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2016-06-03 10:26:42 +0200
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doc: Explain that packages can be installed in the installation system.
* doc/guix.texi (Preparing for Installation): Add paragraph about package installation in the installation system.
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@@ -5982,6 +5982,11 @@ dependencies of your system configuration can be downloaded. See the
``Networking'' section below.
@end quotation
+The installation system includes many common tools needed for this task.
+But it is also a full-blown GuixSD system, which means that you can
+install additional packages, should you need it, using @command{guix
+package} (@pxref{Invoking guix package}).
+
@subsubsection Keyboard Layout
@cindex keyboard layout