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authorFlorian Pelz <pelzflorian@pelzflorian.de>2019-06-18 13:16:33 +0200
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2019-06-24 23:17:09 +0200
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doc: Recommend '-enable-kvm' for installing in a VM as well.
* doc (Installing Guix in a VM): Add '-enable-kvm' to example. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
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@@ -2430,13 +2430,14 @@ The resulting file will be much smaller than 50 GB (typically less than
Boot the USB installation image in an VM:
@example
-qemu-system-x86_64 -m 1024 -smp 1 \
+qemu-system-x86_64 -m 1024 -smp 1 -enable-kvm \
-net user -net nic,model=virtio -boot menu=on \
-drive file=guix-system-install-@value{VERSION}.@var{system}.iso \
-drive file=guixsd.img
@end example
-The ordering of the drives matters.
+The ordering of the drives matters. @code{-enable-kvm} is optional, but
+significantly improves performance, @pxref{Running Guix in a VM}.
In the VM console, quickly press the @kbd{F12} key to enter the boot
menu. Then press the @kbd{2} key and the @kbd{RET} key to validate your