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| author | Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> | 2016-12-19 15:07:58 +0100 |
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| committer | Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> | 2016-12-19 17:51:00 +0100 |
| commit | 7fcf2a0b94ce3316611be959bc9e78d9ac962b89 (patch) | |
| tree | 049527146a6da490717e6613704df50e9834e98d /doc | |
| parent | b2ff76a0106a4f5a91c63d75627b64a53b7b31d4 (diff) | |
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doc: Make 'guix pull' more visible.
Suggested by Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>.
Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/25139>.
* doc/guix.texi (Installation): Mention 'guix pull'.
(Proceeding with the Installation): Mention updates with 'guix pull' and
'guix system reconfigure'.
(Invoking guix pull): Add "updating" to the concept index.
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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index e3c4524b21..b5592e0029 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -359,6 +359,9 @@ without interference. Its data lives exclusively in two directories, usually @file{/gnu/store} and @file{/var/guix}; other files on your system, such as @file{/etc}, are left untouched. +Once installed, Guix can be updated by running @command{guix pull} +(@pxref{Invoking guix pull}). + @menu * Binary Installation:: Getting Guix running in no time! * Requirements:: Software needed to build and run Guix. @@ -2308,6 +2311,7 @@ this option is primarily useful when the daemon was running with @section Invoking @command{guix pull} @cindex upgrading Guix +@cindex updating Guix @cindex @command{guix pull} @cindex pull Packages are installed or upgraded to the latest version available in @@ -6949,6 +6953,14 @@ initialized by running the @command{passwd} command as @code{root}, unless your configuration specifies otherwise (@pxref{user-account-password, user account passwords}). +@cindex upgrading GuixSD +From then on, you can update GuixSD whenever you want by running +@command{guix pull} as @code{root} (@pxref{Invoking guix pull}), and +then running @command{guix system reconfigure} to build a new system +generation with the latest packages and services (@pxref{Invoking guix +system}). We recommend doing that regularly so that your system +includes the latest security updates (@pxref{Security Updates}). + Join us on @code{#guix} on the Freenode IRC network or on @file{guix-devel@@gnu.org} to share your experience---good or not so good. |