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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index d2fa22a10d..ccbab2cb30 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -377,19 +377,29 @@ Create the group and user accounts for build users as explained below (@pxref{Build Environment Setup}). @item -Run the daemon: +Run and set the Guix daemon to automatically start on boot. + +If your host distro uses the systemd init system: + +@example +# cp ~root/.guix-profile/lib/systemd/system/guix-daemon.service \ + /etc/systemd/system/ +# systemctl start guix-daemon && systemctl enable guix-daemon +@end example + +If your host distro uses the Upstart init system: @example # ~root/.guix-profile/bin/guix-daemon --build-users-group=guixbuild +# cp ~root/.guix-profile/lib/upstart/system/guix-daemon.conf /etc/init/ @end example -On hosts using the systemd init system, drop -@file{~root/.guix-profile/lib/systemd/system/guix-daemon.service} in -@file{/etc/systemd/system}. +Otherwise, you can still start the daemon manually with: + +@example +# ~root/.guix-profile/bin/guix-daemon --build-users-group=guixbuild +@end example -Likewise, on hosts using the Upstart init system, drop -@file{~root/.guix-profile/lib/upstart/system/guix-daemon.conf} in -@file{/etc/init}. @item Make the @command{guix} command available to other users on the machine, @@ -425,21 +435,28 @@ authorize them: @end example @end enumerate -And that's it! For additional tips and tricks, @pxref{Application -Setup}. +This completes root-level install of Guix. Each user will need to +perform additional steps to make their Guix envionment ready for use, +@pxref{Application Setup}. -The @code{guix} package must remain available in @code{root}'s -profile, or it would become subject to garbage collection---in which -case you would find yourself badly handicapped by the lack of the -@command{guix} command. - -The tarball in question can be (re)produced and verified simply by -running the following command in the Guix source tree: +You can confirm that Guix is working by installing a sample package into +the root profile: @example -make guix-binary.@var{system}.tar.xz +# guix package -i hello @end example +If your host distro uses @code{locales} that are incompatible with the +@code{glibc} that Guix uses, you will see @code{warning: failed to +install locale: Invalid argument}. This may be ignored, or remedied by +installing Locales as root, @pxref{Application Setup}. + +The @code{guix} package must remain available in @code{root}'s profile, +or it would become subject to garbage collection---in which case you +would find yourself badly handicapped by the lack of the @command{guix} +command. In other words, don't remove @code{guix} by running @code{guix +package -r guix}. + @node Requirements @section Requirements |