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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 22fc03b8fa..972a6a7762 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -2289,13 +2289,26 @@ unless your configuration specifies otherwise (@pxref{user-account-password, user account passwords}). @cindex upgrading Guix System -From then on, you can update the system whenever you want by running @command{guix -pull} as @code{root} (@pxref{Invoking guix pull}), and then running -@command{guix system reconfigure /etc/config.scm}, as @code{root} too, to -build a new system generation with the latest packages and services +From then on, you can update the system whenever you want by running, say: + +@example +guix pull +sudo guix system reconfigure /etc/config.scm +@end example + +@noindent +This builds 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}). +@c See <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2019-01/msg00268.html>. +@quotation Note +@cindex sudo vs. @command{guix pull} +Note that @command{sudo guix} runs your user's @command{guix} command and +@emph{not} root's, because @command{sudo} leaves @code{PATH} unchanged. To +explicitly run root's @command{guix}, type @command{sudo -i guix @dots{}}. +@end quotation + Join us on @code{#guix} on the Freenode IRC network or on @email{guix-devel@@gnu.org} to share your experience---good or not so good. |