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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 65c3b8a7f1..1d807832c3 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -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 |