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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 7898a1d3fb..7e5f9c774b 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -5310,23 +5310,24 @@ Setting up network access is almost always a requirement because the image does not contain all the software and tools that may be needed. @item -Unless this has already been done, you must partition, optionally -encrypt, and then format the target partitions. +Unless this has already been done, you must partition, and then format +the target partition. Preferably, assign partitions a label so that you can easily and reliably refer to them in @code{file-system} declarations (@pxref{File Systems}). This is typically done using the @code{-L} option of @command{mkfs.ext4} and related commands. -A typical command sequence may be: - -@example -# fdisk /dev/sdX -@dots{} Create partitions etc.@dots{} -# cryptsetup luksFormat /dev/sdX1 -# cryptsetup open --type luks /dev/sdX1 my-partition -# mkfs.ext4 -L my-root /dev/mapper/my-partition -@end example +@c FIXME: Uncomment this once GRUB fully supports encrypted roots. +@c A typical command sequence may be: +@c +@c @example +@c # fdisk /dev/sdX +@c @dots{} Create partitions etc.@dots{} +@c # cryptsetup luksFormat /dev/sdX1 +@c # cryptsetup open --type luks /dev/sdX1 my-partition +@c # mkfs.ext4 -L my-root /dev/mapper/my-partition +@c @end example The installation image includes Parted (@pxref{Overview,,, parted, GNU Parted User Manual}), @command{fdisk}, Cryptsetup/LUKS for disk |