From 31b6cdf8d196f36790776f366868fe64932fa23d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Ludovic=20Court=C3=A8s?= Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2016 12:39:13 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] doc: Mention 'mkswap' during installation. Reported by Thierry Micoud . * doc/guix.texi (Preparing for Installation): Mention 'mkswap'. --- doc/guix.texi | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 4d694c500c..9e634135a8 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -6040,6 +6040,15 @@ partition): mount /dev/sda1 /mnt @end example +Finally, if you plan to use one or more swap partitions (@pxref{Memory +Concepts, swap space,, libc, The GNU C Library Reference Manual}), make +sure to initialize them with @command{mkswap}. Assuming you have one +swap partition on @file{/dev/sda2}, you would run: + +@example +mkswap /dev/sda2 +@end example + @node Proceeding with the Installation @subsection Proceeding with the Installation