doc: Recommend using the installer script.
* doc/guix.texi (Installation): Make it clear that the installer script is the recommended, easy way to install Guix.
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@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Copyright @copyright{} 2015, 2016 Mathieu Lirzin@*
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Copyright @copyright{} 2014 Pierre-Antoine Rault@*
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Copyright @copyright{} 2015 Taylan Ulrich Bayırlı/Kammer@*
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Copyright @copyright{} 2015, 2016, 2017 Leo Famulari@*
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Copyright @copyright{} 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 Ricardo Wurmus@*
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Copyright @copyright{} 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 Ricardo Wurmus@*
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Copyright @copyright{} 2016 Ben Woodcroft@*
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Copyright @copyright{} 2016, 2017, 2018 Chris Marusich@*
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Copyright @copyright{} 2016, 2017, 2018 Efraim Flashner@*
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@ -394,29 +394,34 @@ garbage collection of packages (@pxref{Features}).
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@chapter Installation
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@cindex installing Guix
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@cindex official website
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GNU Guix is available for download from its website at
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@url{http://www.gnu.org/software/guix/}. This section describes the
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software requirements of Guix, as well as how to install it and get
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ready to use it.
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Note that this section is concerned with the installation of the package
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manager, which can be done on top of a running GNU/Linux system. If,
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instead, you want to install the complete GNU operating system,
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@pxref{System Installation}.
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@quotation Note
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We recommend the use of this
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@uref{https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/plain/etc/guix-install.sh,
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shell installer script} to install Guix on top of a running GNU/Linux system,
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thereafter called a @dfn{foreign distro}.@footnote{This section is concerned
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with the installation of the package manager, which can be done on top of a
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running GNU/Linux system. If, instead, you want to install the complete GNU
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operating system, @pxref{System Installation}.} The script automates the
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download, installation, and initial configuration of Guix. It should be run
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as the root user.
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@end quotation
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@cindex foreign distro
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@cindex directories related to foreign distro
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When installed on a running GNU/Linux system---thereafter called a
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@dfn{foreign distro}---GNU@tie{}Guix complements the available tools
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without interference. Its data lives exclusively in two directories,
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usually @file{/gnu/store} and @file{/var/guix}; other files on your
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system, such as @file{/etc}, are left untouched.
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When installed on a foreign distro, GNU@tie{}Guix complements the available
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tools without interference. Its data lives exclusively in two directories,
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usually @file{/gnu/store} and @file{/var/guix}; other files on your system,
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such as @file{/etc}, are left untouched.
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Once installed, Guix can be updated by running @command{guix pull}
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(@pxref{Invoking guix pull}).
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If you prefer to perform the installation steps manually or want to tweak
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them, you may find the following subsections useful. They describe the
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software requirements of Guix, as well as how to install it manually and get
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ready to use it.
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@menu
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* Binary Installation:: Getting Guix running in no time!
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* Requirements:: Software needed to build and run Guix.
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@ -437,11 +442,6 @@ dependencies. This is often quicker than installing from source, which
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is described in the next sections. The only requirement is to have
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GNU@tie{}tar and Xz.
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We provide a
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@uref{https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/plain/etc/guix-install.sh,
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shell installer script}, which automates the download, installation, and
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initial configuration of Guix. It should be run as the root user.
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Installing goes along these lines:
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@enumerate
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@ -638,6 +638,10 @@ build procedure for Guix is the same as for other GNU software, and is
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not covered here. Please see the files @file{README} and @file{INSTALL}
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in the Guix source tree for additional details.
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@cindex official website
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GNU Guix is available for download from its website at
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@url{https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/}.
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GNU Guix depends on the following packages:
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@itemize
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