Subject: bug#51192: closed (Re: bug#51192: [PATCH] doc: Mention installation via distro packages.)

From: [email-masked] (GNU bug Tracking System)
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2022 21:42:02 +0000

Your bug report

#51192: [PATCH] doc: Mention installation via distro packages.

which was filed against the guix-patches package, has been closed.

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Subject: Re: bug#51192: [PATCH] doc: Mention installation via distro packages.
From: Ludovic Courtès <[email-masked]>
To: Maxim Cournoyer <[email-masked]>
Cc: [email-masked]
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2022 23:41:16 +0200
List-Id: <debbugs-submit.debbugs.gnu.org>

Hi Maxim,

Maxim Cournoyer <[email-masked]> skribis:

> Ludovic Courtès <[email-masked]> writes:
>
>> * doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): In quotation, mention Debian,
>> Ubuntu, and openSUSE.
>> ---
>>  doc/guix.texi | 14 ++++++++++++++
>>  1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)
>>
>> Hi!
>>
>> For some users, it might be easier to install via Debian/Ubuntu/openSUSE,
>> which might also handle the most important bits of “Application Setup”,
>> so this patch mentions this option.
>
> If you are still convinced this provides value above our existing shell
> script, you had 2 LGTM here, so feel free to push or otherwise close it
> :-).

Finally applied, thanks for the heads-up!  :-)

Ludo’.

Subject: [PATCH] doc: Mention installation via distro packages.
From: Ludovic Courtès <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Cc: Ludovic Courtès <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2021 22:23:21 +0200
List-Id: <debbugs-submit.debbugs.gnu.org>

* doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): In quotation, mention Debian,
Ubuntu, and openSUSE.
---
 doc/guix.texi | 14 ++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)

Hi!

For some users, it might be easier to install via Debian/Ubuntu/openSUSE,
which might also handle the most important bits of “Application Setup”,
so this patch mentions this option.

Thoughts?

Ludo’.

diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 7a4b2c040b..2d23344bcf 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -640,6 +640,20 @@ chmod +x guix-install.sh
 ./guix-install.sh
 @end example
 
+If you're running Debian or a derivative such as Ubuntu, you can instead
+install the package (it might be a version older than @value{VERSION}
+but you can update it afterwards by running @samp{guix pull}):
+
+@example
+sudo apt install guix
+@end example
+
+Likewise on openSUSE:
+
+@example
+sudo zypper install guix
+@end example
+
 When you're done, @pxref{Application Setup} for extra configuration you
 might need, and @ref{Getting Started} for your first steps!
 @end quotation

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