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[PATCH 0/2] New "Getting Started" section for Guix System

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From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
To: Oleg Pykhalov <go.wigust <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 69302 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [bug#69302] [PATCH 1/2] doc: Add “Getting Started with the System” section.
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2024 23:35:37 +0100

Oleg Pykhalov <go.wigust <at> gmail.com> skribis:

> Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org> writes:

[...]

>> These fields have no effect when using ‘guix system vm’.  Did you mean
>> that this should be clarified?
>
> Indeed, other fields lacking effects should also be clarified for better
> understanding.

OK, I’ll do that.

>> Good point.  I see several ways out of it: (1) change
>> ‘virtualized-operating-system’ to replace
>> ‘static-networking-service-type’ with ‘dhcp-client-service-type’, or (2)
>> mention it in the doc, or (3) do nothing, assuming that people using
>> static networking are already advanced users and not really the target
>> audience of this section.
>>
>> Thoughts?
>
> I believe option (2) will be beneficial.

OK.

> Additionally, if you have experience using 'avahi' while running a
> guest virtual machine with '/gnu/store/...-run-vm.sh,' I would
> appreciate knowing if it operates similarly to the host system. My
> assumption is that the guest can discover .local hosts, but external
> hosts may not be able to find the guest virtual machine.

It’s plausible, I never tried.

Thanks,
Ludo’.

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