README.md

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1 # Guix Installation
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3 ## Installing Guix
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5 ### Instructions
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7 - Create USB with Guix installation image
8 - Boot and create partitions using graphical installer
9 - Bail out right before installation begins, go to terminal
10 - Mount cow-store using herd start cow-store /mnt
11 - Download latest version of configuration using `curl -o main.tar.gz --insecure --follow https://git.ryanserver.home.arpa/ryan77627/guix-config/archive/main.tar.gz` and unpack using tar
12 - Authorize nonguix channel using `curl -o signkey.pub https://substitutes.nonguix.org/signing-key.pub and guix archive --authorize < signkey.pub`
13 - Modify/add system config for system and initialize using `guix time-machine -C channels.scm -- system -L modules/ --substitute-urls='https://bordeaux.guix.gnu.org https://ci.guix.gnu.org https://substitutes.nonguix.org' init system.scm /mnt`
14 - When installed, proceed
15 - Reboot into system, assign root and ryan user a password
16 - Setup system completely
17 - Clone guix-config to proper location
18 - Reconfigure system
19 - `sudo -E guix time-machine -C channels.scm -- system -L modules reconfigure system.scm` <---- may not be needed
20 - `guix pull`
21 - `hash guix`
22 - `sudo guix system -L modules reconfigure system.scm`
23 - Configure GUIX Home
24 - Install Nix Home Manager
25 - May need to sudo herd restart nix-daemon or reconfigure system to get nix working???
26 - `nix-channel --update`
27 - `nix-shell '<home-manager>' -A install`
28 - `home-manager switch`
29 - Everything should now be set up and ready to use :)