Guix Installation

Installing Guix

New Instructions

• Boot from Bootable media
• Setup network and partitions with graphical installer
• bail out before installation, go to terminal
  • mount cow-store using herd start cow-store /mnt
  • download latest personal config
  • add authorization keys
  • use guix time-machine with env GUILE_LOAD_PATH='' GUILD_LOAD_COMPILED_PATH='' ... to init system
  • place copy of config in /mnt to copy over later. MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE .git FOLDER!!
  • reboot into new system
• assign root and ryan pw
• login to ryan
  • place config into ~/.config/guix
  • run guix pull -C ~/.config/guix/channels.scm
  • run sudo -E guix system -L ~/.config/guix/modules reconfigure ...
  • run guix home -L ~/.config/guix/modules reconfigure ...
  • run nix run --no-write-lock-file github:nix-community/home-manager/ -- --flake ".#$USER" switch
• you may have a system now

Instructions (old, for reference)

• Create USB with Guix installation image
• Boot and create partitions using graphical installer
• Bail out right before installation begins, go to terminal
  • Mount cow-store using herd start cow-store /mnt
  • 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
  • Authorize nonguix channel using curl -o signkey.pub https://substitutes.nonguix.org/signing-key.pub and guix archive --authorize < signkey.pub
  • 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
  • When installed, proceed
• Reboot into system, assign root and ryan user a password
• Setup system completely
  • Clone guix-config to proper location
  • Reconfigure system
    • sudo -E guix time-machine -C channels.scm -- system -L modules reconfigure system.scm <—- may not be needed
    • guix pull
    • hash guix
    • sudo guix system -L modules reconfigure system.scm
  • Configure GUIX Home
    • Install Nix Home Manager
    • May need to sudo herd restart nix-daemon or reconfigure system to get nix working???
    • nix-channel --update
    • nix-shell '<home-manager>' -A install
    • home-manager switch
• Everything should now be set up and ready to use :)