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+# Guix Installation
+
+## Installing Guix
+
+### Instructions
+
+- 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://g.tylerm.dev/tylerm/dotfiles/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 tylerm 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 :)
+
+# Licenses
+
+| License | Author | Project |
+|---------|--------|---------|
+| [MIT](https://mit-license.org/) | zsh-users | [zsh-autosuggestions](https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions) |
+| [GPLv3](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html) | vinceliuice | [Lavanda-gtk-theme](https://github.com/vinceliuice/Lavanda-gtk-theme) |
+| | ryan77627 | [guix-dotfiles](https://g.stationery.lol/ryan77627/guix-dotfiles)|
+| [GPLv3](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html) | tylerm | dotfiles |