dotfiles-guix/README.md
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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 :)