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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 57844d4722..ee7cf1da14 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -9328,12 +9328,20 @@ GuixSD in a virtual machine (VM). @subsection Preparing for Installation Once you have successfully booted your computer using the installation medium, -you should end up with a root prompt. Several console TTYs are configured -and can be used to run commands as root. TTY2 shows this documentation, -browsable using the Info reader commands (@pxref{Top,,, info-stnd, -Stand-alone GNU Info}). The installation system runs the GPM mouse -daemon, which allows you to select text with the left mouse button and -to paste it with the middle button. +you should end up with the welcome page of the graphical installer. The +graphical installer is a text-based user interface built upon the newt +library. It shall guide you through all the different steps needed to install +GNU GuixSD. However, as the graphical installer is still under heavy +development, you might want to fallback to the original, shell based install +process, by switching to TTYs 3 to 6 with the shortcuts CTRL-ALT-F[3-6]. The +following sections describe the installation procedure assuming you're using +one of those TTYs. They are configured and can be used to run commands as +root. + +TTY2 shows this documentation, browsable using the Info reader commands +(@pxref{Top,,, info-stnd, Stand-alone GNU Info}). The installation system +runs the GPM mouse daemon, which allows you to select text with the left mouse +button and to paste it with the middle button. @quotation Note Installation requires access to the Internet so that any missing |