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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 9966a8e697..34aa3545da 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -732,14 +732,17 @@ ready to use it. @cindex installing Guix from binaries @cindex installer script -This section describes how to install Guix on an arbitrary system from a -self-contained tarball providing binaries for Guix and for all its -dependencies. This is often quicker than installing from source, which -is described in the next sections. The only requirement is to have -GNU@tie{}tar and Xz. +This section describes how to install Guix from a self-contained tarball +providing binaries for Guix and for all its dependencies. This is often +quicker than installing from source, which is described in the next +sections. Binary installation requires a system using a Hurd or Linux +kernel; the GNU@tie{}tar and Xz commands must also be available. + +@quotation Important +This section only applies to systems without Guix. Following it for +existing Guix installations will overwrite important system files. @c Note duplicated from the ``Installation'' node. -@quotation Note We recommend the use of this @uref{https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/plain/etc/guix-install.sh, shell installer script}. The script automates the download, installation, and |