doc: Update installation instructions. * README.md: Mention creating temporary symlinks in the installation intructions. * doc/install.md: idem.
README.md
| 90 | 90 | source $GUIX_PROFILE/etc/profile`. You might also need to run `hash -r` | |
| 91 | 91 | (no output) for bash to clear all its memorized binary locations. | |
| 92 | 92 | ||
| 93 | + | Finally, create a temporary symbolic link that helps guix find some required | |
| 94 | + | directory (it would otherwise run in a loop trying to create the missing | |
| 95 | + | directories): | |
| 96 | + | ||
| 97 | + | ```bash | |
| 98 | + | ln -sv /data/alice /var/guix/profiles/per-user/alice/home | |
| 99 | + | # Before running, ensure $HOME does not exist yet. After this command, it | |
| 100 | + | # should be a symlink. | |
| 101 | + | ln -sv /var/guix/profiles/per-user/alice/home $HOME | |
| 102 | + | ``` | |
| 103 | + | ||
| 93 | 104 | ### Creating the first home generation | |
| 94 | 105 | ||
| 95 | 106 | To create your first home configuration, you must create a configuration file. |
doc/install.md
| 77 | 77 | source $GUIX_PROFILE/etc/profile`. You might also need to run `hash -r` | |
| 78 | 78 | (no output) for bash to clear all its memorized binary locations. | |
| 79 | 79 | ||
| 80 | + | Finally, create a temporary symbolic link that helps guix find some required | |
| 81 | + | directory (it would otherwise run in a loop trying to create the missing | |
| 82 | + | directories): | |
| 83 | + | ||
| 84 | + | ```bash | |
| 85 | + | ln -sv /data/alice /var/guix/profiles/per-user/alice/home | |
| 86 | + | # Before running, ensure $HOME does not exist yet. After this command, it | |
| 87 | + | # should be a symlink. | |
| 88 | + | ln -sv /var/guix/profiles/per-user/alice/home $HOME | |
| 89 | + | ``` | |
| 90 | + | ||
| 80 | 91 | ### Creating the first home generation | |
| 81 | 92 | ||
| 82 | 93 | To create your first home configuration, you must create a configuration file. |