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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 8a6640124c..3278aeb7d6 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -43258,6 +43258,23 @@ This command also installs bootloader on the targets specified in @file{my-os-config}, unless the @option{--no-bootloader} option was passed. +@item installer +Run the installer. Usually the installer is built as an @file{iso} +image, copied to a USB Stick or DVD, and booted from (@ref{USB Stick and +DVD Installation}). If your machine already runs Guix and you still +want to run the installer, e.g., for testing purposes, you can skip the +step of creating an @file{iso} and run for instance: + +@example +guix system installer --dry-run +@end example + +@quotation Note +If you do not use @option{--dry-run} then you need to run as root. Be +@emph{very careful} when running the installer as root, it can cause +data loss or render your system unbootable! +@end quotation + @item vm @cindex virtual machine @cindex VM |