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# System Crafters Guix Installer
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This repository runs _automated CI builds_ to produce a
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[GNU Guix](https://guix.gnu.org) installation image using the
**full Linux kernel** from the
[Nonguix channel](https://gitlab.com/nonguix/nonguix). If you are using a
modern laptop or hardware that is incompatible with the **Linux Libre kernel**,
this installer image is for you!
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## Table of Contents :toc:noexport:
- [System Crafters Guix Installer](#system-crafters-guix-installer)
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- [Instructions](#instructions)
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- [Attributions](#attributions)
- [License](#license)
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## Instructions
1. Download a recently built `.iso` from this repo's
[release page](https://github.com/SystemCrafters/guix-installer/releases)
2. Flash the `.iso` file into a USB stick with at least `3Gb`.
### Flashing the ISO
As stated in _step #2_ at [Instructions](#instructions), you will need to flash
the `.iso` file into a USB stick.
**[*]nix**:
You should only need the `dd` utility (_coreutils_):
- `dd status=progress if=guix-installerYYYYMMDDHHMM.iso of=/dev/foo`
- where `guix-installerYYYYMMDDHHMM.iso` is the name of the downloaded `.iso`
image and `foo` the name of the targeted device to flash the image.
For the sake of providing an example, here's the full command:
```sh
`dd status=progress if=guix-installer-202106150234.iso of=/dev/sdb`
```
**NOTE #1**: You can list your devices with `lsblk`.
**NOTE #2**: If `dd` won't work for some reason, refer to the **Windows**.
**Windows**:
- [balenaEtcher](https://www.balena.io/etcher) is a great **cross-platform**
_FOSS_ utility for flashing _GNU/Linux_ images.
- If the above doesn't work, you might give [Rufus](https://rufus.ie/en_US/) a
look.
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## Attributions
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- [@anntnzrb](https://github.com/anntnzrb) for providing the starting point for
the _CI_ configuration.
- [@daviwil](https://github.com/daviwil) for releasing the finished _CI_
configuration and getting everything up and running.
- The [System Crafters](https://systemcrafters.cc)' community.
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## License
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The code in this repository is licensed under the
[GNU General Public License v3](LICENSE.txt).