Hello Guix!
A second RC for the upcoming 1.3.0 release is now available for testing:
source:
https://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/guix/guix-1.3.0rc2.tar.gz
binary tarball (to install on a “foreign distro”):
https://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/guix/guix-binary-1.3.0rc2.aarch64-linux.tar.xz
https://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/guix/guix-binary-1.3.0rc2.armhf-linux.tar.xz
https://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/guix/guix-binary-1.3.0rc2.i686-linux.tar.xz
https://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/guix/guix-binary-1.3.0rc2.powerpc64le-linux.tar.xz
https://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/guix/guix-binary-1.3.0rc2.x86_64-linux.tar.xz
system installation:
https://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/guix/guix-system-install-1.3.0rc2.i686-linux.iso
https://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/guix/guix-system-install-1.3.0rc2.x86_64-linux.iso
virtual machine image:
https://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/guix/guix-system-vm-image-1.3.0rc2.x86_64-linux.qcow2
SHA256 hashes:
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guix-1.3.0rc2.tar.gz
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guix-binary-1.3.0rc2.aarch64-linux.tar.xz
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guix-binary-1.3.0rc2.armhf-linux.tar.xz
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guix-binary-1.3.0rc2.i686-linux.tar.xz
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guix-binary-1.3.0rc2.powerpc64le-linux.tar.xz
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guix-binary-1.3.0rc2.x86_64-linux.tar.xz
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guix-system-vm-image-1.3.0rc2.x86_64-linux.qcow2
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guix-system-install-1.3.0rc2.i686-linux.iso
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guix-system-install-1.3.0rc2.x86_64-linux.iso
All these files have an associated ‘.sig’, an OpenPGP signature that you
can verify as explained at
<https://guix.gnu.org/manual/en/html_node/Binary-Installation.html> [0].
Compared to RC1, this release candidate has seen minor improvements such
as fixes in the build system, improvements to the installation script
and the addition of the spice-vdagent service to the provided VM image.
The installation script can now automatically retrieve the required
OpenPGP keys. The ISO images are no longer manually compressed, which
should make them easier to use. The VM .qcow2 images are no longer
manually compressed with xz, as the qcow2 format used by 'guix system
image -t qcow2' is already compressed. The 'wget' utility is now
included out of the box. A locale warning problem was fixed.
You can help by:
1. Testing the binary tarball on the distro of your choice. You can
download
<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/plain/etc/guix-install.sh?h=version-1.3.0&id=dde029147619cdee9956dfa053933f9a4e619b5d>.
Uncomment the
‘GNU_URL’ variable assignment that refers to alpha.gnu.org and it
should pick up 1.3.0rc2 automatically.
2. Testing the graphical installer of Guix System.
3. Testing the VM image.
In any case, please report success, failure, and annoyances in this
thread.
Thanks to those who have provided feedback so far! The planned release
date for v1.3.0 is this Monday, May 10th.
Thank you!
Maxim
[0] Replacing https://sv.gnu.org/people/viewgpg.php?user_id=15145 by
https://sv.gnu.org/people/viewgpg.php?user_id=127547 in the
instructions. This will only be reflected on the website after the
release is made.
