Hi Guix, Here is the report of my first attempt at reinstalling Guix System in a reeeeally long time!
Quoting Tanguy LE CARROUR (2024-02-06 13:52:31) > Quoting Tanguy LE CARROUR (2024-02-06 08:31:39) > > In order to test the latest installer, I went to the "latest download" > > page [1] and clicked on "x86_64-linux" under "GNU Guix System on Linux" > > and ended up on an error page [2]: > > […] > > Is it the ISO that has to be tested? How can I download it? > > I guess that part of the answer to my question is "build it yourself" [1], > right?! > > [1]: > https://guix.gnu.org/en/manual/devel/en/html_node/Building-the-Installation-Image.html As I was reinstalling my computer at work and I was in a bit of a hurry, I had created 2 USB stick installers: - 1 that I built myself from the latest master; and - 1 that I downloaded from the website for the previous release. I went for the full disk encryption everything on one partition! I selected no Window Manager as I’m a happy Sway user and it’s not in the list. The installer completed successfully and I rebooted. Grub asked me right away my passphrase and… it did not work! 😱 After several attempts, I figured out that the keyboard layout was apparently set to `qwerty` even though I had selected `bépo AFNOR` during the configuration. When I eventually typed my passphrase in `querty` Grub started and boot my system and… I had to type the passphrase a second time, but, fortunately this time in `bépo`! I checked the `config.scm` and the layout was properly set in the bootloader declaration. I then reconfigured my `guix home` and logged back and… the script that runs on first login failed for `XDG_RUNTIME_DIR` was not set! I checked and `/run/user/1000` was not even present. I was already 1 hour in and running late on something I had to do for a client so… I decided to re-install with the installer from the previous release! So much for testing the latest installer! 😞 I ran into the same keyboard layout with Grub, so I guess it’s a bug that is not specific to the new installer. I than reconfigured my system and my home and… *voilà*, I was back… home! So, the `XDG_RUNTIME_DIR` error might be related to the current installer!? I’ll definitively give it another try, but in less… stressful circumstances. I’ll dedicate a spare disk and use my Thinkpad as I can easily swap the disk without having to unscrew everything. If this setup is as convenient as I think it should be, than I can dedicate some time more often to testing the installer. That’s all for me for today! Regards, -- Tanguy
