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[bug#41565] [PATCH] doc: Use existing URLs and file names in installatio
From: |
Leo Famulari |
Subject: |
[bug#41565] [PATCH] doc: Use existing URLs and file names in installation instructions. |
Date: |
Wed, 27 May 2020 13:17:30 -0400 |
On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 05:30:13PM +0200, Julien Lepiller wrote:
> Some users seem to be confused by the fact that our URLs in the manual
> don't work for them. This is most likely because they copy them
> without reading the rest of the text which clearly says they should
> replace @var{system} with one of the supported values. One example of
> this confusion is this conversation:
> https://mastodon.social/@Nixfreak/104224784493287104
>
> Since our current approach doesn't seem to be very effective, I propose
> to change the URLs and file names with actual ones, using x86_64-linux
> as the system because this is the most popular platform that we support
> nowadays. I keep mentioning the other architectures as alternatives,
> hoping that users will notice the x86_64 in the URL and keep reading to
> learn how to install Guix for another architecture if they want to.
I agree, it's a common mistake for new users. Your patch seems like the
right thing to do...