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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 7150adeaa8..e064411d4e 100644
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+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -1077,8 +1077,9 @@ is requested, for instance via @code{guix build}, the daemon attempts to
offload it to one of the machines that satisfy the constraints of the
derivation, in particular its system types---e.g., @code{x86_64-linux}.
A single machine can have multiple system types, either because its
-architecture natively supports it, via emulation (@pxref{Transparent
-Emulation with QEMU}), or both. Missing prerequisites for the build are
+architecture natively supports it, via emulation
+(@pxref{transparent-emulation-qemu, Transparent Emulation with QEMU}),
+or both. Missing prerequisites for the build are
copied over SSH to the target machine, which then proceeds with the
build; upon success the output(s) of the build are copied back to the
initial machine. The offload facility comes with a basic scheduler that
@@ -24992,13 +24993,14 @@ an HTTP audio streaming output.
@node Virtualization Services
-@subsection Virtualization services
+@subsection Virtualization Services
The @code{(gnu services virtualization)} module provides services for
the libvirt and virtlog daemons, as well as other virtualization-related
services.
@subsubheading Libvirt daemon
+
@code{libvirtd} is the server side daemon component of the libvirt
virtualization management system. This daemon runs on host servers
and performs required management tasks for virtualized guests.
@@ -25699,7 +25701,8 @@ Maximum number of backup files to keep.
Defaults to @samp{3}
@end deftypevr
-@node Transparent Emulation with QEMU
+
+@anchor{transparent-emulation-qemu}
@subsubheading Transparent Emulation with QEMU
@cindex emulation