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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index e8b79ecf98..bd9b42b20f 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -5237,14 +5237,24 @@ Setting up network access is almost always a requirement because the image does not contain all the software and tools that may be needed. @item -Unless this has already been done, you must partition and format the -target partitions. +Unless this has already been done, you must partition, optionally +encrypt, and then format the target partitions. Preferably, assign partitions a label so that you can easily and reliably refer to them in @code{file-system} declarations (@pxref{File Systems}). This is typically done using the @code{-L} option of @command{mkfs.ext4} and related commands. +A typical command sequence may be: + +@example +# fdisk /dev/sdX +@dots{} Create partitions etc.@dots{} +# cryptsetup luksFormat /dev/sdX1 +# cryptsetup open --type luks /dev/sdX1 my-partition +# mkfs.ext4 -L my-root /dev/mapper/my-partition +@end example + The installation image includes Parted (@pxref{Overview,,, parted, GNU Parted User Manual}), @command{fdisk}, Cryptsetup/LUKS for disk encryption, and e2fsprogs, the suite of tools to manipulate |