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34or by checking the [[https://guix.gnu.org/manual/en/html_node/Installation.html][web copy of the manual]]. 34or by checking the [[https://guix.gnu.org/manual/en/html_node/Installation.html][web copy of the manual]].
35 35
36For information on installation from a Git checkout, please see the section 36For information on installation from a Git checkout, please see the section
37"Building from Git" in the manual. 37"Building from Git" in the manual, either by running
38 38
39* Installing Guix from Guix 39 info -f doc/guix.info "Building from Git"
40 40
41You can re-build and re-install Guix using a system that already runs Guix. 41or by checking the [[https://guix.gnu.org/manual/en/html_node/Running-Guix-Before-It-Is-Installed.html][web
42To do so: 42copy of the manual]].
43 43
44 - Start a shell with the development environment for Guix: 44Following building Guix from Git, it can be installed by using:
45 45
46 guix environment guix 46 ./pre-inst-env guix pull
47
48 - Re-run the 'configure' script passing it the option
49 '--localstatedir=/somewhere', where '/somewhere' is the 'localstatedir'
50 value of the currently installed Guix (failing to do that would lead the
51 new Guix to consider the store to be empty!). We recommend to use the
52 value '/var'.
53
54 - Run "make", "make check", and "make install".
55 47
56* How It Works 48* How It Works
57 49