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doc: Restore some of the old installation instructions. 

Follow-up to 227e0469db.

* doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation):
Revert wording for installing the Debian package.
Restore how to reproduce the binary tarball.
Restore how to uninstall.
(copying): Add copyright notice for Matthew Trzcinski.

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@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ Copyright @copyright{} 2023 Saku Laesvuori@*
Copyright @copyright{} 2023 Graham James Addis@* Copyright @copyright{} 2023 Graham James Addis@*
Copyright @copyright{} 2023 Tomas Volf@* Copyright @copyright{} 2023 Tomas Volf@*
Copyright @copyright{} 2024 Herman Rimm@* Copyright @copyright{} 2024 Herman Rimm@*
Copyright @copyright{} 2024 Matthew Trzcinski@*
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or
@ -740,7 +741,7 @@ provide Guix through their own package managers. The version of Guix
may be older than @value{VERSION} but you can update it afterwards by may be older than @value{VERSION} but you can update it afterwards by
running @samp{guix pull}. running @samp{guix pull}.
For Debian and Ubuntu-based systems, call: For Debian or a derivative such as Ubuntu, call:
@example @example
sudo apt install guix sudo apt install guix
@ -803,6 +804,37 @@ When you're done installing Guix, @pxref{Application Setup} for extra
configuration you might need, and @ref{Getting Started} for your first configuration you might need, and @ref{Getting Started} for your first
steps! steps!
@quotation Note
The binary installation tarball can be (re)produced and verified simply
by running the following command in the Guix source tree:
@example
make guix-binary.@var{system}.tar.xz
@end example
@noindent
...@: which, in turn, runs:
@example
guix pack -s @var{system} --localstatedir \
--profile-name=current-guix guix
@end example
@xref{Invoking guix pack}, for more info on this handy tool.
@end quotation
@cindex uninstalling Guix
@cindex uninstallation, of Guix
Should you eventually want to uninstall Guix, run the same script with
the @option{--uninstall} flag:
@example
./guix-install.sh --uninstall
@end example
With @option{--uninstall}, the script irreversibly deletes all the Guix
files, configuration, and services.
@node Setting Up the Daemon @node Setting Up the Daemon
@section Setting Up the Daemon @section Setting Up the Daemon