# Are the guix-installer ISOs on Github up-to-date enough to install Guix System with nonguix? **URL:** \ **Category:** Guix\ **Created:** [May 20, 2026, 3:40am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/are-the-guix-installer-isos-on-github-up-to-date-enough-to-install-guix-system-with-nonguix/2020 "2026-05-20T03:40:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chexo3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@chexo3](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/chexo3)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 3:40am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/are-the-guix-installer-isos-on-github-up-to-date-enough-to-install-guix-system-with-nonguix/2020/1 "2026-05-20T03:40:09Z")
Hi! I ask because I see System Crafters is in the process of moving to Codeberg and the last ISO release was from last year. This is a concern for me since I need the non-libre kernel for Wi-Fi drivers. Will I be fine using those old images? ---
**Author:** ![dgr](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.systemcrafters.net/dgr/32/394_2.png) [@dgr](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/dgr)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 12:16pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/are-the-guix-installer-isos-on-github-up-to-date-enough-to-install-guix-system-with-nonguix/2020/2 "2026-05-20T12:16:54Z")
It’s to big to be build with the free tier on GitHub so you would need to build the ISO locally. ---
**Author:** ![chexo3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@chexo3](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/chexo3)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 4:36am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/are-the-guix-installer-isos-on-github-up-to-date-enough-to-install-guix-system-with-nonguix/2020/3 "2026-05-21T04:36:06Z")
How do I do that? If it helps I can set up a container to build it in. What’s the most straightforward way to get started? ---
**Author:** ![dgr](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.systemcrafters.net/dgr/32/394_2.png) [@dgr](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/dgr)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 7:06am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/are-the-guix-installer-isos-on-github-up-to-date-enough-to-install-guix-system-with-nonguix/2020/4 "2026-05-21T07:06:51Z")
[Where is the guix system crafters iso? - #5 by wilbert-vb](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/where-is-the-guix-system-crafters-iso/1655/5) here someone managed to build it, I guess in a VM but others think it should be possible with the guix package manager ontop of a legacy distribution. ---
**Author:** ![wilbert-vb](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.systemcrafters.net/wilbert-vb/32/1139_2.png) [@wilbert-vb](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/wilbert-vb)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/are-the-guix-installer-isos-on-github-up-to-date-enough-to-install-guix-system-with-nonguix/2020/5 "2026-05-21T12:59:40Z")
If you have an older systemcraft iso, you can boot from that. You will have a regular console. When you mount a disk you are able to clone git repositories to that disk and run scripts to generate an up to date iso. ---
**Author:** ![chexo3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@chexo3](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/chexo3)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/are-the-guix-installer-isos-on-github-up-to-date-enough-to-install-guix-system-with-nonguix/2020/6 "2026-05-21T14:25:17Z")
Excellent. I will do all that in a VM and report back. I may start with an up to date Guix System ISO from upstream since I won’t have to worry about hardware compatibility in my VM. ---
**Author:** ![juipeltje](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.systemcrafters.net/juipeltje/32/1178_2.png) [@juipeltje](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/juipeltje)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/are-the-guix-installer-isos-on-github-up-to-date-enough-to-install-guix-system-with-nonguix/2020/7 "2026-05-21T14:32:12Z")
The old ISO was still working for me as of about 2 month ago when i switched, so i think it should be doable. `guix pull` might take a bit though lol. ---
**Author:** ![chexo3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@chexo3](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/chexo3)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/are-the-guix-installer-isos-on-github-up-to-date-enough-to-install-guix-system-with-nonguix/2020/8 "2026-05-21T14:38:22Z")
Also good information to have! ---
**Author:** ![trev](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.systemcrafters.net/trev/32/81_2.png) [@trev](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/trev)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/are-the-guix-installer-isos-on-github-up-to-date-enough-to-install-guix-system-with-nonguix/2020/9 "2026-05-21T15:33:56Z")
If you are on GNU/Linux already you can install Guix as a foreign distro, tinker around, build you entire system config, then build an iso with nonguix so you can install it. Full peace of mind before you dive in…the old ISOs from nonguix gitlab work too ---
**Author:** ![hako](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.systemcrafters.net/hako/32/1192_2.png) [@hako](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/hako)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2026, 6:28am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/are-the-guix-installer-isos-on-github-up-to-date-enough-to-install-guix-system-with-nonguix/2020/10 "2026-05-27T06:28:14Z")
I have a more up-to-date [installer ISO here](https://codeberg.org/hako/Testament/src/branch/trunk/config/live). It uses my Guix System installer [fork](https://codeberg.org/nonguix/installer). ---
**Author:** ![hako](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.systemcrafters.net/hako/32/1192_2.png) [@hako](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/hako)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2026, 6:28am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/are-the-guix-installer-isos-on-github-up-to-date-enough-to-install-guix-system-with-nonguix/2020/11 "2026-05-27T06:28:56Z")
I intend to replace Nonguix installer ISO with it when guix.moe is accepted as [part of Nonguix](https://codeberg.org/hako/guix.moe/issues/3). I don’t add one for Nonguix now because maintaining two slightly different codebases will be quite tiring. On installers in general, currently there’s [issue](https://codeberg.org/guix/guix/issues/7373) when building Guix System installer for a newer Guix revision. It would be much welcomed if anyone has idea on fixing it.