2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

M doc/guix.texi
M gnu/system/install.scm

@@ 5286,7 5286,9 @@ Once you have successfully booted the image on the USB stick, you should
 end up with a root prompt.  Several console TTYs are configured and can
 be used to run commands as root.  TTY2 shows this documentation,
 browsable using the Info reader commands (@pxref{Help,,, info, Info: An
-Introduction}).
+Introduction}).  The installation system runs the GPM mouse daemon,
+which allows you to select text with the left mouse button and to paste
+it with the middle button.
 
 To install the system, you would:
 

@@ 306,6 306,9 @@ You have been warned.  Thanks for being so brave.
           (console-font-service "tty5")
           (console-font-service "tty6")
 
+          ;; To facilitate copy/paste.
+          (gpm-service)
+
           ;; Since this is running on a USB stick with a unionfs as the root
           ;; file system, use an appropriate cache configuration.
           (nscd-service (nscd-configuration