diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 478b1969..15f6f63d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -199,42 +199,3 @@ specialArgs = { inherit inputs; };
 };
 ```
 
-## Ubuntu
-```
-sudo apt install git vim curl
-curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install | sh
-```
-
-make sure
-
-```
-if [ -e /home/cyryl/.nix-profile/etc/profile.d/nix.sh ]; then . /home/cyryl/.nix-profile/etc/profile.d/nix.sh; fi # added by Nix installer
-export NIX_PATH=$HOME/.nix-defexpr/channels${NIX_PATH:+:}$NIX_PATH
-``` is in `~/.profile`
-
-
-```
-reboot
-```
-
-```
-nix-shell '<home-manager>' -A install
-```
-
-```
-mkdir dev
-cd dev
-git clone https://git.sr.ht/~cyplo/dotfiles
-cd dotfiles
-```
-
-
-```
-ln -vfs /home/cyryl/dev/dotfiles/nixos/home-other-os.nix /home/cyryl/.config/nixpkgs/home.nix
-home-manager switch
-```
-
-
-## guix
-
-I'm just starting to play with guix, these are just loose notes:
diff --git a/guix/README.md b/guix/README.md
index c1fe583a..f74858c2 100644
--- a/guix/README.md
+++ b/guix/README.md
@@ -1 +1,14 @@
+## new machine
+```
+
+guix pull
+hash guix
+guix shell git
+git clone     https://git.sr.ht/~cyplo/dotfiles
+
 guix pull --channels=/home/cyryl/dev/dotfiles/guix/channels.scm
+guix system reconfigure /etc/config.scm
+# merge /etc/config.scm into /home/cyryl/dev/dotfiles/guix/vm/config.scm
+guix system reconfigure /home/cyryl/dev/dotfiles/guix/vm/config.scm
+guix home reconfigure /home/cyryl/dev/dotfiles/guix/home-configuration.scm
+```