From: Pjotr Prins <pjotr.public12@thebird.nl>
To: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>
Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: non-root store
Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2020 17:07:17 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20201206160717.hmwh6fvrvm5a6stx@thebird.nl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87wnxv56f7.fsf@elephly.net>
On Sun, Dec 06, 2020 at 03:57:00PM +0100, Ricardo Wurmus wrote:
> A common complaint about Guix is that it requires root permissions to
> install, which is “scary” and may seem unnecessary on single-user
> systems. By wrapping guix-daemon so that it uses file system
> virtualization (via user namespaces, proot, or the glibc debug hack) we
> could eliminate this obstacle.
We have started providing Guix built Docker containers. Works for many
users. But yes, a native install would be much nicer.
> What do you think? Am I missing something obvious?
I have run the guix-daemon with proot as a user in the past. So it
should be possible with user namespaces.
https://github.com/pjotrp/guix-notes/blob/master/GUIX-NO-ROOT.org#run-guix-daemon-in-proot
Once you have it in proot you can install software and even build
binaries on a relative path.
It is just a bit too much for the average user.
Pj.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-12-06 16:08 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-12-06 14:57 non-root store Ricardo Wurmus
2020-12-06 16:07 ` Pjotr Prins [this message]
2020-12-08 11:19 ` Ludovic Courtès
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