From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Omar Radwan Subject: A couple roadblocks using guix Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 17:52:36 -0800 Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a113a99be1ed544050d33ed04 Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:49479) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YE6wo-0004rT-4y for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 21 Jan 2015 20:52:39 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YE6wn-0006dw-76 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 21 Jan 2015 20:52:38 -0500 Received: from mail-qa0-x229.google.com ([2607:f8b0:400d:c00::229]:59002) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YE6wn-0006dj-2i for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 21 Jan 2015 20:52:37 -0500 Received: by mail-qa0-f41.google.com with SMTP id bm13so35822506qab.0 for ; Wed, 21 Jan 2015 17:52:36 -0800 (PST) List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: guix-devel@gnu.org --001a113a99be1ed544050d33ed04 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I'm trying to install guix on my laptop(finally got the thinkpenguin wifi card), after reading through the manual, I have everything setup, except there are a couple bumps on the road. One of the things is that during system initialization, the (gnu system networking) module returns an error which reads "guix system: error: failed to load operating system file '/mnt/etc/config.scm': (misc-error #f "~A ~S" ("no code for module" (gnu system networking)) #f) and that kind of makes things really annoying to manually restart networking every reboot. Another thing is that is sort of a problem is during a windowmaker X session, all my graphical applications(xterm, icecat, etc), are not listed in the application menu and are not runnable, and I would think it has something to do with user permissions, but an X session in root also doesn't let me run them. The last thing is that I have not found any meta-packages, which allow me to install multiple packages that are needed for the same program, like for instance, there is gcc, make, cmake, and all the bread-and-butter build programs, but you have to name each in the "guix package -i *" declaration to install, but if there was some metapackage, like buildessential (I come from Debian). That last peeve is really just a missing feature, I do understand that it will take some time to implement and I'm not really demanding it, just extremely recommending it. But the first 2 are definitely problems that I really hope someone could help me with. --001a113a99be1ed544050d33ed04 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I'm trying to install guix on my laptop(finally got th= e thinkpenguin wifi card), after reading through the manual, I have everyth= ing setup, except there are a couple bumps on the road.=C2=A0

One of the things is that during system initialization, the=C2=A0(gnu sy= stem networking) module returns an error which reads "guix system: error: failed to = load operating system file '/mnt/etc/config.scm': (misc-error #f &q= uot;~A ~S" ("no code for module" (gnu system networking)) #f= )
and that kind of makes things really annoying to manuall= y restart networking every reboot.=C2=A0

Another t= hing is that is sort of a problem is during a windowmaker X session, all my= graphical applications(xterm, icecat, etc), are not listed in the applicat= ion menu and are not runnable, and I would think it has something to do wit= h user permissions, but an X session in root also doesn't let me run th= em.=C2=A0

The last thing is that I have not found = any meta-packages, which allow me to install multiple packages that are nee= ded for the same program, like for instance, there is gcc, make, cmake, and= all the bread-and-butter build programs, but you have to name each in the = "guix package -i *" declaration to install, but if there was some= metapackage, like buildessential (I come from Debian).


That last peeve is really just a missing feature, I do= understand that it will take some time to implement and I'm not really= demanding it, just extremely recommending it. But the first 2 are definite= ly problems that I really hope someone could help me with. =C2=A0
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