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From: "Wiktor Żelazny" <wz@freeshell.de>
To: Γυψ <gyps@member.fsf.org>
Cc: help-guix@gnu.org
Subject: Re: How to run a program from an old generation?
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2022 19:11:57 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20220107181157.mz4gnxjkyhy56iqy@wzguix> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87o84p9mjs.fsf@member.fsf.org>

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On Thu, Jan 06, 2022 at 11:29:09AM +0100, Γυψ wrote:

> Is there an option to run a program in a specific generation without
> completely switching to it?

Hi Alex,

How about combining time machine with profiles?:

   guix time-machine --channels=(...) -- package --manifest=(...) --profile=(...)

Then, you can load the generated profile.

Have a nice weekend,

WŻ

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  parent reply	other threads:[~2022-01-07 20:12 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2022-01-06 10:29 How to run a program from an old generation? Γυψ
2022-01-06 11:18 ` Γυψ
2022-01-07 18:11 ` Wiktor Żelazny [this message]
     [not found] <mailman.81.1641574883.4865.help-guix@gnu.org>
2022-01-08 14:02 ` Zelphir Kaltstahl

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