From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic =?utf-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?=) Subject: Re: Application Setup on Trisquel Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2017 14:16:29 -0700 Message-ID: <873768nt5e.fsf@gnu.org> References: <1508868738.10767@bluehome.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:52828) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1e76Z1-0005hg-7n for help-guix@gnu.org; Tue, 24 Oct 2017 17:16:44 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1e76Yw-0000ln-6y for help-guix@gnu.org; Tue, 24 Oct 2017 17:16:43 -0400 Received: from hera.aquilenet.fr ([141.255.128.1]:59482) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1e76Yw-0000l4-16 for help-guix@gnu.org; Tue, 24 Oct 2017 17:16:38 -0400 In-Reply-To: <1508868738.10767@bluehome.net> (Caleb Herbert's message of "Tue, 24 Oct 2017 11:12:18 -0700 (PDT)") List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-guix-bounces+gcggh-help-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Help-Guix" To: Caleb Herbert Cc: help-guix@gnu.org Hi Caleb, "Caleb Herbert" skribis: > Questions for Section 2.6.2 Name Service Switch > > * How do I run ncsd on Trisquel? > * Should I get ncsd from APT or Guix? You should get nscd from Trisquel, in its =E2=80=98nscd=E2=80=99 package. = You=E2=80=99ll have more success asking Trisquel questions on Trisquel fora though. :-) > * How do I make sure ncsd is "listening on the /var/run/nscd/socket > socket"? You could run =E2=80=9Clsof | grep nscd=E2=80=9D, but it=E2=80=99s likely t= o be the case once nscd running. > Questions for Section 2.6.3 X11 Fonts > > * Trisquel does not have xset It surely has a package for it. > * Should I get xset from APT or Guix? Either way is fine. > Setting Environment Variables > > The manual instructs users on foreign distros to export environment > variables. Doing this in the shell makes the changes temporary.=20 > Where should these changes be made permanent? (It is bad practice to > put environment variables in .bashrc.) /etc/profile would be the right place. > Integration with Trisquel > > Is there a way to make Trisquel's GNOME and its main menu aware of > programs installed with Guix? It should be possible, but I don=E2=80=99t know how. Anyone? > When to Use APT > > Which of the following should be installed by Guix, and which should > be installed by APT? Is there a way to install everything with Guix? > Packages marked with * indicate that APT may be needed for > integration with the foreign system. In general, you can install everything with Guix. However, for system services (nscd, sshd, etc.), you=E2=80=99ll usually want to use apt-get bec= ause that=E2=80=99ll not only install the package but also add the relevant serv= ice startup scripts. HTH! Ludo=E2=80=99.