From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic =?utf-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?=) Subject: Re: How to back out of an root emacs install Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2016 15:36:00 +0100 Message-ID: <878u39bwkv.fsf@gnu.org> References: <87bn86z6td.fsf@gmail.com> 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]:60132) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aOng9-00053f-AO for help-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Jan 2016 09:36:10 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aOng2-0004N3-S6 for help-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Jan 2016 09:36:09 -0500 In-Reply-To: <87bn86z6td.fsf@gmail.com> (myglc2@gmail.com's message of "Wed, 27 Jan 2016 23:06:22 -0500") 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-bounces+gcggh-help-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: myglc2 Cc: help-guix@gnu.org myglc2 skribis: > Now I want to edit /etc/config.scm and add emacs and maybe other cool > stuff I just read about in the guix INFO. > > Can I do that from my root emacs install? Sure. > Or do I have to uninstall emacs and use zile to edit config.scm? No. > Or is there another way, grasshopper? > > Also, is the keymap that I hacked and stored in /root safe, or might it > disappear if I roll back or uninstall? It=E2=80=99s safe! User home directories are not touched by GuixSD. HTH, :-) Ludo=E2=80=99.