From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mp1 ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by ms11 with LMTPS id 8FPsM5zsBmAFTAAA0tVLHw (envelope-from ) for ; Tue, 19 Jan 2021 14:28:44 +0000 Received: from aspmx1.migadu.com ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by mp1 with LMTPS id aJ6hL5zsBmDfdAAAbx9fmQ (envelope-from ) for ; Tue, 19 Jan 2021 14:28:44 +0000 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by aspmx1.migadu.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 28EBB9402D4 for ; Tue, 19 Jan 2021 14:28:44 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1]:57378 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1l1rzv-0007Qh-4d for larch@yhetil.org; Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:28:43 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:41692) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1l1rzj-0007NJ-Tl for help-guix@gnu.org; Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:28:32 -0500 Received: from mx1.dismail.de ([78.46.223.134]:38744) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1l1rzh-0002wG-K1 for help-guix@gnu.org; Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:28:31 -0500 Received: from mx1.dismail.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mx1.dismail.de (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id b78a4799; Tue, 19 Jan 2021 15:28:25 +0100 (CET) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed; d=dismail.de; h=from:to:cc :subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id:mime-version :content-type; s=20190914; bh=PyAqtV4yJPmNb6yzzkcVkBZ0R6Mje8XUPy AkHe21R5Q=; b=DMOr0BUydEDR4daGmMgzDlJHI7KF5ZJKg5V7cQsMENuQ+vsivo y5GPTo3pUvUNofIJqBvU+wnaPS5cS8lhltV/xMBuDFoSYP0UsNod1PrvPDMnfuQO B2kuMZMjmE6fgo1oF8GCaAqf03xKxUn7FSbsxLmNPyO6LlWREnRDqb3M76QUD3o0 1ri6xYyftIFc1LKDzcC5CQETSbtOzZIosyfFnLc7dh3qqHXZ9PLz0MiVd5KokZu8 wlVyZqSAfzfN7iax79VV/WFaTmexY6Z3tRsKpUrGhUOqMY0xLJ6m47VBqJoDrp2z ZApbUgo2PVcnrq2IsM0tie3yFWuucqiGBZKg== Received: from smtp2.dismail.de ( [10.240.26.12]) by mx1.dismail.de (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id a6f47351; Tue, 19 Jan 2021 15:28:25 +0100 (CET) Received: from smtp2.dismail.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp2.dismail.de (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id d8160a60; Tue, 19 Jan 2021 15:28:25 +0100 (CET) Received: by dismail.de (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTPSA id abad2616 (TLSv1.3:AEAD-AES256-GCM-SHA384:256:NO); Tue, 19 Jan 2021 15:28:24 +0100 (CET) From: Joshua Branson To: kevinbanjo Subject: Re: converting a distro to guixsd References: <1b84d554a7d58fe9841b33792df9d2bd@dismail.de> <87a6t6x65l.fsf@dismail.de> Mail-Followup-To: kevinbanjo , help-guix@gnu.org Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:28:21 -0500 In-Reply-To: (kevinbanjo@gmail.com's message of "Mon, 18 Jan 2021 09:47:37 -0800") Message-ID: <87y2gp3ssa.fsf@dismail.de> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.1 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Received-SPF: pass client-ip=78.46.223.134; envelope-from=jbranso@dismail.de; helo=mx1.dismail.de X-Spam_score_int: -43 X-Spam_score: -4.4 X-Spam_bar: ---- X-Spam_report: (-4.4 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED=-2.3, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-guix@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: help-guix@gnu.org Errors-To: help-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "Help-Guix" X-Migadu-Flow: FLOW_IN X-Migadu-Spam-Score: -3.05 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=pass header.d=dismail.de header.s=20190914 header.b=DMOr0BUy; dmarc=pass (policy=reject) header.from=dismail.de; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of help-guix-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=help-guix-bounces@gnu.org X-Migadu-Queue-Id: 28EBB9402D4 X-Spam-Score: -3.05 X-Migadu-Scanner: scn1.migadu.com X-TUID: Ij0/UGmgltEl kevinbanjo writes: > On Sun, Jan 17, 2021 at 7:42 PM Joshua Branson wrote: > I started trying to use this to install The Guix System ("TGS") directly > using the instructions here but due to a bug in busybox (not being able to > access directory entries on the virtual disk partitions) I decided to try > and just install it over Alpine. > > https://github.com/giuliano108/guix-packages/blob/master/notes/Guix-on-WSL2.md > >> That would get running guix as a package manager in WSL. >> Then you could do some playing around. >> >> You could also try running Guix System inside a virtual machine in Windows. >> >> > That's kind of in essence what WSL (at least version 2) is. Ahhh. I didn't know that. Does qemu work on Linux? You could install Guix System that way. > >> If you really want computing freedom, you might be interested in dual >> booting windows and Guix System. That way at boot time you could choose >> to boot into Windows or Guix System. >> >> > I tried that with no luck, the difficulties of which can be seen in some of > my very recent earlier emails to this list. > >> I personally gave up Windows a long time ago. I prefer GNU/Linux >> because I want to be able to watch all the sappy romantic comedies I >> want and not report it to Big Brother. :) >> >> > Yes, I have mostly stuck to some form of Unix most of my long career but > recently I've been asked to develop software for windows and there are > several applications I need that only run under it. Also, I've downloaded > a bunch of stuff on it recently I'd rather not move off yet so I was > thinking I'd use WSL to check out several more innovative recent distros > before I try and wipe it and go fully native (perhaps eventually running > windows in a VM under linux) Ok. Well best of luck! > > -Kevin -- Joshua Branson (joshuaBPMan in #guix) Sent from Emacs and Gnus https://gnucode.me https://video.hardlimit.com/accounts/joshua_branson/video-channels https://propernaming.org "You can have whatever you want, as long as you help enough other people get what they want." - Zig Ziglar