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 6xO3KkaXBmAvHAAA0tVLHw (envelope-from ) for ; Tue, 19 Jan 2021 08:24:38 +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 SPoUJkaXBmBWaAAAbx9fmQ (envelope-from ) for ; Tue, 19 Jan 2021 08:24:38 +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 BCE5794071A for ; Tue, 19 Jan 2021 08:24:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1]:45626 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1l1mJY-0003qF-P3 for larch@yhetil.org; Tue, 19 Jan 2021 03:24:36 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:38712) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1l1YdD-00043v-EE for help-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 18 Jan 2021 12:47:59 -0500 Received: from mail-lf1-x12a.google.com ([2a00:1450:4864:20::12a]:33179) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1l1YdA-0000uQ-8d for help-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 18 Jan 2021 12:47:59 -0500 Received: by mail-lf1-x12a.google.com with SMTP id v67so25259506lfa.0 for ; Mon, 18 Jan 2021 09:47:51 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=OzksLuj1PBKjp5C38Gidw33NEtImhNcgp6Tegs2cyAc=; b=Dtl75mOaizMmi7crqMsOFUJ6pCcGy59wMzUyM+hBxo4b02957FjtnL9fTqWrew7sS/ eUQ/cU/AWKD4gMmCBbfSGUlzRcWf70FkY+o7uCvudDXB1xqzoAhqv0VtiwvRT9QcDG6/ tIxOI1+MNq/J+EzxrHBvVAIN9CrCatMG0dY1Wm7t1aU7WYWsfBSX42GcQlXdrP/iSyDu Mm/HG5+SC/1aCWhD6E+gYt07GrVQYHqeZnnnTlbtAPSuivdxKMRR7kvpCs+iCn37lu69 SWuykBIyiVZD6b9KvxYBoTQcIaY9CjwDDxSxjHBAqDJacbQLeqTAEYZmvNBcyE8ZSHhk MCrw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=OzksLuj1PBKjp5C38Gidw33NEtImhNcgp6Tegs2cyAc=; b=eOAcT8f74aUQyZ54wO1kll6rTIOs7NhHeBJbzTsJ/c7oVZXdtBuPRjucn4TosrCwTy 2zqaMv9iSyHopB1AMjcRvsRiMaF6pcb7D6E2w+nXOpc8TArQFGuKU7r+MLat+kHG6sCq wX/9WcZEcJFb6waD6OktChK6gge7jOOIXIcGkCwJ6FH/HTx3kba3XqZ1JkzSXl2rNTXu 26iPsNCSNlRo3VGDAjDHrAUxQyo2AjJ1ovXRqABelo6wLAj1G8u1Hr5T5tZdUQVGErq8 q8+Dc6vIR4p/hoEWWyLyx5j5i+P78dEM9rD8PRJ/99pnMQo71A90sBJIpef0Vx8T5zl9 AgaA== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM533SZDoU3UF6eLtEvI8fk2Aq6JTkjiSjMDDAN87pS1uDzUN/sM7d SnxMoRWHTplSEt/f0QDvFZNXR+TmEfHzAdoqdK0= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJyNdZP+StmVKSzLMzE8HNKOfg2VbuMRyh+CiYqoeesIitr6+4XGWnjQTbgttT8T+WGZnJdoITtOmDabnh9LCRU= X-Received: by 2002:ac2:504e:: with SMTP id a14mr96023lfm.285.1610992069956; Mon, 18 Jan 2021 09:47:49 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <1b84d554a7d58fe9841b33792df9d2bd@dismail.de> <87a6t6x65l.fsf@dismail.de> In-Reply-To: <87a6t6x65l.fsf@dismail.de> From: kevinbanjo Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2021 09:47:37 -0800 Message-ID: Subject: Re: converting a distro to guixsd To: kevinbanjo , help-guix@gnu.org Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2a00:1450:4864:20::12a; envelope-from=kevinbanjo@gmail.com; helo=mail-lf1-x12a.google.com X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 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, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, HTML_MESSAGE=0.001, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-Mailman-Approved-At: Tue, 19 Jan 2021 03:24:16 -0500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.23 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: , Errors-To: help-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "Help-Guix" X-Migadu-Flow: FLOW_IN X-Migadu-Spam-Score: -1.25 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=fail ("body hash did not verify") header.d=gmail.com header.s=20161025 header.b=Dtl75mOa; dmarc=fail reason="SPF not aligned (relaxed)" header.from=gmail.com (policy=none); 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: BCE5794071A X-Spam-Score: -1.25 X-Migadu-Scanner: scn1.migadu.com X-TUID: HscgFkxm9jB1 On Sun, Jan 17, 2021 at 7:42 PM Joshua Branson wrote: > kevinbanjo writes: > > > On Sun, Jan 17, 2021, 11:47 AM wrote: > > > > Actually I was looking at trying to convert an Alpine Linux in WSL into > GuixSd > > You may be confusing terms. GuixSD is the deprecated term. The new > term is Guix System, which is running guix paired with the GNU shepherd > as a GNU/Linux distro. > > ugh, I hate it when a nice terse term gets deprecated to a more verbose one :\ > Guix System implies that GNU/Linux is the host OS. I suppose that it > might be possible to run Guix System in WSL, but I do not know of anyone > that has tried it. Why don't you try to run the installer script on > WSL first? yeah, I guess that's what I'll have to try and do. 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. > 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) -Kevin