From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Pjotr Prins Subject: Guix in single-user mode (degenerated?) Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2015 18:29:14 +0200 Message-ID: <20150601162914.GA22989@thebird.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:43044) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YzSan-0008QI-UK for guix-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 01 Jun 2015 12:29:38 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YzSak-0005Q8-Lo for guix-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 01 Jun 2015 12:29:37 -0400 Received: from mail.thebird.nl ([95.154.246.10]:39516) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YzSak-0005Pu-Ge for guix-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 01 Jun 2015 12:29:34 -0400 Content-Disposition: inline List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: guix-devel@gnu.org Q1: How does single-user degenerated mode actually work? I suppose 'degenerated' refers to the fact that all packages have to be rebuilt (non-binary install) and/or that it is single threaded? Q2: How do I use it? Q3: Anyone using it right now? There are situations where I can't get root - mostly on scientific cluster environments. I don't think it is a priority, but it would be a good to have if it works. Pj.