From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: swedebugia Subject: Re: use case: installing several user administrated workstations Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 17:54:50 +0200 Message-ID: <84026163-f89a-1b97-18ac-27b3103913ff@riseup.net> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:32945) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hQZm0-0006q4-2i for help-guix@gnu.org; Tue, 14 May 2019 11:55:25 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hQZly-0000xN-R6 for help-guix@gnu.org; Tue, 14 May 2019 11:55:24 -0400 Received: from mx1.riseup.net ([198.252.153.129]:44162) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hQZlx-0000tJ-FQ for help-guix@gnu.org; Tue, 14 May 2019 11:55:22 -0400 Received: from capuchin.riseup.net (capuchin-pn.riseup.net [10.0.1.176]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "*.riseup.net", Issuer "COMODO RSA Domain Validation Secure Server CA" (verified OK)) by mx1.riseup.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id DC0441B92FA for ; Tue, 14 May 2019 08:54:54 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by capuchin.riseup.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id D4B3412090E for ; Tue, 14 May 2019 08:54:53 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: Content-Language: en-US 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: help-guix@gnu.org On 2019-05-13 23:19, Quiliro Ord=C3=B3=C3=B1ez wrote: > Dear community: >=20 > I have noticed Guix System Distribution (I like to abreviate it GSD) is > great for having a predictable, hackable system, which is entirely > auditable. I like this. It is like making your own ... anything (car, > house, clothes,etc). It gives you great power and endless possibilities > of creativity, sharing and learning. >=20 > When I think of installing GSD on user machines that I will never see > again (as at an installfest), I feel certain unease. It is so because I > have had to change my desktop.scm system configuration file every time = I > want to update my whole operating system. That is a task that no end > user will ever be able to do. >=20 > Is there a way that when I run 'sudo guix system reconfigure > desktop.scm', the user (system admin for his machine) can take the > current config and make a new config file (desktop1.scm) with the new > synthax? It is, of course, impossible without a translation from what > was intended in desktop.scm to what is the current situation when > creating desktop1.scm. Not to my knowledge. Guix System is not IMHO ready for people who are not interested in=20 learning enough guile to write/correct/adapt a config.scm. We/someone have yet to make gui tools to handle the reconfiguring of the=20 system easier for non-tech users. --=20 Cheers Swedebugia