Nix on Guix?

Nix on Guix?

[Benjamin Slade]

Hello Guix,

I'm trying to get the Nix package manager running on Guix. I followed the instructions at: <https://guix.gnu.org/manual/en/html_node/Miscellaneous-Services.html> and successfully installed it, but trying to install and/or run any Nix applications gives me permission errors.

I installed for the 'guix-system'; should I have installed for 'guix-user'? Or do I need to add my user to some Nix-related group? Or have I done something else wrong?

best,
 —Ben

Re: Nix on Guix?

[phodina via]

Hi,

Hello Guix,
I'm trying to get the Nix package manager running on Guix. I followed the instructions at: <https://guix.gnu.org/manual/en/html_node/Miscellaneous-Services.html> and successfully installed it, but trying to install and/or run any Nix applications gives me permission errors.
I installed for the 'guix-system'; should I have installed for 'guix-user'? Or do I need to add my user to some Nix-related group? Or have I done something else wrong?
best,
—Ben

I have nix-service running when I build my guix system and then I just run the following:

nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-unstable
nix-channel --update

Petr

Re: Nix on Guix?

[Benjamin Slade]

Thanks, Petr. I did add and update channels. I wonder if it's something simple, like needing to restart the system after installing Nix? I'll try again.

Re: Nix on Guix? (and setting Guix $PATH)

[Benjamin Slade]

Reinstalling Nix seemed to work for whatever reason and I don't seem to have the permissions errors this time trying to install or run Nix packages.

But I have to run `source /run/current-system/profile/etc/profile.d/nix.sh' from a terminal every time to get Nix packages in my PATH. Is there a better way of doing this? Setting the PATH somewhere or running `/run/current-system/profile/etc/profile.d/nix.sh' from .profile or something?


 —Ben

Re: Nix on Guix? (and setting Guix $PATH)

[zimoun]

Hi,

On Sun, 17 Apr 2022 at 10:28, Benjamin Slade <beoram@gmail.com> wrote:

> But I have to run `source
> /run/current-system/profile/etc/profile.d/nix.sh' from a terminal
> every time to get Nix packages in my PATH. Is there a better way of
> doing this? Setting the PATH somewhere or running
> `/run/current-system/profile/etc/profile.d/nix.sh' from .profile or
> something?

Yes, you can configure the ’source’ in your config files.  It depends on
what you want (login shell vs interactive shell, etc.), and as rough
rule of thumb, the source could be set in:

    /etc/profile
    ~/.profile
    ~/.bash_profile
    ~/.bashrc


Cheers,
simon