Setting up on NixOS

Setting up on NixOS

[Marc Coquand]

Hi,

I'm having trouble to run Guix on NixOS. I followed the default
installation binary, and then started the guix-daemon with

> sudo guix-daemon

It seems to run without fail:

> ~ sudo guix-daemon
> [sudo] password for marc: 
> warning: daemon is running as root, so using `--build-users-group' is highly recommended
> accepted connection from pid 55185, user marc

Afterward, In a separate terminal I try to run guix pull:

> ~ guix pull Updating channel 'guix' from Git repository at
> 'https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git'...  Authenticating channel
> 'guix', commits 9edb3f6 to 929ddec (21 new commits)...  Building from
> this channel: guix https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git 929ddec
> substitute: guix substitute: warning: ACL for archive imports seems to
> be uninitialized, substitutes may be unavailable substitute: updating
> substitutes from 'https://ci.guix.gnu.org'... 100.0% substitute:
> updating substitutes from 'https://bordeaux.guix.gnu.org'... 100.0%
> substitute: updating substitutes from
> 'https://ci.guix.gnu.org'... 100.0% substitute: updating substitutes
> from 'https://bordeaux.guix.gnu.org'... 100.0% substitute: updating
> substitutes from 'https://ci.guix.gnu.org'... 100.0% substitute:
> updating substitutes from 'https://bordeaux.guix.gnu.org'... 100.0%
> building
> /gnu/store/4xrbn6wh5m1rpj03zcxb224yzg7nf708-autoconf-2.69.tar.xz.drv...
> \builder for
> `/gnu/store/4xrbn6wh5m1rpj03zcxb224yzg7nf708-autoconf-2.69.tar.xz.drv'
> failed with exit code 1 build of
> /gnu/store/4xrbn6wh5m1rpj03zcxb224yzg7nf708-autoconf-2.69.tar.xz.drv
> failed View build log at
> '/var/log/guix/drvs/4x/rbn6wh5m1rpj03zcxb224yzg7nf708-autoconf-2.69.tar.xz.drv.gz'.
> building
> /gnu/store/br3cg4l213f3frzsynvd8p4qx9v0wxsg-CUnit-2.1-3.tar.bz2.drv...
> cannot build derivation
> `/gnu/store/rqpsl8zg5akw61jg82fgl8y01l91s5yp-autoconf-2.69.drv': 1
> dependencies couldn't be built cannot build derivation
> `/gnu/store/mmvk8r4xl3ylq1c44mj4pwk371fnvl0d-autoconf-wrapper-2.69.drv':


> 1 dependencies couldn't be built killing process 55220 building
> /gnu/store/97z4gi6qvqld54c9q5l6bkj33x997c0f-Python-3.5.9.tar.xz.drv...
> cannot build derivation
> `/gnu/store/1xh5b299d09nrpgjpwa0wxpz0fs83d7p-guile-gcrypt-0.3.0.drv': 1
> dependencies couldn't be built killing process 55221 cannot build
> derivation
> `/gnu/store/n3bisdsq2xnkcnmhf972k3gmqpnzv0ng-compute-guix-derivation.drv':
> 1 dependencies couldn't be built guix pull: error: build of
> `/gnu/store/n3bisdsq2xnkcnmhf972k3gmqpnzv0ng-compute-guix-derivation.drv'
> failed

Any clue what I am missing?

Thank you so much in advance,
Marc

Re: Setting up on NixOS

[pukkamustard]

Hi!

I think the problems you are encountering must have something to do with
build-users not being setup properly.

But maybe a easier way of getting Guix on NixOS is to just enable it!

Afaik putting

```
services.guix.enable = true
```

in your NixOS system configuration is all you need (see
https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/services/misc/guix/default.nix).

-pukkamustard

Marc Coquand <marc@mccd.space> writes:

> Hi,
>
> I'm having trouble to run Guix on NixOS. I followed the default
> installation binary, and then started the guix-daemon with
>
>> sudo guix-daemon
>
> It seems to run without fail:
>
>> ~ sudo guix-daemon
>> [sudo] password for marc: 
>> warning: daemon is running as root, so using `--build-users-group' is highly recommended
>> accepted connection from pid 55185, user marc
>
> Afterward, In a separate terminal I try to run guix pull:
>
>> ~ guix pull Updating channel 'guix' from Git repository at
>> 'https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git'...  Authenticating channel
>> 'guix', commits 9edb3f6 to 929ddec (21 new commits)...  Building from
>> this channel: guix https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git 929ddec
>> substitute: guix substitute: warning: ACL for archive imports seems to
>> be uninitialized, substitutes may be unavailable substitute: updating
>> substitutes from 'https://ci.guix.gnu.org'... 100.0% substitute:
>> updating substitutes from 'https://bordeaux.guix.gnu.org'... 100.0%
>> substitute: updating substitutes from
>> 'https://ci.guix.gnu.org'... 100.0% substitute: updating substitutes
>> from 'https://bordeaux.guix.gnu.org'... 100.0% substitute: updating
>> substitutes from 'https://ci.guix.gnu.org'... 100.0% substitute:
>> updating substitutes from 'https://bordeaux.guix.gnu.org'... 100.0%
>> building
>> /gnu/store/4xrbn6wh5m1rpj03zcxb224yzg7nf708-autoconf-2.69.tar.xz.drv...
>> \builder for
>> `/gnu/store/4xrbn6wh5m1rpj03zcxb224yzg7nf708-autoconf-2.69.tar.xz.drv'
>> failed with exit code 1 build of
>> /gnu/store/4xrbn6wh5m1rpj03zcxb224yzg7nf708-autoconf-2.69.tar.xz.drv
>> failed View build log at
>> '/var/log/guix/drvs/4x/rbn6wh5m1rpj03zcxb224yzg7nf708-autoconf-2.69.tar.xz.drv.gz'.
>> building
>> /gnu/store/br3cg4l213f3frzsynvd8p4qx9v0wxsg-CUnit-2.1-3.tar.bz2.drv...
>> cannot build derivation
>> `/gnu/store/rqpsl8zg5akw61jg82fgl8y01l91s5yp-autoconf-2.69.drv': 1
>> dependencies couldn't be built cannot build derivation
>> `/gnu/store/mmvk8r4xl3ylq1c44mj4pwk371fnvl0d-autoconf-wrapper-2.69.drv':
>
>
>> 1 dependencies couldn't be built killing process 55220 building
>> /gnu/store/97z4gi6qvqld54c9q5l6bkj33x997c0f-Python-3.5.9.tar.xz.drv...
>> cannot build derivation
>> `/gnu/store/1xh5b299d09nrpgjpwa0wxpz0fs83d7p-guile-gcrypt-0.3.0.drv': 1
>> dependencies couldn't be built killing process 55221 cannot build
>> derivation
>> `/gnu/store/n3bisdsq2xnkcnmhf972k3gmqpnzv0ng-compute-guix-derivation.drv':
>> 1 dependencies couldn't be built guix pull: error: build of
>> `/gnu/store/n3bisdsq2xnkcnmhf972k3gmqpnzv0ng-compute-guix-derivation.drv'
>> failed
>
> Any clue what I am missing?
>
> Thank you so much in advance,
> Marc

Re: Setting up on NixOS

[Daniel Littlewood]

Hi, just pitching in to say: I did exactly this (enable guix from
NixOS) and can confirm it appears to work.

However, it's only on the latest stable channel (23.11). If you're on
an old channel, you'll need to upgrade. You can find instructions for
how to do so in the NixOS docs, or here:
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/491727/how-do-i-upgrade-nixos-to-use-a-new-channel-nixos-version

Best wishes,
Dan

On Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 9:41 PM pukkamustard <pukkamustard@posteo.net> wrote:
>
>
> Hi!
>
> I think the problems you are encountering must have something to do with
> build-users not being setup properly.
>
> But maybe a easier way of getting Guix on NixOS is to just enable it!
>
> Afaik putting
>
> ```
> services.guix.enable = true
> ```
>
> in your NixOS system configuration is all you need (see
> https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/services/misc/guix/default.nix).
>
> -pukkamustard
>
> Marc Coquand <marc@mccd.space> writes:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm having trouble to run Guix on NixOS. I followed the default
> > installation binary, and then started the guix-daemon with
> >
> >> sudo guix-daemon
> >
> > It seems to run without fail:
> >
> >> ~ sudo guix-daemon
> >> [sudo] password for marc:
> >> warning: daemon is running as root, so using `--build-users-group' is highly recommended
> >> accepted connection from pid 55185, user marc
> >
> > Afterward, In a separate terminal I try to run guix pull:
> >
> >> ~ guix pull Updating channel 'guix' from Git repository at
> >> 'https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git'...  Authenticating channel
> >> 'guix', commits 9edb3f6 to 929ddec (21 new commits)...  Building from
> >> this channel: guix https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git 929ddec
> >> substitute: guix substitute: warning: ACL for archive imports seems to
> >> be uninitialized, substitutes may be unavailable substitute: updating
> >> substitutes from 'https://ci.guix.gnu.org'... 100.0% substitute:
> >> updating substitutes from 'https://bordeaux.guix.gnu.org'... 100.0%
> >> substitute: updating substitutes from
> >> 'https://ci.guix.gnu.org'... 100.0% substitute: updating substitutes
> >> from 'https://bordeaux.guix.gnu.org'... 100.0% substitute: updating
> >> substitutes from 'https://ci.guix.gnu.org'... 100.0% substitute:
> >> updating substitutes from 'https://bordeaux.guix.gnu.org'... 100.0%
> >> building
> >> /gnu/store/4xrbn6wh5m1rpj03zcxb224yzg7nf708-autoconf-2.69.tar.xz.drv...
> >> \builder for
> >> `/gnu/store/4xrbn6wh5m1rpj03zcxb224yzg7nf708-autoconf-2.69.tar.xz.drv'
> >> failed with exit code 1 build of
> >> /gnu/store/4xrbn6wh5m1rpj03zcxb224yzg7nf708-autoconf-2.69.tar.xz.drv
> >> failed View build log at
> >> '/var/log/guix/drvs/4x/rbn6wh5m1rpj03zcxb224yzg7nf708-autoconf-2.69.tar.xz.drv.gz'.
> >> building
> >> /gnu/store/br3cg4l213f3frzsynvd8p4qx9v0wxsg-CUnit-2.1-3.tar.bz2.drv...
> >> cannot build derivation
> >> `/gnu/store/rqpsl8zg5akw61jg82fgl8y01l91s5yp-autoconf-2.69.drv': 1
> >> dependencies couldn't be built cannot build derivation
> >> `/gnu/store/mmvk8r4xl3ylq1c44mj4pwk371fnvl0d-autoconf-wrapper-2.69.drv':
> >
> >
> >> 1 dependencies couldn't be built killing process 55220 building
> >> /gnu/store/97z4gi6qvqld54c9q5l6bkj33x997c0f-Python-3.5.9.tar.xz.drv...
> >> cannot build derivation
> >> `/gnu/store/1xh5b299d09nrpgjpwa0wxpz0fs83d7p-guile-gcrypt-0.3.0.drv': 1
> >> dependencies couldn't be built killing process 55221 cannot build
> >> derivation
> >> `/gnu/store/n3bisdsq2xnkcnmhf972k3gmqpnzv0ng-compute-guix-derivation.drv':
> >> 1 dependencies couldn't be built guix pull: error: build of
> >> `/gnu/store/n3bisdsq2xnkcnmhf972k3gmqpnzv0ng-compute-guix-derivation.drv'
> >> failed
> >
> > Any clue what I am missing?
> >
> > Thank you so much in advance,
> > Marc
>
>

VM Guix

[Brian O'Keefe]

Hi,

I have successfully installed GUIX as a VM on Ubuntu host. However, it 
eats up disk space like a hog, far exceeding the virtual drive I create 
and compromises my Ubuntu install as I get a low on disk space warning. 
I create a VM HD of 20GB but apparently that isn't enough. Is GUIX 
really that "bloated"? I've had to dump it to free up real disk

Thanks

On 3/25/24 02:05PM, Marc Coquand wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm having trouble to run Guix on NixOS. I followed the default
> installation binary, and then started the guix-daemon with
>
>> sudo guix-daemon
> It seems to run without fail:
>
>> ~ sudo guix-daemon
>> [sudo] password for marc:
>> warning: daemon is running as root, so using `--build-users-group' is highly recommended
>> accepted connection from pid 55185, user marc
> Afterward, In a separate terminal I try to run guix pull:
>
>> ~ guix pull Updating channel 'guix' from Git repository at
>> 'https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git'...  Authenticating channel
>> 'guix', commits 9edb3f6 to 929ddec (21 new commits)...  Building from
>> this channel: guixhttps://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git  929ddec
>> substitute: guix substitute: warning: ACL for archive imports seems to
>> be uninitialized, substitutes may be unavailable substitute: updating
>> substitutes from 'https://ci.guix.gnu.org'... 100.0% substitute:
>> updating substitutes from 'https://bordeaux.guix.gnu.org'... 100.0%
>> substitute: updating substitutes from
>> 'https://ci.guix.gnu.org'... 100.0% substitute: updating substitutes
>> from 'https://bordeaux.guix.gnu.org'... 100.0% substitute: updating
>> substitutes from 'https://ci.guix.gnu.org'... 100.0% substitute:
>> updating substitutes from 'https://bordeaux.guix.gnu.org'... 100.0%
>> building
>> /gnu/store/4xrbn6wh5m1rpj03zcxb224yzg7nf708-autoconf-2.69.tar.xz.drv...
>> \builder for
>> `/gnu/store/4xrbn6wh5m1rpj03zcxb224yzg7nf708-autoconf-2.69.tar.xz.drv'
>> failed with exit code 1 build of
>> /gnu/store/4xrbn6wh5m1rpj03zcxb224yzg7nf708-autoconf-2.69.tar.xz.drv
>> failed View build log at
>> '/var/log/guix/drvs/4x/rbn6wh5m1rpj03zcxb224yzg7nf708-autoconf-2.69.tar.xz.drv.gz'.
>> building
>> /gnu/store/br3cg4l213f3frzsynvd8p4qx9v0wxsg-CUnit-2.1-3.tar.bz2.drv...
>> cannot build derivation
>> `/gnu/store/rqpsl8zg5akw61jg82fgl8y01l91s5yp-autoconf-2.69.drv': 1
>> dependencies couldn't be built cannot build derivation
>> `/gnu/store/mmvk8r4xl3ylq1c44mj4pwk371fnvl0d-autoconf-wrapper-2.69.drv':
>
>> 1 dependencies couldn't be built killing process 55220 building
>> /gnu/store/97z4gi6qvqld54c9q5l6bkj33x997c0f-Python-3.5.9.tar.xz.drv...
>> cannot build derivation
>> `/gnu/store/1xh5b299d09nrpgjpwa0wxpz0fs83d7p-guile-gcrypt-0.3.0.drv': 1
>> dependencies couldn't be built killing process 55221 cannot build
>> derivation
>> `/gnu/store/n3bisdsq2xnkcnmhf972k3gmqpnzv0ng-compute-guix-derivation.drv':
>> 1 dependencies couldn't be built guix pull: error: build of
>> `/gnu/store/n3bisdsq2xnkcnmhf972k3gmqpnzv0ng-compute-guix-derivation.drv'
>> failed
> Any clue what I am missing?
>
> Thank you so much in advance,
> Marc
>
>
-- 

Re: VM Guix

[Felix Lechner via]

Hi Brian,

On Mon, Mar 25 2024, Brian O'Keefe wrote:

> it eats up disk space like a hog

Yeah, that's Guix for you.  We provide perfect prerequisites, which can
involve many similar versions of the same stuff.

I had 25 GB VM for a while and it was fine, but I did not reconfigure
often.  Also, if you run any kind of graphical enviroment, which you
probably didn't, a root partition of 200 GB may be more appropriate.

Kind regards
Felix

Re: Setting up on NixOS

[Marc Coquand]

Hey everyone,

After enabling the Guix service in /etc/nixos/configuration.nix. Now running
`guix pull`, it seems to chug along and work.

Thanks for the help!

Sincerely,
Marc

Daniel Littlewood <danielittlewood@gmail.com> writes:

> Hi, just pitching in to say: I did exactly this (enable guix from
> NixOS) and can confirm it appears to work.
>
> However, it's only on the latest stable channel (23.11). If you're on
> an old channel, you'll need to upgrade. You can find instructions for
> how to do so in the NixOS docs, or here:
> https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/491727/how-do-i-upgrade-nixos-to-use-a-new-channel-nixos-version
>
> Best wishes,
> Dan
>
> On Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 9:41 PM pukkamustard <pukkamustard@posteo.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hi!
>>
>> I think the problems you are encountering must have something to do with
>> build-users not being setup properly.
>>
>> But maybe a easier way of getting Guix on NixOS is to just enable it!
>>
>> Afaik putting
>>
>> ```
>> services.guix.enable = true
>> ```
>>
>> in your NixOS system configuration is all you need (see
>> https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/services/misc/guix/default.nix).
>>
>> -pukkamustard
>>
>> Marc Coquand <marc@mccd.space> writes:
>>
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I'm having trouble to run Guix on NixOS. I followed the default
>> > installation binary, and then started the guix-daemon with
>> >
>> >> sudo guix-daemon
>> >
>> > It seems to run without fail:
>> >
>> >> ~ sudo guix-daemon
>> >> [sudo] password for marc:
>> >> warning: daemon is running as root, so using `--build-users-group' is highly recommended
>> >> accepted connection from pid 55185, user marc
>> >
>> > Afterward, In a separate terminal I try to run guix pull:
>> >
>> >> ~ guix pull Updating channel 'guix' from Git repository at
>> >> 'https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git'...  Authenticating channel
>> >> 'guix', commits 9edb3f6 to 929ddec (21 new commits)...  Building from
>> >> this channel: guix https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git 929ddec
>> >> substitute: guix substitute: warning: ACL for archive imports seems to
>> >> be uninitialized, substitutes may be unavailable substitute: updating
>> >> substitutes from 'https://ci.guix.gnu.org'... 100.0% substitute:
>> >> updating substitutes from 'https://bordeaux.guix.gnu.org'... 100.0%
>> >> substitute: updating substitutes from
>> >> 'https://ci.guix.gnu.org'... 100.0% substitute: updating substitutes
>> >> from 'https://bordeaux.guix.gnu.org'... 100.0% substitute: updating
>> >> substitutes from 'https://ci.guix.gnu.org'... 100.0% substitute:
>> >> updating substitutes from 'https://bordeaux.guix.gnu.org'... 100.0%
>> >> building
>> >> /gnu/store/4xrbn6wh5m1rpj03zcxb224yzg7nf708-autoconf-2.69.tar.xz.drv...
>> >> \builder for
>> >> `/gnu/store/4xrbn6wh5m1rpj03zcxb224yzg7nf708-autoconf-2.69.tar.xz.drv'
>> >> failed with exit code 1 build of
>> >> /gnu/store/4xrbn6wh5m1rpj03zcxb224yzg7nf708-autoconf-2.69.tar.xz.drv
>> >> failed View build log at
>> >> '/var/log/guix/drvs/4x/rbn6wh5m1rpj03zcxb224yzg7nf708-autoconf-2.69.tar.xz.drv.gz'.
>> >> building
>> >> /gnu/store/br3cg4l213f3frzsynvd8p4qx9v0wxsg-CUnit-2.1-3.tar.bz2.drv...
>> >> cannot build derivation
>> >> `/gnu/store/rqpsl8zg5akw61jg82fgl8y01l91s5yp-autoconf-2.69.drv': 1
>> >> dependencies couldn't be built cannot build derivation
>> >> `/gnu/store/mmvk8r4xl3ylq1c44mj4pwk371fnvl0d-autoconf-wrapper-2.69.drv':
>> >
>> >
>> >> 1 dependencies couldn't be built killing process 55220 building
>> >> /gnu/store/97z4gi6qvqld54c9q5l6bkj33x997c0f-Python-3.5.9.tar.xz.drv...
>> >> cannot build derivation
>> >> `/gnu/store/1xh5b299d09nrpgjpwa0wxpz0fs83d7p-guile-gcrypt-0.3.0.drv': 1
>> >> dependencies couldn't be built killing process 55221 cannot build
>> >> derivation
>> >> `/gnu/store/n3bisdsq2xnkcnmhf972k3gmqpnzv0ng-compute-guix-derivation.drv':
>> >> 1 dependencies couldn't be built guix pull: error: build of
>> >> `/gnu/store/n3bisdsq2xnkcnmhf972k3gmqpnzv0ng-compute-guix-derivation.drv'
>> >> failed
>> >
>> > Any clue what I am missing?
>> >
>> > Thank you so much in advance,
>> > Marc
>>
>>

Re: VM Guix

[Brian O'Keefe]

Thanks Felix. Well, now I know. If I were switching machines, upgrade or 
whatever, I would definitely install GUIX. I really like it.

Brian

On 3/25/24 05:08PM, Felix Lechner via wrote:
> Hi Brian,
>
> On Mon, Mar 25 2024, Brian O'Keefe wrote:
>
>> it eats up disk space like a hog
> Yeah, that's Guix for you.  We provide perfect prerequisites, which can
> involve many similar versions of the same stuff.
>
> I had 25 GB VM for a while and it was fine, but I did not reconfigure
> often.  Also, if you run any kind of graphical enviroment, which you
> probably didn't, a root partition of 200 GB may be more appropriate.
>
> Kind regards
> Felix
>
>
--