* Updating Guix package manager on Debian-based systems @ 2017-10-03 10:24 David Seaward 2017-10-04 14:25 ` Ludovic Courtès 0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread From: David Seaward @ 2017-10-03 10:24 UTC (permalink / raw) To: guix-devel [-- Attachment #1: Type: text/plain, Size: 1435 bytes --] Hi all, Previous discussion suggested that Guix (the package manager) could not be included in Debian (and therefore derivatives) due to technical policy. As a Debian-derivative user (PureOS and sometimes Ubuntu) I'd still like a convenient way to try out and recommend Guix to others. That is, more convenient than the (very thorough) instructions at https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/html_node/Binary-Installation.html I think this hinges on how to get updates once Guix is installed. If Guix can perform updates itself (including system re-configuration as required), then a one-off first-time script for Debian-based systems would be sufficient. I'm going to (slowly) try my hand at this as time permits. But, if Guix can't update itself or can't perform configuration changes on a parent Debian system (should the need arise), then a deb package is definitely more suitable. Delivering it in a deb repository (rather than just offering a deb file to download) would be best, because then users would get updates easily. For the user it would be as simple as this... sudo add-apt-repository 'deb https://magical.unicorn/repos/guix stable main' # maybe some command here for a key sudo apt update sudo apt install guix Of course, someone would need to keep packaging guix as a deb, build the debs and push them to https://magical.unicorn/repos -- it wasn't clear to me if this kind of effort is feasible? Regards, David ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
* Re: Updating Guix package manager on Debian-based systems 2017-10-03 10:24 Updating Guix package manager on Debian-based systems David Seaward @ 2017-10-04 14:25 ` Ludovic Courtès 2017-10-08 15:38 ` Adonay Felipe Nogueira 0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread From: Ludovic Courtès @ 2017-10-04 14:25 UTC (permalink / raw) To: David Seaward; +Cc: guix-devel Hello, David Seaward <dseaward925@gmail.com> skribis: > But, if Guix can't update itself or can't perform configuration > changes on a parent Debian system (should the need arise), then a > deb package is definitely more suitable. Delivering it in a deb > repository (rather than just offering a deb file to download) > would be best, because then users would get updates easily. For > the user it would be as simple as this... Guix can update itself. There are two components: each user’s Guix, and guix-daemon (installed as root). For the latter, you need to: # guix pull # guix package -u guix For the former, each user should run ‘guix pull’. HTH, Ludo’. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
* Re: Updating Guix package manager on Debian-based systems 2017-10-04 14:25 ` Ludovic Courtès @ 2017-10-08 15:38 ` Adonay Felipe Nogueira 0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread From: Adonay Felipe Nogueira @ 2017-10-08 15:38 UTC (permalink / raw) To: guix-devel Just for clarity: "# " means it must be run as root. Generally, you woould want to update/pull and upgrade guix as root first. When done, then do the same for everyone that *does* have a Guix profile enabled. ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès) writes: > Hello, > > > Guix can update itself. There are two components: each user’s Guix, and > guix-daemon (installed as root). For the latter, you need to: > > # guix pull > # guix package -u guix > > For the former, each user should run ‘guix pull’. > > HTH, > Ludo’. -- - https://libreplanet.org/wiki/User:Adfeno - Palestrante e consultor sobre /software/ livre (não confundir com gratis). - "WhatsApp"? Ele não é livre. Por favor, veja formas de se comunicar instantaneamente comigo no endereço abaixo. - Contato: https://libreplanet.org/wiki/User:Adfeno#vCard - Arquivos comuns aceitos (apenas sem DRM): Corel Draw, Microsoft Office, MP3, MP4, WMA, WMV. - Arquivos comuns aceitos e enviados: CSV, GNU Dia, GNU Emacs Org, GNU GIMP, Inkscape SVG, JPG, LibreOffice (padrão ODF), OGG, OPUS, PDF (apenas sem DRM), PNG, TXT, WEBM. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
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