Re: finding the right path

[Felix Lechner via <help-guix@gnu.org>]

Hi Gottfried,

On Tue, Nov 19 2024, gfp wrote:

> It says, you do need to install ghostscript.

Most immediately, I think you can just use 'guix install gs'.  A list of
installed packages may be available via

    guix package --list-installed'

The functional way, however, is to "declare" your packages in a file.
For system packages, that's the system configuration.  The same idea
works for your personal packages; i's called a "home" configuration.

Here, the word "home" refers to your home folder.

> What are the commands to find out where I installed a package?

The only way I know is `which gs` and then follow the symbolic links.

Kind regards
Felix

P.S. The symbolic links make Guix special among Linux distributions.  If
you understand how they work, you are a Guix expert!

P.P.S. Use "C-h R" in Emacs and use 'i' to search in the 'guix' manual.
It helps to have Vertico installed, or something comparable.