From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mp0 ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by ms0.migadu.com with LMTPS id UCgFAAdZjWHhNQEAgWs5BA (envelope-from ) for ; Thu, 11 Nov 2021 18:55:19 +0100 Received: from aspmx1.migadu.com ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by mp0 with LMTPS id qEhGNwZZjWGrGQAA1q6Kng (envelope-from ) for ; Thu, 11 Nov 2021 17:55:18 +0000 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by aspmx1.migadu.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 82DFA31BA for ; Thu, 11 Nov 2021 18:55:18 +0100 (CET) Received: from localhost ([::1]:59474 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1mlEI9-0008O6-Cd for larch@yhetil.org; Thu, 11 Nov 2021 12:55:17 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:53370) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1mlEHv-0008He-VV for help-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 11 Nov 2021 12:55:03 -0500 Received: from sv-2s11.infcs.de ([194.95.66.48]:59020 helo=ux-2s-mailproxy.inf.h-brs.de) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1mlEHs-0002jb-B5 for help-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 11 Nov 2021 12:55:02 -0500 Received: from gyps.l7 (p5797302f.dip0.t-ipconnect.de [87.151.48.47]) (authenticated bits=0) by ux-2s-mailproxy.inf.h-brs.de (8.15.2/8.15.2/Debian-8ska0) with ESMTPSA id 1ABHsscj030231 (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NOT); Thu, 11 Nov 2021 18:54:54 +0100 Received: from gyps.h-brs.de (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by gyps.l7 (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF54D420124; Thu, 11 Nov 2021 18:54:47 +0100 (CET) References: <87r1bnx8j1.fsf@condor.l7> <87fss2q2o7.fsf@gmail.com> User-agent: mu4e 1.7.4; emacs 27.2 From: Alexander Asteroth To: =?utf-8?Q?Andr=C3=A9_A=2E_Gomes?= Subject: Re: Best base system for Guix Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2021 18:48:37 +0100 In-reply-to: <87fss2q2o7.fsf@gmail.com> Message-ID: <87bl2qmvbs.fsf@h-brs.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Auth: by SMTP AUTH @ ux-2s11 X-MIMEDefang-Info-ge: Gescannt in Inf@FH-BRS, Regeln s. 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Today I installed guix on a seperate partition aside the Debian-11 install on the same HD. Everything went fine but for the bootloader. I thought maybe it's best to not install it and let os-prober on the Debian side discover the Guix system (which I mounted on /mnt). Unfortunately it seems not to recognize the Guix-Install (maybe because the kernel-image is hidden deep in the store?). Vice versa I could add the Debian partition to the Guix config but if something goes wrong ... ? Any advice? I'd really like to switch to guix (particularly because I've programmed a lot in guile in the late 90s and like the idea to configure my system in scheme :-) Bests, Alex On Thu, Nov 11 2021, 15:47:52, Andr=C3=A9 A. Gomes wrote: > Alexander Asteroth writes: > >> of course the optimum is probably a pure native Guix system. But if this >> is not possible, what system forms the best base for Guix. I've tried >> arch and debian 11 and noticed that the packages available in Guix under >> arch are way more recent (e.g icecat 91 vs 6x) and more in general. > > I don't see how the base system could influence Guix's package > availability. > > Things that might differ from one base system to the other are some > default configurations (environment variables, etc). For example, a > friend of mine tried to use Guix on top of Ubuntu and there was a big > mess concerning XDG_* environment variables and the X window system (I > don't remember the details). > > If you're curious about Guix, I strongly advice using the whole system. > The community, afaik, doesn't put too much effort in making sure that it > works flawlessly out-of-the-box for all systems, since there other > priorities. Regardless, the community would be happy to accommodate any > contribution in that direction.