From: zimoun <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com>
To: bo0od <bo0od@riseup.net>
Cc: 48796@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#48796: Guix on Debian 11 - Cant run or find applications from Guix
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2021 12:42:15 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87bl5owigo.fsf@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3ec187dc-b525-a92a-f278-2aeb87d2f003@riseup.net> (bo0od@riseup.net's message of "Thu, 15 Jul 2021 13:09:24 +0000")
Hi,
On Thu, 15 Jul 2021 at 13:09, bo0od <bo0od@riseup.net> wrote:
>> Does this message [1] fix your issue?
>
> "If you type "source ~/.guix-profile/etc/profile" from a Bash shell, it loads
> the needed environment variable"
>
> yes it worked, but thats not really what im asking as this is workaround for
> the issue but im asking for a solution to the users as they can type the app
> name and it should run and icon should be shown somewhere on application menu
> or desktop or so.
>
> flatpak , snap which work almost similarly to guix can do that then guix
> should do that as well.
I have never used Flatpack but from the doc, I read:
--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
$ flatpak run org.gimp.GIMP
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
<https://docs.flatpak.org/en/latest/using-flatpak.html#running-applications>
Then reading:
<https://docs.flatpak.org/en/latest/desktop-integration.html>
<https://docs.flatpak.org/en/latest/conventions.html>
I am not convinced that Guix should follow the Flatpack approach by
default. And somehow, it is not what “guix pack” already does. ;-)
About Snap, I have not been able to get the right doc.
> otherwise guix should mention that there wont be icons nor ability to run the
> applications from terminal unless you do 1 2 3 after guix app installaion
> which is sadly a downside for new comers.
As Mark explained,
In order to set your environment variables appropriately for
your entire desktop environment, you must arrange for the
environment variable settings to be loaded before the desktop
session is launched. I don't remember off-hand how to do this
in Debian. I seem to recall that one approach is to create an
~/.xsessionrc file, which should be an executable Bash script
that loads the needed environment variable settings and then
launches the desktop environment. Maybe there's a better way.
I'm surprised this isn't well-trodden territory, long ago documented in
our manual, but I guess it isn't. It would be good if some Debian
expert(s), or at least someone who runs Guix on top of Debian, would
step forward to fill in the details.
it is possible to have the icons and run them from the desktop
launcher. The configuration has to be done manually though.
Therefore, a section should be added to the manual under «Application
Setup», IMHO.
All the best,
simon
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-08-23 10:43 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 31+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-06-02 18:56 bug#48796: Guix on Debian 11 - Cant run or find applications from Guix bo0od
2021-06-03 21:26 ` Maxime Devos
2021-06-03 23:18 ` bo0od
2021-06-05 9:47 ` Maxime Devos
2021-06-05 11:25 ` bo0od
2021-06-05 17:49 ` Mark H Weaver
2021-06-17 14:56 ` Giovanni Biscuolo
2021-07-15 14:05 ` bo0od
2021-08-23 10:20 ` zimoun
2021-07-02 16:31 ` zimoun
2021-07-15 13:09 ` bo0od
2021-08-23 10:42 ` zimoun [this message]
2021-08-23 0:58 ` bug#48796: Just a newb, srsly this saved me Luke Burgess
2021-09-23 11:56 ` bug#48796: Guix on Debian 11 - Cant run or find applications from Guix Maxim Cournoyer
2021-09-23 12:10 ` Maxim Cournoyer
2021-09-24 20:46 ` bo0od
2021-09-26 5:50 ` Maxim Cournoyer
2022-01-04 23:16 ` zimoun
2022-04-28 14:14 ` Giovanni Biscuolo
2022-04-28 15:59 ` bug#48796: Guix on Debian 11 - Cant run or find applications from Guix in Desktop Menus Giovanni Biscuolo
2022-04-29 19:18 ` Liliana Marie Prikler
2022-05-02 12:49 ` Giovanni Biscuolo
2022-05-04 8:31 ` Giovanni Biscuolo
2022-05-04 19:14 ` Liliana Marie Prikler
2022-05-05 17:16 ` Giovanni Biscuolo
2022-05-07 9:25 ` bug#48796: Guix on Debian 11 - Cant run or find applications from Guix Giovanni Biscuolo
2022-05-07 10:59 ` Giovanni Biscuolo
2022-06-23 8:20 ` zimoun
2022-10-08 14:37 ` zimoun
[not found] ` <handler.48796.D48796.166524222215541.notifdone@debbugs.gnu.org>
2022-10-14 17:35 ` bug#48796: closed (Re: bug#48796: Guix on Debian 11 - Cant run or find applications from Guix) bo0od via Bug reports for GNU Guix
2022-10-17 1:30 ` bug#48796: Guix on Debian 11 - Cant run or find applications from Guix Maxim Cournoyer
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