From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Walter Franzini Subject: gnu-system-demo feedback Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2013 20:43:04 +0200 Message-ID: <87r4bpnhaf.fsf@walter-nb.nord-com.it> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:47139) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VVQdP-0005Lt-BP for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 13 Oct 2013 14:43:31 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VVQdG-00076F-Jf for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 13 Oct 2013 14:43:23 -0400 Received: from mail-ea0-x230.google.com ([2a00:1450:4013:c01::230]:36842) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VVQdG-000763-Cw for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 13 Oct 2013 14:43:14 -0400 Received: by mail-ea0-f176.google.com with SMTP id q16so2937589ead.35 for ; Sun, 13 Oct 2013 11:43:13 -0700 (PDT) List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: guix-devel@gnu.org [message resent, my apologies if someone receive it twice] Hi, being curious about guix I've tried to use the gnu-system-demo image and I've found some difficulties: 1. how to shutdown the system? 2. guix pull fails - already reported by someone else 3. running guix gc as root empties /etc (broken symlinks) 4. running guix gc as guest (!) empties /etc (broken symlinks) 5. df fails with the following message df: cannot read table of mounted file systems. No such file or directory I'm missing something? Can someone point me to relevant information? thank you -- walter franzini