To install guix (the package manager) inside an ubuntu LXC on Ubuntu you can do the following:
$ sudo apt install lxc $ sudo lxc-create -t download -n schemer -- --dist ubuntu --release bionic --arch amd64 That will create a lightweight virtulal machine with ubuntu bionic as a distribution. To connect to it, use the following command: $ sudo lxc-start -n schemer $ sudo lxc-attach -n schemer This will open a bash prompt inside the LXC container. It's recommended to install emacs-no-x (!) and openssh-server: # apt install emacs-no-x # apt install openssh-server Then change the configuration of sshd to allow to connect as root: # emacs /etc/ssh/sshd_config You must have a line in that file that says: PermitRootLogin yes Restart ssh daemon: # /etc/init.d/sshd restart Use the following command to know the IP of the container: # ip a Set a password for the root login: # passwd Now type 'exit' to exit the container and return to the host. You can a now connect using ssh: $ ssh root@$IP_OF_SCHEMER Now, you are connected to the LXC using ssh, you can follow the usual steps to install guix from the manual: http://www.gnu.org/software/guix/download/ Now you might try to do: # guix package -i hello And it will fail with the following error: > build failed: while setting up the build environment: unable to make ?/? private mount: Permission denied If you look at 'dmesg' output you will see something like: > audit: type=1400 audit(1539605833.825:115): apparmor="DENIED" operation="mount" info="failed flags match" error=-13 profile="lxc-container-default-cgns" name="/" pid=13543 comm="guix-daemon" flags="rw, rprivate" That's where it gets ugly. I only know how to disable apparmor for that lxc container. Go to /var/lib/lxc/schemer/config and add somewhere in that file the following command: lxc.apparmor.profile = unconfined You might need to restart the lxc container: $ lxc-stop -n schemer $ lxc-start -n schemer $ ssh root@$IP_OF_SCHEMER # guix package -i hello && hello Happy hacking!
