Re: Updating Guix package manager on Debian-based systems

2017-10-08 Thread Adonay Felipe Nogueira
Just for clarity: "# " means it must be run as root. Generally, you woould want to update/pull and upgrade guix as root first. When done, then do the same for everyone that *does* have a Guix profile enabled. l...@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès) writes: > Hello, > > > Guix can update itself. There ar

Re: Updating Guix package manager on Debian-based systems

2017-10-04 Thread Ludovic Courtès
Hello, David Seaward skribis: > But, if Guix can't update itself or can't perform configuration > changes on a parent Debian system (should the need arise), then a > deb package is definitely more suitable. Delivering it in a deb > repository (rather than just offering a deb file to download) >

Updating Guix package manager on Debian-based systems

2017-10-03 Thread David Seaward
Hi all, Previous discussion suggested that Guix (the package manager) could not be included in Debian (and therefore derivatives) due to technical policy. As a Debian-derivative user (PureOS and sometimes Ubuntu) I'd still like a convenient way to try out and recommend Guix to others. That is, mor