Re: How to add a variable with a list of services into another list of services?

2025-04-09 Thread Oleander via
ould you mind sharing what error you have? Oleander via > writes: > I've tried without success: > > (services > (append > (list ...) > > bar > (modify-services %base-services... I don't think there is anything > wrong with what you are trying (guile-user)>

How to add a variable with a list of services into another list of services?

2025-04-04 Thread Oleander via
Hi, I'm trying to write a module with this list of services: (define bar (list (service foo1-service-type) (service foo2-service-type))) How do I add the "bar" variable into the "(services..." declaration which already contains a list of services? I've tried without success: (services (append

Re: [SOLVED] [Incorrect hinting in GTK applications] How to define a local fonts.conf file for fontconfig with a Guix Home service?

2025-03-02 Thread Oleander via
Hi all and thanks for helping. I found out what was causing the blurriness of my font (Latin Modern Roman) which lacks built-in hinting. According to the Arch Wiki[1], some GTK applications don't read the fontconfig configuration and this explains why the font was blurry only in Icecat. So, I

Re: How to define a local fonts.conf file for fontconfig with a Guix Home service?

2025-02-19 Thread Oleander via
Hello, are other tags with attributes supported? This is the code I need to add: true false true true hintslight lcddefault rgb Thank you Original Message On Feb 19, 2025, 16:09, Nils Landt wrote: >> Oleander via hat am 17.02.2025 17:08 CET gesch

How to define a local fonts.conf file for fontconfig with a Guix Home service?

2025-02-17 Thread Oleander via
Hello, is it possible to define my own fonts.conf file with a Guix home service or to prevent Guix from creating the ~/.config/fontconfig/fonts.conf symlink? I'm using a font that lacks built-in hints and I need to enable the autohint setting with fontconfig by editing the fonts.conf file but th

==== AUTHENTICATING FOR org.freedesktop.policykit.exec ==== Authentication is needed to run /gnu/store/.../xf86-video-intel-backlight-helper as the superuser

2025-01-10 Thread Oleander via
Hello, does anyone know how can I fix the error: AUTHENTICATING FOR org.freedesktop.policykit.exec Authentication is needed to run /gnu/store/.../xf86-video-intel-backlight-helper as the superuser ? I'm running Guix system with EXWM. Thank you!

Re: (setq use-package-always-ensure 't) does not install packages defined by use-package in Emacs

2024-11-22 Thread Oleander via
Just to be clear, I didn't send the previous message to the wrong mailing list. I'm experiencing this only on Guix. If someone could do me the courtesy of trying whether (setq use-package-always-ensure 't) works in Emacs under Guix I'd be grateful. Thank you Original Message O

(setq use-package-always-ensure 't) does not install packages defined by use-package in Emacs

2024-11-20 Thread Oleander via
Hello, can anyone confirm this behavior? I have to use `:ensure t` for each package in order to install them when I start Emacs. `(setq use-package-always-ensure 't)` does not work. Thank you, Best regards

Cursor theme keeps going back to default X cursor on root window

2024-10-16 Thread Oleander via
Hi, on the X window manager I'm using (exwm), the root window and some apps like urxvt display the default X cursor. If I set a different cursor theme with something like `xsetroot -cursor_name Adwaita` in my .xinitrc and .xsession files, the default X cursor is still displayed. Is it the same f

guix system: error: unrecognized boot parameters at /var/guix/profiles/system-x-link/parameters

2024-09-26 Thread Oleander via
Hi! I'm getting `guix system: error: unrecognized boot parameters at /var/guix/profiles/system-x-link/parameters` when I run guix system reconfigure. The system suggests to run guix pull but this does not fix the issue. This started to happen yesterday after a roll-back (I got a kernel panic af

Could anyone using EXWM share their guix config?

2024-09-14 Thread Oleander via
How do you start EXWM automatically on tty login (without a display manager), enable audio, adjust brightness and what packages are required for a complete Xorg installation? I couldn't find much documentation on this and coming from Sway/Wayland I'm a bit lost. Thank you!

Re: I'm getting "recovering journal" when rebooting after pulling and reconfiguring my system

2024-09-13 Thread Oleander via
Hi Marek, I don't, only the system one. Thanks anyway. Original Message On Sep 13, 2024, 15:40, Marek Paśnikowski wrote: > Oleander via writes: > This only happens with Sway and only after > reconfiguring the system. I > did a test with Gnome and the

Re: I'm getting "recovering journal" when rebooting after pulling and reconfiguring my system

2024-09-13 Thread Oleander via
This only happens with Sway and only after reconfiguring the system. I did a test with Gnome and the system boots just fine. Any Sway user experiencing the same? Thank you! Original Message On Sep 11, 2024, 11:40, Oleander wrote: > System boots just fine even if I get the "rec

I'm getting "recovering journal" when rebooting after pulling and reconfiguring my system

2024-09-11 Thread Oleander via
System boots just fine even if I get the "recovering journal" message. The smartctl test on my device passes. I don't get the message if the previous session guix pull or guix system reconfigure are not run. I shutdown/reboot my system with loginctl poweroff/reboot. With sudo shutdown/reboot I

Re: Entering the sudo password before guix pull when updating the, system

2024-08-20 Thread Oleander via
Hi Zelphir! with `sudo -i` I get the same hint. Original Message On Aug 20, 2024, 13:30, Zelphir Kaltstahl wrote: >> How can I enter the sudo password before `guix pull` runs when updating with >> `guix pull && sudo guix system reconfigure config.scm`? > >> `sudo sh -c "su -c

Re: Entering the sudo password before guix pull when updating the system

2024-08-19 Thread Oleander via
ps: without running guix pull with root privileges. Original Message On Aug 19, 2024, 20:03, Oleander wrote: > How can I enter the sudo password before `guix pull` runs when updating with > `guix pull && sudo guix system reconfigure config.scm`? > > `sudo sh -c "su -c 'guix pul

Entering the sudo password before guix pull when updating the system

2024-08-19 Thread Oleander via
How can I enter the sudo password before `guix pull` runs when updating with `guix pull && sudo guix system reconfigure config.scm`? `sudo sh -c "su -c 'guix pull' $USER && guix system reconfigure config.scm"` returns: "hint: After setting PATH, run hash guix to make sure your shell refers to

Re: Do you guix pull for the root account on a single user machine running Guix System if the root user is never used?

2024-08-19 Thread Oleander via
Got it. Thank you Raghav! Original Message On Aug 18, 2024, 11:15, Raghav Gururajan wrote: > Oleander! >> I know that root is not required to run guix pull and and sudo > guix >> system reconfigure. Is it also not necessary to update the root >> > definitions on Guix System? >

Re: Do you guix pull for the root account on a single user machine running Guix System if the root user is never used?

2024-08-16 Thread Oleander via
> Original Message On Aug 16, 2024, 22:52, Raghav > Gururajan < r...@raghavgururajan.name> wrote: > Hello! On a single-user machine where the user has superuser > privileges (wheel group), it's not required to use 'root' for guix > pull and guix system configure. You can do `guix

Do you guix pull for the root account on a single user machine running Guix System if the root user is never used?

2024-08-16 Thread Oleander via
According to the manual: https://guix.gnu.org/manual/en/html_node/After-System-Installation.html > From then on, you can update the system whenever you want by running, > say: `guix pull && sudo guix system reconfigure /etc/config.scm ` Then the manual also notes: > guix pull updates the guix c

How do I force ntpd to update date/time immediately after boot with a dead CMOS battery?

2024-08-12 Thread Oleander via
My current config with the %base-services, no desktop environment and the ntpd-service-type declaration, takes 4-5 minutes to update date and time after boot with a dead CMOS battery. Gnome configured with the %desktop-services, updates everything almost instantaneously. How can I accomplish th

Re: guix system reconfigure stuck at "guix system: bootloader successfully installed on (/dev/sda)"

2024-07-17 Thread Oleander via
15:51, Felix Lechner wrote: > Hi Oleander, On Tue, Jun 18 2024, Oleander via wrote: > the output gets stuck > at Does your configuration do anything unusual? Also, I switched to 'guix > deploy' as a more capable command. Perhaps that is an option for you, too? > Kind regards Felix

Re: Text missing from main titlebar and tabs in Gnome Console

2024-07-17 Thread Oleander via
Hi Luis! Thanks for confirming. I've just submitted a bug report at bug-g...@gnu.org Regards, Original Message On Jul 17, 2024, 21:28, Luis Felipe wrote: > El 17/07/24 a las 13:38, Oleander via escribió: > Hi Guix! > > I installed > Gnome recently and

Text missing from main titlebar and tabs in Gnome Console

2024-07-17 Thread Oleander via
Hi Guix! I installed Gnome recently and text is missing from main titlebar and tabs in Gnome Console unlike other Gnome apps. Is it just me? Thank you!

Re: guix system reconfigure stuck at "guix system: bootloader successfully installed on /(dev/sda)"

2024-06-22 Thread Oleander via
m reconfigure myconfig.scm` to perform a full upgrade of your system and that's what I use plus `&& guix home reconfigure home_config.scm` for my personal laptop with Guix installed. Original Message On Jun 21, 2024, 15:51, Felix Lechner wrote: > Hi Oleander, On Tue, Ju

guix system reconfigure stuck at "guix system: bootloader successfully installed on /(dev/sda)"

2024-06-18 Thread Oleander via
Hi Guix, every time I run `guix system reconfigure my_config.scm`, the output gets stuck at "guix system: bootloader successfully installed on /(dev/sda)" and I have to hit Ctrl+C to get back to the bash prompt. Has anyone ever experienced this? Thank you

guix system reconfigure errors

2024-03-29 Thread Oleander via
Hello Guix, after a `guix system reconfigure` I'm getting this: ``` Backtrace: 19 (primitive-load "/home/user/.config/guix/current/bin/gu…") In guix/ui.scm: 2324:7 18 (run-guix . _) 2287:10 17 (run-guix-command _ . _) In ice-9/boot-9.scm: 1752:10 16 (with-exception-handler _ _ #:unwind? _ # _) In

Getting a few errors with Sway and Icecat

2024-03-19 Thread Oleander via
Hello, is anyone getting any of these errors with Sway and Icecat? They show up when shutting down my laptop with `loginctl poweroff`: ``` [warning] Waybar has been built without rfkill support The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports: > Warning: Unsupported maximum keycode 708, clipping.

Re: Build and upgrade times for heavier packages on old hardware

2024-02-25 Thread Oleander via
Hi kiasoc5, thank you. Are substitutes in Guix System disabled by running `# guix-daemon --no-substitutes`? How can I see whether they are enabled or not? Original Message On Feb 21, 2024, 21:36, kiasoc5 wrote: > Hi Oleander, On 2/21/24 9:00 AM, Oleander via wrote: >

Build and upgrade times for heavier packages on old hardware

2024-02-21 Thread Oleander via
Hello everyone, I'm considering disabling substitutes on my current Guix system running on an old Thinkpad with an i5-2520M, 10GB of ram and an SSD. Considered that many of you might be running Guix on something similar due to the compatibility between coreboot/libreboot and old Thinkpads, how l

Re: swaylock does not accept my correct password and fails to unlock

2023-12-28 Thread Oleander via
I added the suggested entry and now swaylock works fine. Thanks Emmanuel and Remco for helping! Original Message On Dec 22, 2023, 09:24, Emmanuel Beffara wrote: > Hello, De Remco van 't Veer le 22/12/2023 à 08:56: > This works for me but I > am not sure it's still needed. I am p

Re: "Could not connect to wpa_supplicant: (nil) - re-trying" error when trying to start wpa-cli.

2023-12-28 Thread Oleander via
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Re: "Could not connect to wpa_supplicant: (nil) - re-trying" error when trying to start wpa-cli.

2023-12-28 Thread Oleander via
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Re: swaylock does not accept my correct password and fails to unlock

2023-12-22 Thread Oleander via
What module provides screen-locker-service-type? I had already tried to add that entry but after reconfiguring I get: Backtrace: 18 (primitive-load "/home/oleander/.config/guix/current/bin/gu…") In guix/ui.scm: 2324:7 17 (run-guix . _) 2287:10 16 (run-guix-command _ . _) In ice-9/boot-9.scm: 1752

"Could not connect to wpa_supplicant: (nil) - re-trying" error when trying to start wpa-cli.

2023-12-22 Thread Oleander via
Hi, has anyone ever got this error when trying to start wpa_cli? "Could not connect to wpa_supplicant: (nil) - re-trying" My /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf: @example ctrl_interface=/run/wpa_supplicant ctrl_interface_group=wheel update_config=1 network={ ssid="my-ssid" key_mgmt=WPA-PSK

swaylock does not accept my correct password and fails to unlock

2023-12-21 Thread Oleander via
Hello, has anyone had any problem with swaylock/swaylock-effects recently? They don't accept my correct password when trying to unlock. I use the following lockscreen.sh and system.scm: @example #!/bin/sh # Times the screen off and puts it to background swayidle \ timeout 60 'swaymsg "output *