guix setup notes

gistfile1.txt

# instructions based on system crafters

# inside an ubuntu system (or any systemd-based system?)

cd /tmp
wget https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/plain/etc/guix-install.sh
chmod +x guix-install.sh 
sudo ./guix-install.sh 
wget "https://sv.gnu.org/people/viewgpg.php?user_id=127547" -qO - | sudo -i gpg --import -
wget "https://sv.gnu.org/people/viewgpg.php?user_id=15145" -qO - | sudo -i gpg --import -
sudo ./guix-install.sh 
info guix
guix install emacs

# edit ~/.profile to contain
GUIX_PROFILE="/home/user/.guix-profile"
. "$GUIX_PROFILE/etc/profile"

guix pull

# unlike in the video, there was no output about more additions to .profile

# again
guix pull

# what has changed
guix pull --news

guix upgrade

# coping with locales-related warnings (one-time)
sudo guix install glibc-locales

# edit root's .profile to contain GUIX_LOCPATH=$HOME/.guix-profile/lib/locale
sudo vi /root/.profile

# update root user's guix profile periodically
sudo -i guix pull

sudo -i guix pull --news

sudo systemctl restart guix-daemon.service