guix/doc, branch v1.5.0rc1 Transactional package manager, declarative GNU/Linux distribution, reproducible deployment tool, and more! https://guix.gnu.org image: Add qcow2-gpt image type. 2025-12-22T22:00:38+00:00 Rutherther rutherther@ditigal.xyz 2025-12-01T07:02:24+00:00 20157dae27d3ed2c754a5c15aa001f6c268366c3 qcow2 is a mbr-hybrid image. But on aarch64, we have to use grub-efi bootloader. For that bootloader, gpt should be used and Guix errors if it isn't (due to failed check in Guix code). So it's impossible to generate qcow2 type aarch64 image without using customized bootloader. One would have to define their own image instead of using the ones pre-defined. * gnu/system/system.scm (qcow2-gpt-image-type): New variable. * doc/guix.texi: Document qcow2-gpt and its use. Change-Id: I93f0880c7ca2d3f934067c12dd1143ad20828333 Signed-off-by: Rutherther <rutherther@ditigal.xyz> 
qcow2 is a mbr-hybrid image. But on aarch64, we
have to use grub-efi bootloader. For that bootloader,
gpt should be used and Guix errors if it isn't (due to
failed check in Guix code). So it's impossible to generate
qcow2 type aarch64 image without using customized bootloader.
One would have to define their own image instead of using
the ones pre-defined.

* gnu/system/system.scm (qcow2-gpt-image-type): New variable.
* doc/guix.texi: Document qcow2-gpt and its use.

Change-Id: I93f0880c7ca2d3f934067c12dd1143ad20828333
Signed-off-by: Rutherther <rutherther@ditigal.xyz>
etc: Add AppArmor profile for the daemon. 2025-12-22T21:48:57+00:00 Noé Lopez noelopez@free.fr 2025-12-08T15:39:11+00:00 587fd2dad49d8af3f31d06e29ff43c986d6f35c4 * .gitignore: Add etc/apparmor.d/tunables/guix. * Makefile.am (nodist_apparmor_profile_DATA) (nodist_apparmor_profile_tunables_DATA): Define it. * configure.ac: Generate etc/apparmor.d/tunables/guix. Add --with-apparmor-profile-dir option. * etc/apparmor.d/guix-daemon: New file. * etc/apparmor.d/tunables/guix.in: New file. * doc/guix.texi: Document AppArmor profiles. * gnu/packages/package-management.scm (guix): Add future changes commented. Change-Id: Iac7df9d642383cc46a2d450c3badef31199ab041 Signed-off-by: Rutherther <rutherther@ditigal.xyz> 
* .gitignore: Add etc/apparmor.d/tunables/guix.
* Makefile.am (nodist_apparmor_profile_DATA)
(nodist_apparmor_profile_tunables_DATA): Define it.
* configure.ac: Generate etc/apparmor.d/tunables/guix. Add
--with-apparmor-profile-dir option.
* etc/apparmor.d/guix-daemon: New file.
* etc/apparmor.d/tunables/guix.in: New file.
* doc/guix.texi: Document AppArmor profiles.
* gnu/packages/package-management.scm (guix): Add future changes commented.

Change-Id: Iac7df9d642383cc46a2d450c3badef31199ab041
Signed-off-by: Rutherther <rutherther@ditigal.xyz>
services: Modernize redis service. 2025-12-22T14:42:39+00:00 Ashvith Shetty ashvith@noreply.codeberg.org 2025-06-28T16:53:05+00:00 4b25873c123da8d835e2c2078f1ed3d07023666f * gnu/services/databases.scm (redis-configuration): Rewrite using `define-configuration'. (redis-shepherd-service): Honor it. * doc/guix.texi (Database Services) <redis>: Regenerate documentation. Change-Id: I5b99822ca3d8d23fb5133497d00eada0336d0c65 Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Merges: #2158 
* gnu/services/databases.scm
(redis-configuration): Rewrite using `define-configuration'.
(redis-shepherd-service): Honor it.
* doc/guix.texi (Database Services) <redis>: Regenerate
documentation.

Change-Id: I5b99822ca3d8d23fb5133497d00eada0336d0c65
Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
Merges: #2158
doc: Fix typo. 2025-12-22T10:00:19+00:00 Nguyễn Gia Phong cnx@loang.net 2025-12-18T15:49:40+00:00 ce279acd14fba2dfca17a25d7733838df9103dcb * doc/guix.texi (Mapped Devices): Fix typo. Change-Id: I72a5e0e651e3926def0bd5fdb67ccc01cc8a2041 Signed-off-by: Rutherther <rutherther@ditigal.xyz> 
* doc/guix.texi (Mapped Devices): Fix typo.

Change-Id: I72a5e0e651e3926def0bd5fdb67ccc01cc8a2041
Signed-off-by: Rutherther <rutherther@ditigal.xyz>
doc: Warn about specific nologin paths when it is not in PATH. 2025-12-20T17:21:46+00:00 Noé Lopez noelopez@free.fr 2025-12-17T22:11:27+00:00 1e0eb9e8dfce6425d59e800d83b98ced69ae4a40 See <https://codeberg.org/guix/guix/issues/4704#issuecomment-8751141>. * doc/guix.texi (Build Environment Setup): Add warning in case the nologin binary is not found. Reported-by: FuncProgLinux Change-Id: Ib8aa2bdaf0aef6a589afe638e2fcd539c8276ac7 Signed-off-by: Rutherther <rutherther@ditigal.xyz> 
See <https://codeberg.org/guix/guix/issues/4704#issuecomment-8751141>.

* doc/guix.texi (Build Environment Setup): Add warning in case the nologin
binary is not found.

Reported-by: FuncProgLinux
Change-Id: Ib8aa2bdaf0aef6a589afe638e2fcd539c8276ac7
Signed-off-by: Rutherther <rutherther@ditigal.xyz>
doc: Update information on installing guix with package managers. 2025-12-20T17:21:44+00:00 Noé Lopez noelopez@free.fr 2025-12-17T22:02:58+00:00 2dcf1ec33e45212b4d1a0f67e3556d589c88d2fd There is no longer a guix package in Debian. Adapt the instructions to avoid having to list how to install on every package manager. The specific instructions for Parabola are kept since it is a FSDG system. * doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): Remove Debian and OpenSUSE installation instructions. Update examples of distros with a guix package. Add instructions for other package managers. Change-Id: Ie34b40d7224593df8e51d62d665a15a1b16b8e70 Signed-off-by: Rutherther <rutherther@ditigal.xyz> 
There is no longer a guix package in Debian.  Adapt the instructions to avoid
having to list how to install on every package manager.  The specific
instructions for Parabola are kept since it is a FSDG system.

* doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): Remove Debian and OpenSUSE installation
instructions.  Update examples of distros with a guix package.  Add
instructions for other package managers.

Change-Id: Ie34b40d7224593df8e51d62d665a15a1b16b8e70
Signed-off-by: Rutherther <rutherther@ditigal.xyz>
doc: Mention that services doing mounts should depend on user-file-systems. 2025-12-20T12:37:13+00:00 Rutherther rutherther@ditigal.xyz 2025-12-20T12:35:08+00:00 ed1b6b5451cd5964724cc0a24e0b9756a50dcb6b This is a recent change. If the services do not depend on it, it's possible user-file-systems will try to unmount the file systems byt itself first. * doc/guix.texi (Shepherd Services): Mention services should depend on user-file-systems if they do mounts. Change-Id: I87f459aa43c2a59ffcae35750e02a08abc3c1f8a Signed-off-by: Rutherther <rutherther@ditigal.xyz> 
This is a recent change. If the services do not depend on it, it's possible
user-file-systems will try to unmount the file systems byt itself first.

* doc/guix.texi (Shepherd Services): Mention services should depend on
user-file-systems if they do mounts.

Change-Id: I87f459aa43c2a59ffcae35750e02a08abc3c1f8a
Signed-off-by: Rutherther <rutherther@ditigal.xyz>
monad-repl: Add "graft?" command. 2025-12-18T23:05:43+00:00 Tomas Volf ~@wolfsden.cz 2025-12-17T12:47:38+00:00 55bf53fe92fac2b98e117b6f01fddd7db0285529 Grafts are not always required when just exploring in the REPL, and they do take time, so this commit adds easy way to disable them. * guix/monad-repl.scm (build-graft): New meta command. * doc/guix.texi (Using Guix Interactively): Document it. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> 
Grafts are not always required when just exploring in the REPL, and they do
take time, so this commit adds easy way to disable them.

* guix/monad-repl.scm (build-graft): New meta command.
* doc/guix.texi (Using Guix Interactively): Document it.

Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
doc: Warn that extra-special-file files persist. 2025-12-13T22:14:28+00:00 Hugo Buddelmeijer hugo@buddelmeijer.nl 2025-09-19T20:23:49+00:00 3bebde34812779c609719ce6eae6dbf3127753da * doc/guix.tex (Base Services)[extra-special-file]: Add warning regarding special files persisting after extra-special-file call is removed from the system config. Change-Id: I29cb3a31ee45894293d9becf3c0ebe93ea7f0da4 Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Merges: #2810 
* doc/guix.tex (Base Services)[extra-special-file]: Add warning regarding
special files persisting after extra-special-file call is removed from the
system config.

Change-Id: I29cb3a31ee45894293d9becf3c0ebe93ea7f0da4
Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
Merges: #2810
services: oci: Fix oci-image value field handling. 2025-12-11T14:31:09+00:00 Owen T. Heisler writer@owenh.net 2025-12-10T05:31:16+00:00 94b26ff2841b90826968386de0b71a46284d2ee0 * gnu/services/containers.scm (lower-oci-image-state, oci-lowerable-image?): Remove support for gexps and correctly lower file-like objects. * doc/guix.texi: Remove gexp from oci-image value field description. Fixes: guix/guix#3818 Change-Id: Ib812d65b32dd68f8572fcb371ab4521d22e5336c Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Merges: #3819 
* gnu/services/containers.scm (lower-oci-image-state, oci-lowerable-image?):
Remove support for gexps and correctly lower file-like objects.
* doc/guix.texi: Remove gexp from oci-image value field description.

Fixes: guix/guix#3818
Change-Id: Ib812d65b32dd68f8572fcb371ab4521d22e5336c
Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
Merges: #3819