Re: Repair / reinstall Guix package manager (foreign distro)
Hi! Thank you both for your responses! In the end I had already begun removing everything that find / -iname '*guix* would give me and that was not created by me, so I went the route of reinstallation. However, I'll archive these e-mails and in case I ever forget the `-i` in the sudo command again, I have the solution ready : ) Btw.: I deleted a whole lot more files than I thought I would need to. I make a list and only after the last 2 removals, the Guix installer would not find a previous installation any longer: rm --recursive --force /gnu/store || true; rm --recursive --force /var/guix || true; rm --recursive --force ~/.guix-profile || true; rm --recursive --force ~/.config/guix || true; rm --recursive --force /etc/guix/profile/config.scm || true; rm --recursive --force /tmp/guix.* || true; rm --recursive --force /home/xiaolong/.cache/guix || true; rm --recursive --force /root/.cache/guix/ || true; rm --recursive --force /root/.cache/guile/ || true; rm --recursive --force /var/log/guix || true; rm --recursive --force /root/.config/guix || true; rm --recursive --force /etc/systemd/system/guix-daemon.service || true; rm --recursive --force /etc/guix || true; rm --recursive --force /usr/local/bin/guix || true; rm --recursive --force /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/guix-daemon.service || true; rm --recursive --force /usr/local/share/info/guix.* || true; rm --recursive --force /tmp/guix.Mgm || true; # all of the above does not help # you need to do also the following rm --recursive --force /var/guix || true; rm --recursive --force /gnu || true; Thanks for telling me about the need to use `-i` or `su -`, I did not know about it. I would have run into this problem again and again. Regards, Zelphir On 28.06.20 20:25, Marius Bakke wrote: > Zelphir Kaltstahl writes: > >> Hi Guix Users! >> >> I would like to repair or reinstall my Guix package manager >> installation, because it seems broken and nothing I tried fixes the problem. >> >> The problem: >> >> >> xiaolong@xlx200:~/Downloads$ guix pull >> Migrating profile generations to '/var/guix/profiles/per-user/xiaolong'... >> guix pull: error: symlink: File exists: >> "/var/guix/profiles/per-user/xiaolong/current-guix" >> >> >> It started appearing, when I once ran `guix pull` and `guix package -u` >> as `root` user, to update my locales in the root profile. > This can happen if you become root by any other method than 'sudo -i' or > 'su -', because the root shell will otherwise inherit variables such as > $HOME, leading to this problem. > > [...] > >> >> xiaolong@xlx200:~/Downloads$ guix pull >> Migrating profile generations to '/var/guix/profiles/per-user/xiaolong'... >> Updating channel 'guix' from Git repository at >> 'https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git'... >> guix pull: error: Git error: failed open - >> '/home/xiaolong/.cache/guix/checkouts/pjmkglp4t7znuugeurpurzikxq3tnlaywmisyr27shj7apsnalwq/.git/FETCH_HEAD' >> is locked: Permission denied >> > You can fix this by either deleting the directory, or > >sudo chown -R xiaolong:xiaolong > /home/xiaolong/.cache/guix/checkouts/pjmkglp4t7znuugeurpurzikxq3tnlaywmisyr27shj7apsnalwq > > Similarly, chowning or deleting /var/guix-profiles/per-user/xiaolong is > the only way to fix the permissions issue on the profile. > > [...] > >> So I a basically giving up now and want to reinstall. I downloaded the >> install script `guix-install.sh` from the website and ran it: >> >> >> xiaolong@xlx200:~/Downloads$ sudo bash guix-install.sh >> >> (... big GUIX logo here ...) >> >> This script installs GNU Guix on your system >> >> https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/ >> Press return to continue... >> [1593338927.330]: Starting installation (So 28. Jun 12:08:47 CEST 2020) >> [1593338927.333]: [ PASS ] verification of required commands completed >> [1593338927.364]: [ INFO ] init system is: systemd >> [1593338927.368]: [ INFO ] system is x86_64-linux >> [1593338928.075]: [ PASS ] Release for your system: >> guix-binary-1.1.0.x86_64-linux >> [1593338928.077]: [ INFO ] Downloading Guix release archive >> guix-binary-1.1.0.x86_64 100%[==>] 70,14M >> 4,27MB/sin 21s >> guix-binary-1.1.0.x86_64 100%[==>] 833 >> --.-KB/sin 0s >> [1593338949.457]: [ PASS ] download completed. >> [1593338950.341]: [ PASS ] Signature is valid. >> [1593338959.807]: [ PASS ] unpacked archive >> [1593338959.808]: [ FAIL ] A previous Guix installation was found. Refusing >> to overwrite. >> >> >> "OK OK! I'll uninstall the previous one!" >> >> But how do I do it exactly? Or is there a flag or anything I can give to >> make it overwrite the previous installation? > Reinstalling still won't fix the permissions on your > ~/.cache/guix/checkouts. But to eradicate Guix and let the script do > its thing you should 'sudo rm -rf /var/guix
Re: Repair / reinstall Guix package manager (foreign distro)
Zelphir Kaltstahl writes: > Hi Guix Users! > > I would like to repair or reinstall my Guix package manager > installation, because it seems broken and nothing I tried fixes the problem. > > The problem: > > > xiaolong@xlx200:~/Downloads$ guix pull > Migrating profile generations to '/var/guix/profiles/per-user/xiaolong'... > guix pull: error: symlink: File exists: > "/var/guix/profiles/per-user/xiaolong/current-guix" > > > It started appearing, when I once ran `guix pull` and `guix package -u` > as `root` user, to update my locales in the root profile. This can happen if you become root by any other method than 'sudo -i' or 'su -', because the root shell will otherwise inherit variables such as $HOME, leading to this problem. [...] > > xiaolong@xlx200:~/Downloads$ guix pull > Migrating profile generations to '/var/guix/profiles/per-user/xiaolong'... > Updating channel 'guix' from Git repository at > 'https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git'... > guix pull: error: Git error: failed open - > '/home/xiaolong/.cache/guix/checkouts/pjmkglp4t7znuugeurpurzikxq3tnlaywmisyr27shj7apsnalwq/.git/FETCH_HEAD' > is locked: Permission denied > You can fix this by either deleting the directory, or sudo chown -R xiaolong:xiaolong /home/xiaolong/.cache/guix/checkouts/pjmkglp4t7znuugeurpurzikxq3tnlaywmisyr27shj7apsnalwq Similarly, chowning or deleting /var/guix-profiles/per-user/xiaolong is the only way to fix the permissions issue on the profile. [...] > So I a basically giving up now and want to reinstall. I downloaded the > install script `guix-install.sh` from the website and ran it: > > > xiaolong@xlx200:~/Downloads$ sudo bash guix-install.sh > > (... big GUIX logo here ...) > > This script installs GNU Guix on your system > > https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/ > Press return to continue... > [1593338927.330]: Starting installation (So 28. Jun 12:08:47 CEST 2020) > [1593338927.333]: [ PASS ] verification of required commands completed > [1593338927.364]: [ INFO ] init system is: systemd > [1593338927.368]: [ INFO ] system is x86_64-linux > [1593338928.075]: [ PASS ] Release for your system: > guix-binary-1.1.0.x86_64-linux > [1593338928.077]: [ INFO ] Downloading Guix release archive > guix-binary-1.1.0.x86_64 100%[==>] 70,14M > 4,27MB/sin 21s > guix-binary-1.1.0.x86_64 100%[==>] 833 > --.-KB/sin 0s > [1593338949.457]: [ PASS ] download completed. > [1593338950.341]: [ PASS ] Signature is valid. > [1593338959.807]: [ PASS ] unpacked archive > [1593338959.808]: [ FAIL ] A previous Guix installation was found. Refusing > to overwrite. > > > "OK OK! I'll uninstall the previous one!" > > But how do I do it exactly? Or is there a flag or anything I can give to > make it overwrite the previous installation? Reinstalling still won't fix the permissions on your ~/.cache/guix/checkouts. But to eradicate Guix and let the script do its thing you should 'sudo rm -rf /var/guix /gnu'. Hope this helps! signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: Repair / reinstall Guix package manager (foreign distro)
There has been some issues with getting the symlinks ~/.guix-profile and ~/.config/guix/current right on a foreign distro for me and some other users, but Im not sure whether this is a Guix problem, or a misunderstanding by the users. A good explanation of guix profiles is here: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/561093/what-is-the-difference-between-guix-profile-and-config-guix-current and also make sure to read about the guix pull -p option. After that I think you can fix your problem by fixing the symlinks. Reg reinstall if you wont just fix the symlinks, deleting /gnu/store and /var/guix, along with any profiles such as ~/.guix-profile and ~/.config/guix/ folders I think is enough to begin a reinstall (possibly also /etc/guix/profiles/config.scm or similar if they exist - but not sure). Having a reinstall options or similar for guix-install.sh would be nice, but I dont think it exists (btw. it shouldn't be too hard to check the bash source for this and see if it exists or not). Best regards, David On 2020-06-28 10:22, Zelphir Kaltstahl wrote: Hi Guix Users! I would like to repair or reinstall my Guix package manager installation, because it seems broken and nothing I tried fixes the problem. The problem: xiaolong@xlx200:~/Downloads$ guix pull Migrating profile generations to '/var/guix/profiles/per-user/xiaolong'... guix pull: error: symlink: File exists: "/var/guix/profiles/per-user/xiaolong/current-guix" It started appearing, when I once ran `guix pull` and `guix package -u` as `root` user, to update my locales in the root profile. Now I can only do a `guix pull` as `root` user, no longer as normal user. I've tried deleting the symlink, thinking: "Well if the error is, that a file exists in that place, it probably wants to write there and refuses to overwrite. I'll delete it for you then." That results in another error: xiaolong@xlx200:~/Downloads$ guix pull Migrating profile generations to '/var/guix/profiles/per-user/xiaolong'... Updating channel 'guix' from Git repository at 'https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git'... guix pull: error: Git error: failed open - '/home/xiaolong/.cache/guix/checkouts/pjmkglp4t7znuugeurpurzikxq3tnlaywmisyr27shj7apsnalwq/.git/FETCH_HEAD' is locked: Permission denied I can get it back to previous state by running `guix pull` as `root` user again, but it does not fix the original problem then. Now I've gone 1 step further in frustration and deleted the whole `/var/guix/profiles/per-user/xiaolong` folder. OK, now guix does not know about any installed packages any more and the error becomes: xiaolong@xlx200:~$ guix pull guile: warning: failed to install locale Migrating profile generations to '/var/guix/profiles/per-user/xiaolong'... Updating channel 'guix' from Git repository at 'https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git'... guix pull: error: Git error: failed open - '/home/xiaolong/.cache/guix/checkouts/pjmkglp4t7znuugeurpurzikxq3tnlaywmisyr27shj7apsnalwq/.git/FETCH_HEAD' is locked: Permission denied So I a basically giving up now and want to reinstall. I downloaded the install script `guix-install.sh` from the website and ran it: xiaolong@xlx200:~/Downloads$ sudo bash guix-install.sh (... big GUIX logo here ...) This script installs GNU Guix on your system https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/ Press return to continue... [1593338927.330]: Starting installation (So 28. Jun 12:08:47 CEST 2020) [1593338927.333]: [ PASS ] verification of required commands completed [1593338927.364]: [ INFO ] init system is: systemd [1593338927.368]: [ INFO ] system is x86_64-linux [1593338928.075]: [ PASS ] Release for your system: guix-binary-1.1.0.x86_64-linux [1593338928.077]: [ INFO ] Downloading Guix release archive guix-binary-1.1.0.x86_64 100%[==>] 70,14M 4,27MB/sin 21s guix-binary-1.1.0.x86_64 100%[==>] 833 --.-KB/sin 0s [1593338949.457]: [ PASS ] download completed. [1593338950.341]: [ PASS ] Signature is valid. [1593338959.807]: [ PASS ] unpacked archive [1593338959.808]: [ FAIL ] A previous Guix installation was found. Refusing to overwrite. "OK OK! I'll uninstall the previous one!" But how do I do it exactly? Or is there a flag or anything I can give to make it overwrite the previous installation? Regards, Zelphir
Repair / reinstall Guix package manager (foreign distro)
Hi Guix Users! I would like to repair or reinstall my Guix package manager installation, because it seems broken and nothing I tried fixes the problem. The problem: xiaolong@xlx200:~/Downloads$ guix pull Migrating profile generations to '/var/guix/profiles/per-user/xiaolong'... guix pull: error: symlink: File exists: "/var/guix/profiles/per-user/xiaolong/current-guix" It started appearing, when I once ran `guix pull` and `guix package -u` as `root` user, to update my locales in the root profile. Now I can only do a `guix pull` as `root` user, no longer as normal user. I've tried deleting the symlink, thinking: "Well if the error is, that a file exists in that place, it probably wants to write there and refuses to overwrite. I'll delete it for you then." That results in another error: xiaolong@xlx200:~/Downloads$ guix pull Migrating profile generations to '/var/guix/profiles/per-user/xiaolong'... Updating channel 'guix' from Git repository at 'https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git'... guix pull: error: Git error: failed open - '/home/xiaolong/.cache/guix/checkouts/pjmkglp4t7znuugeurpurzikxq3tnlaywmisyr27shj7apsnalwq/.git/FETCH_HEAD' is locked: Permission denied I can get it back to previous state by running `guix pull` as `root` user again, but it does not fix the original problem then. Now I've gone 1 step further in frustration and deleted the whole `/var/guix/profiles/per-user/xiaolong` folder. OK, now guix does not know about any installed packages any more and the error becomes: xiaolong@xlx200:~$ guix pull guile: warning: failed to install locale Migrating profile generations to '/var/guix/profiles/per-user/xiaolong'... Updating channel 'guix' from Git repository at 'https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git'... guix pull: error: Git error: failed open - '/home/xiaolong/.cache/guix/checkouts/pjmkglp4t7znuugeurpurzikxq3tnlaywmisyr27shj7apsnalwq/.git/FETCH_HEAD' is locked: Permission denied So I a basically giving up now and want to reinstall. I downloaded the install script `guix-install.sh` from the website and ran it: xiaolong@xlx200:~/Downloads$ sudo bash guix-install.sh (... big GUIX logo here ...) This script installs GNU Guix on your system https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/ Press return to continue... [1593338927.330]: Starting installation (So 28. Jun 12:08:47 CEST 2020) [1593338927.333]: [ PASS ] verification of required commands completed [1593338927.364]: [ INFO ] init system is: systemd [1593338927.368]: [ INFO ] system is x86_64-linux [1593338928.075]: [ PASS ] Release for your system: guix-binary-1.1.0.x86_64-linux [1593338928.077]: [ INFO ] Downloading Guix release archive guix-binary-1.1.0.x86_64 100%[==>] 70,14M 4,27MB/sin 21s guix-binary-1.1.0.x86_64 100%[==>] 833 --.-KB/sin 0s [1593338949.457]: [ PASS ] download completed. [1593338950.341]: [ PASS ] Signature is valid. [1593338959.807]: [ PASS ] unpacked archive [1593338959.808]: [ FAIL ] A previous Guix installation was found. Refusing to overwrite. "OK OK! I'll uninstall the previous one!" But how do I do it exactly? Or is there a flag or anything I can give to make it overwrite the previous installation? Regards, Zelphir -- repositories: https://notabug.org/ZelphirKaltstahl
