Re: guix system reconfigure /etc/config.scm or my-config.scm
On Wed, 08 May 2019 14:18:33 -0500 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice wrote > Hiya Sirgazil, > > sirgazil wrote: > > So, should one do the following instead? > > > > $ emacs ~/path/to/my-config.scm > > Modify the file to your liking > > $ guix pull && sudo guix system reconfigure > > ~/path/to/my-config.scm > > Oh, it doesn't matter. > > This file can be whatever and wherever you want it to be (mine's > /etc/guix/system.scm because eww ‘config’). It's in /etc by > default since that's where most people will expect it and it's the > Unixly-correct place to put system-wide configuration files, and > this is the mother of all system-wide configuration files :-) > > Now, to be blunt, I don't think > > “The normal way to change the system configuration is by > updating this > file and re-running ‘guix system reconfigure’. One should > never have > to touch files in ‘/etc’[.]” > > can reasonably be read as self-contradictory, but if you want to > add an ‘other’ at the end I don't think anyone will object! Thanks for your help, Tobias :)
Re: guix system reconfigure /etc/config.scm or my-config.scm
On Wed, 08 May 2019 14:16:55 -0500 John Soo wrote > Hi there, > > I do exactly what you said: > > $ emacs /path/to/my/config.scm > $ sudo suix system reconfigure /path/to/my/config.scm > > No need to keep it in /etc. > > Hope that helps, Yes, thanks :)
Re: guix system reconfigure /etc/config.scm or my-config.scm
Hiya Sirgazil, sirgazil wrote: So, should one do the following instead? $ emacs ~/path/to/my-config.scm Modify the file to your liking $ guix pull && sudo guix system reconfigure ~/path/to/my-config.scm Oh, it doesn't matter. This file can be whatever and wherever you want it to be (mine's /etc/guix/system.scm because eww ‘config’). It's in /etc by default since that's where most people will expect it and it's the Unixly-correct place to put system-wide configuration files, and this is the mother of all system-wide configuration files :-) Now, to be blunt, I don't think “The normal way to change the system configuration is by updating this file and re-running ‘guix system reconfigure’. One should never have to touch files in ‘/etc’[.]” can reasonably be read as self-contradictory, but if you want to add an ‘other’ at the end I don't think anyone will object! Kind regards, T G-R signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: guix system reconfigure /etc/config.scm or my-config.scm
Hi there, I do exactly what you said: $ emacs /path/to/my/config.scm $ sudo suix system reconfigure /path/to/my/config.scm No need to keep it in /etc. Hope that helps, John > On May 8, 2019, at 11:54 AM, sirgazil wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm reading the Guix manual, and I'm confused about the recommended way to > reconfigure the system. > > The workaround added recently to the "Graphical Installation" section > suggests that in a freshly installed system you can:¹ > >$ sudo emacs /etc/config.scm >Modify the file to your liking >$ guix pull && sudo guix system reconfigure /etc/config.scm > > But the "System Configuration" section seems to recommend against touching > files in "/etc". The "Instantiating the System" subsection talks about > running ² > >$ guix system reconfigure my-system-config.scm > > This subsection also reads: > >The normal way to change the system configuration is by updating this >file and re-running ‘guix system reconfigure’. One should never have to >touch files in ‘/etc’ or to run commands that modify the system state >such as ‘useradd’ or ‘grub-install’. In fact, you must avoid that since >that would not only void your warranty but also prevent you from rolling >back to previous versions of your system, should you ever need to. > > So, should one do the following instead? > >$ emacs ~/path/to/my-config.scm >Modify the file to your liking >$ guix pull && sudo guix system reconfigure ~/path/to/my-config.scm > > > > Footnotes: > > 1. > https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/en/html_node/Guided-Graphical-Installation.html#Guided-Graphical-Installation > 2. > https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/en/html_node/Using-the-Configuration-System.html#Instantiating-the-System > > > --- > https://sirgazil.bitbucket.io/ > > > > >
guix system reconfigure /etc/config.scm or my-config.scm
Hi, I'm reading the Guix manual, and I'm confused about the recommended way to reconfigure the system. The workaround added recently to the "Graphical Installation" section suggests that in a freshly installed system you can:¹ $ sudo emacs /etc/config.scm Modify the file to your liking $ guix pull && sudo guix system reconfigure /etc/config.scm But the "System Configuration" section seems to recommend against touching files in "/etc". The "Instantiating the System" subsection talks about running ² $ guix system reconfigure my-system-config.scm This subsection also reads: The normal way to change the system configuration is by updating this file and re-running ‘guix system reconfigure’. One should never have to touch files in ‘/etc’ or to run commands that modify the system state such as ‘useradd’ or ‘grub-install’. In fact, you must avoid that since that would not only void your warranty but also prevent you from rolling back to previous versions of your system, should you ever need to. So, should one do the following instead? $ emacs ~/path/to/my-config.scm Modify the file to your liking $ guix pull && sudo guix system reconfigure ~/path/to/my-config.scm Footnotes: 1. https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/en/html_node/Guided-Graphical-Installation.html#Guided-Graphical-Installation 2. https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/en/html_node/Using-the-Configuration-System.html#Instantiating-the-System --- https://sirgazil.bitbucket.io/
