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Guix
GNU Guix is (1) a transactional package manager and (2) a GNU/Linux distribution.
My personal selling points are declarative package configuration and transactional upgrades.
References:
Profiles
A profile is way to group Guix packages. Amongst many advantages, profiles can be defined by manifests, which in turn can be stored in VCS.
References:
Activate profiles
A script to activate guix profiles. Usage:
activate-profiles [profile1] [profile2] ...
Source: David Wilson's config
GREEN='\033[1;32m'
RED='\033[1;30m'
NC='\033[0m'
GUIX_EXTRA_PROFILES=$HOME/.guix-extra-profiles
profiles=$*
if [[ $# -eq 0 ]]; then
profiles="$HOME/.config/guix/manifests/*.scm";
fi
for profile in $profiles; do
# Remove the path and file extension, if any
profileName=$(basename $profile)
profileName="${profileName%.*}"
profilePath="$GUIX_EXTRA_PROFILES/$profileName"
manifestPath=$HOME/.config/guix/manifests/$profileName.scm
if [ -f $manifestPath ]; then
echo
echo -e "${GREEN}Activating profile:" $manifestPath "${NC}"
echo
mkdir -p $profilePath
guix package --manifest=$manifestPath --profile="$profilePath/$profileName"
# Source the new profile
GUIX_PROFILE="$profilePath/$profileName"
if [ -f $GUIX_PROFILE/etc/profile ]; then
. "$GUIX_PROFILE"/etc/profile
else
echo -e "${RED}Couldn't find profile:" $GUIX_PROFILE/etc/profile "${NC}"
fi
else
echo "No profile found at path" $profilePath
fi
doneUpdate profiles
A script to update Guix profiles. Usage:
update-profiles [profile1] [profile2] ...
Source: once again, David Wilson's config.
GREEN='\033[1;32m'
NC='\033[0m'
GUIX_EXTRA_PROFILES=$HOME/.guix-extra-profiles
profiles=$*
if [[ $# -eq 0 ]]; then
profiles="$GUIX_EXTRA_PROFILES/*";
fi
for profile in $profiles; do
profileName=$(basename $profile)
profilePath=$GUIX_EXTRA_PROFILES/$profileName
echo
echo -e "${GREEN}Updating profile:" $profilePath "${NC}"
echo
guix package --profile="$profilePath/$profileName" --manifest="$HOME/.config/guix/manifests/$profileName.scm"
doneChannels
Specifying additional channels.
References:
Nonguix channel is pinned to a particular commit to avoid recompiling stuff more than necessary.
(cons*
(channel
(name 'channel-q)
(url "https://github.com/SqrtMinusOne/channel-q.git"))
(channel
(name 'flat)
(url "https://github.com/flatwhatson/guix-channel.git")
(introduction
(make-channel-introduction
"33f86a4b48205c0dc19d7c036c85393f0766f806"
(openpgp-fingerprint
"736A C00E 1254 378B A982 7AF6 9DBE 8265 81B6 4490"))))
(channel
(name 'nonguix)
(url "https://gitlab.com/nonguix/nonguix")
(commit "d3c5eea0cbfe3e5bfbcf1fe15bc916fefacc624f")
(introduction
(make-channel-introduction
"897c1a470da759236cc11798f4e0a5f7d4d59fbc"
(openpgp-fingerprint
"2A39 3FFF 68F4 EF7A 3D29 12AF 6F51 20A0 22FB B2D5"))))
%default-channels)Systems
Configuring systems with Guix.
Yes, all my machines are named after colors I like.
Base configuration
The base configuration is shared between all the machines.
While it's possible to make a single .scm file with base confguration and load it, I noticed that it produces more cryptic error messages whenever there is an error in the base file, so I opt in for noweb.
guix system invocation is as follows:
sudo -E guix system reconfigure ~/.config/guix/systems/[system].scm
Common modules:
(use-modules (gnu))
(use-modules (gnu system nss))
(use-modules (gnu packages bash))
(use-modules ((gnu packages base) #:select (coreutils glibc)))
(use-modules (gnu packages certs))
(use-modules (gnu packages version-control))
(use-modules (gnu packages vim))
(use-modules (gnu packages gnome))
(use-modules (gnu packages xorg))
(use-modules (gnu packages wm))
(use-modules (gnu packages openbox))
(use-modules (gnu services docker))
(use-modules (gnu services cups))
(use-modules (srfi srfi-1))
(use-modules (guix channels))
(use-modules (guix inferior))
(use-modules (nongnu packages linux))
(use-modules (nongnu system linux-initrd))
(use-service-modules desktop networking ssh xorg nix)
(use-package-modules ssh)
In principle, we could define a variable called base-operating-system and extend it in ancestors. However, then we would have to define mandatory fields like host-name, bootloader with dummy values. Since I'm already using noweb, there is little point.
The following code will be inserted in the top of the operating-system definition.
Use the fulll Linux kernel. I hope I'll be able to use Libre kernel somewhere later.
Inferior in kernel is used to avoid recompilation. It looks like I can pin these to diffent commits than in my channels.scm
(kernel
(let*
((channels
(list (channel
(name 'nonguix)
(url "https://gitlab.com/nonguix/nonguix")
(commit "46c1d8bcca674d3a71cd077c52dde9552a89873d"))
(channel
(name 'guix)
(url "https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git")
(commit "f463f376e91ccc1fe4ab68d5e822b5d71a1234f5"))))
(inferior
(inferior-for-channels channels)))
(first (lookup-inferior-packages inferior "linux" "5.12.8"))))
;; (kernel linux)
(initrd microcode-initrd)
(firmware (list linux-firmware))
(locale "en_US.utf8")
(timezone "Europe/Moscow")US/RU keyboard layout, switch with Alt+Shift.
(keyboard-layout (keyboard-layout "us,ru" #:options '("grp:alt_shift_toggle")))User accounts.
(users (cons* (user-account
(name "pavel")
(comment "Pavel")
(group "users")
(home-directory "/home/pavel")
(supplementary-groups
'("wheel" ;; sudo
"netdev" ;; network devices
"audio"
"video"
"input"
"tty"
"docker"
"scanner"
"lp")))
%base-user-accounts))Base packages, necessary right after the installation.
(packages
(append
(list nss-certs
git
i3-gaps
i3lock
openbox
xterm
vim)
%base-packages))Default services for each machine:
- override the default
%desktop-servicesto add OpenVPN support - add nix service
- add docker service
- add CUPS service
- add a symlink to ELF interpeter to where most Linux binaries expect it
(define %my-base-services
(cons*
(service openssh-service-type)
(screen-locker-service i3lock "i3lock")
(extra-special-file "/lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2" (file-append glibc "/lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2"))
(service nix-service-type)
(service cups-service-type
(cups-configuration
(web-interface? #t)))
(service docker-service-type)
(modify-services %desktop-services
(network-manager-service-type config =>
(network-manager-configuration (inherit config)
(vpn-plugins (list network-manager-openvpn)))))))azure
azure is a Lenovo Ideapad 330 laptop.
%backlight-udev-rule should enable members of video group change the display backlight. See the relevant page at Arch Wiki.
<<system-common>>
(define %backlight-udev-rule
(udev-rule
"90-backlight.rules"
(string-append "ACTION==\"add\", SUBSYSTEM==\"backlight\", "
"RUN+=\"/run/current-system/profile/bin/chgrp video /sys/class/backlight/%k/brightness\""
"\n"
"ACTION==\"add\", SUBSYSTEM==\"backlight\", "
"RUN+=\"/run/current-system/profile/bin/chmod g+w /sys/class/backlight/%k/brightness\"")))
(operating-system
<<system-base>>
(host-name "azure")
(services (cons*
(set-xorg-configuration
(xorg-configuration
(keyboard-layout keyboard-layout)))
(modify-services %my-base-services
(elogind-service-type config =>
(elogind-configuration (inherit config)
(handle-lid-switch-external-power 'suspend)))
(udev-service-type config =>
(udev-configuration (inherit config)
(rules (cons %backlight-udev-rule
(udev-configuration-rules config))))))))
(bootloader
(bootloader-configuration
(bootloader grub-efi-bootloader)
(target "/boot/efi")
(keyboard-layout keyboard-layout)))
(swap-devices
(list (uuid "4b2dedb3-b111-4e69-8c05-6daa2b072c76")))
(file-systems
(cons* (file-system
(mount-point "/")
(device (file-system-label "my-root"))
(type "ext4"))
(file-system
(mount-point "/boot/efi")
(device "/dev/sda1")
(type "vfat"))
%base-file-systems)))indigo
indigo is my desktop PC.
<<system-common>>
(operating-system
<<system-base>>
(host-name "indigo")
(services (cons*
(set-xorg-configuration
(xorg-configuration
(keyboard-layout keyboard-layout)))
%my-base-services))
(bootloader
(bootloader-configuration
(bootloader grub-efi-bootloader)
(target "/boot/efi")
(keyboard-layout keyboard-layout)))
(swap-devices
(list (uuid "059a2c26-8f70-4986-adf0-1a2e7b511404")))
(file-systems
(cons* (file-system
(mount-point "/")
(device (file-system-label "my-root"))
(type "ext4"))
(file-system
(mount-point "/boot/efi")
(device "/dev/sda1")
(type "vfat"))
%base-file-systems)))blue
A VM on which I test Guix. Will probably be deleted sooner or later.
<<system-common>>
(operating-system
<<system-base>>
(host-name "blue")
(bootloader
(bootloader-configuration
(bootloader grub-bootloader)
(target "/dev/sda")
(keyboard-layout keyboard-layout)))
(swap-devices
(list (uuid "d9ca4f8b-4bb1-420e-9371-3558731bada1")))
(file-systems
(cons* (file-system
(mount-point "/")
(device
(uuid "179fbd75-3c7f-4de2-8c4f-4c30939b8a3f"
'ext4))
(type "ext4"))
%base-file-systems)))System installation
Preparation
In my cases the provided ISO doesn't work because of Libre kernel.
Fortunately, David Wilson has made a repository with a toolchain to make an ISO with the full kernel. In case it won't be an option, the nonguix repo also has instructions on how to do that.
When an ISO is there, we have to write it on a USB stick. Run sudo fdisk -l to get a list of disks.
The approach in the official instruction is to create a bootable USB with dd:
sudo dd of=/dev/sdxX if=<path-to-iso> status=progress && sync
However, I couldn't make it work for some strange reason. Fortunately, gnome-disk-utility was able to produce a bootable USB.
Installation
Going further, the official instructions for installation & SystemCrafters wiki entry are pretty good, so it's not necessary to repeat them here.
After installation
After the installation, the strategy is as follows.
Set a password for the main user (pavel). Login with openbox to get a tolerable interface, because i3 default config is horrible.
Clone the dotfiles repo:
mkdir Code cd Code git clone https://github.com/SqrtMinusOne/dotfiles.git
Copy the channels file and run guix pull:
cp ~/Code/dotfiles/.config/guix/channels.scm ~/.config/guix guix pull
The first pull usually takes a while. After that install yadm and pull dotfiles:
guix install yadm guix clone https://github.com/SqrtMinusOne/dotfiles.git
And activate the required profiles. Again, downloading & building Emacs, Starship and stuff will take a while.
Don't forget to install JetBrainsMono Nerd Font.
Misc software
| Category | Guix dependency |
|---|---|
| system | openvpn |
VPN
I'm not sure how to properly spin up VPN on Guix, so here is what I'm doing now.
I'm currently using CyberGhost VPN. ~/.vpn folder stores its OpenVPN config, modified as follows:
- paths to
ca,certandkeyare made absolute - added
auth-user-passwith a link to login info
vpn-start
To start VPN propely, we have to use DNS given by CyberGhost to prevent DNS leaks and disabled ipv6. The thing is that the manual method requires also manual setting of the IP address and gateway.
So this script:
- gets an active connection
- gets a device from that connection
- gets an IP from that device
- gets a gateway
- modifies the connection
- runs openvpn
This isn't tested and probably will fail if there are multiple active connections, for instance.
Also I'm a bit concerned with running openvpn as sudo, but I shall see if that screws me up somehow.
CONN=$(nmcli -f NAME con show --active | grep -Ev "(.*docker.*|NAME)" | sed 's/ *$//g')
DEVICE=$(nmcli -f connection.interface-name con show "$CONN" | awk '{ print $2 }')
IP=$(ip addr show "$DEVICE" | awk 'match($0, /.*inet (addr:)?(([0-9]*\.){3}[0-9]*\/[0-9]*).*/, ga) { print ga[2] } ')
GATEWAY=$(ip route list | awk ' /^default/ {print $3}')
DNS_1=10.101.0.243
DNS_2=38.132.106.139
echo "Connection: $CONN"
echo "Device: $DEVICE"
echo "IP: $IP"
echo "Gateway: $GATEWAY"
nmcli con modify "$CONN" ipv4.addresses "${IP}"
nmcli con modify "$CONN" ipv4.gateway "${GATEWAY}"
nmcli con modify "$CONN" ipv4.method manual
nmcli con modify "$CONN" ipv4.ignore-auto-dns yes
nmcli con modify "$CONN" +ipv4.dns $DNS_1
nmcli con modify "$CONN" +ipv4.dns $DNS_2
nmcli con modify "$CONN" ipv6.method ignore
nmcli connection up "$CONN"
sudo openvpn --config ~/.vpn/openvpn.ovpnvpn-stop
Also a script to reverse the changes.
CONN=$(nmcli -f NAME con show --active | grep -Ev "(.*docker.*|NAME)" | sed 's/ *$//g')
DNS_1=10.101.0.243
DNS_2=38.132.106.139
echo "Connection: $CONN"
nmcli con modify "$CONN" ipv4.ignore-auto-dns no
nmcli con modify "$CONN" -ipv4.dns $DNS_1
nmcli con modify "$CONN" -ipv4.dns $DNS_2
nmcli con modify "$CONN" ipv4.method auto
nmcli con modify "$CONN" ipv6.method auto
nmcli connection up "$CONN"Manifest
(my/format-guix-dependencies category)System
(specifications->manifest
'(
<<packages("system")>>))Notes on installing software
| Category | Guix dependency | Description |
|---|---|---|
| system | patchelf | A program to modify existsing ELF executables |
| system | glibc | A lot of stuff, including ELF interpeter and ldd |
flatpak
As for now, the easiest way to install most of proprietary software is via flatpak. See the relevant section in Desktop.org.
conda
conda is a package manager, which I use for managing various versions of Python & Node.js.
It is packaged for GNU Guix, although the definition has its fair share of workarounds. It is almost surprising to see it work with all the C libraries and stuff. But there are still some problems.
First, it's impossible to perform conda init to patch files like .bashrc, because the command is hell-bent on modifying /gnu/store/. So I do this manually, look for the init_conda procedures in Console.org.
Second, base environment root is /gnu/store, so don't install anything there.
Third, by default it tries to create envronments in /gnu/store. I think it's enough to create one environment like this to fix it:
mkdir -p ~/.conda/envs
conda create -p ~/.conda/envs/testSlack
What a nonsense of a program.
I was able to launch the nix version with the following wrapper script:
export PATH="$HOME/bin/dummies:$PATH"
mkdir -p ~/.cache/slack
slack -r ~/.cache/slack
Also, it requires a lsb_release in the PATH, so here is one:
echo "LSB Version: Hey. I spent an hour figuring out why Slack doesn't launch."
echo "Distributor ID: It seems like it requires an lsb_release."
echo "Description: But GNU Guix doesn't have one."
echo "Release: 42.2"
echo "Codename: n/a"wakatime-cli
| Note | Description |
|---|---|
| TODO | Package this for Guix |
Before I figure out how to package this for Guix:
- Clone the repo
- Run
go build - Copy the binary to the
~/binfolder