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* doc/guix.texi (Introduction): Add cross-reference to "GNU Distribution". (Features): Mention reproducibility. (Invoking guix-package): Add cross-reference to "GNU Distribution". (GNU Distribution): New node.
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* Package Management:: Package installation, upgrade, etc.
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* Package Management:: Package installation, upgrade, etc.
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* Programming Interface:: Using Guix in Scheme.
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* Programming Interface:: Using Guix in Scheme.
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* Utilities:: Package management commands.
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* Utilities:: Package management commands.
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* GNU Distribution:: Software for your friendly GNU system.
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* Acknowledgments:: Thanks!
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* Acknowledgments:: Thanks!
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* GNU Free Documentation License:: The license of this manual.
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* GNU Free Documentation License:: The license of this manual.
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upgrade, and remove packages, as well as a Scheme programming interface.
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upgrade, and remove packages, as well as a Scheme programming interface.
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The remainder of this manual describes them.
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The remainder of this manual describes them.
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Last but not least, Guix is used to build a distribution of the GNU
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system, with many GNU and non-GNU free software packages. @xref{GNU
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Distribution}.
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@c *********************************************************************
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@c *********************************************************************
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@node Installation
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@node Installation
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@chapter Installation
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@chapter Installation
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inputs that were used to build that package---compiler, libraries, build
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inputs that were used to build that package---compiler, libraries, build
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scripts, etc. This direct correspondence allows users to make sure a
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scripts, etc. This direct correspondence allows users to make sure a
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given package installation matches the current state of their
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given package installation matches the current state of their
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distribution.
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distribution, and helps maximize @dfn{reproducibility}.
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@c FIXME: Remove footnote when it's implemented.
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@c FIXME: Remove footnote when it's implemented.
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This foundation allows Guix to support @dfn{transparent binary/source
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This foundation allows Guix to support @dfn{transparent binary/source
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@item --list-available[=@var{regexp}]
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@item --list-available[=@var{regexp}]
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@itemx -A [@var{regexp}]
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@itemx -A [@var{regexp}]
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List packages currently available in the software distribution. When
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List packages currently available in the software distribution
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@var{regexp} is specified, list only installed packages whose name
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(@pxref{GNU Distribution}). When @var{regexp} is specified, list only
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matches @var{regexp}.
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installed packages whose name matches @var{regexp}.
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For each package, print the following items separated by tabs: its name,
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For each package, print the following items separated by tabs: its name,
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its version string, the parts of the package (@code{out} for the main
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its version string, the parts of the package (@code{out} for the main
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module, and to the @code{build-derivations} procedure of the @code{(guix
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module, and to the @code{build-derivations} procedure of the @code{(guix
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store)} module.
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store)} module.
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@c *********************************************************************
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@node GNU Distribution
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@chapter GNU Distribution
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Guix comes with a distribution of free software@footnote{The term
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@url{http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html,freedom provided to
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users of that software}.} that form the basis of the GNU system. This
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includes core GNU packages such as GNU libc, GCC, and Binutils, as well
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as many GNU and non-GNU applications. The complete list of available
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packages can be seen by running @command{guix-package} (@pxref{Invoking
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guix-package}):
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@example
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guix-package --list-available
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@end example
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The package definitions of the distribution may are provided by Guile
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modules in the @code{(gnu packages ...)} name space---for instance, the
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@code{(gnu packages emacs)} module exports a variable named
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@code{emacs}, which is bound to a @code{<package>} object
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(@pxref{Defining Packages}). The @code{(gnu packages)} module provides
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facilities for searching for packages.
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The distribution is fully @dfn{bootstrapped} and @dfn{self-contained}:
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each package is built based solely on other packages in the
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distribution. The root of this dependency graph is a small set of
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@dfn{bootstrap binaries}, provided by the @code{(gnu packages
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bootstrap)} module. These are statically-linked binaries of the core
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tools without which building anything at all would be impossible.
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Our goal is to build a practical 100% free software distribution of
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Linux-based and other variants of GNU, with a focus on the promotion and
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tight integration of GNU components, and an emphasis on programs and
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tools that help users exert that freedom.
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Building this distribution is a cooperative effort, and you are invited
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to join! Please get in touch with us on @email{bug-guix@@gnu.org}. We
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welcome ideas, bug reports, patches, and anything that may be helpful to
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the project.
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@c *********************************************************************
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@c *********************************************************************
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@node Acknowledgments
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@node Acknowledgments
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