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I've been running it on an older laptop to try it out. `guix pull` takes so much resources, it often takes a few hours to complete, even with binary substitutes

I've been running it on an older laptop to try it out. `guix pull` takes so much resources, it often takes a few hours to complete, even with binary substitutes. Documentation is a bit lacking, even though it has an excellent manual. How I am supposed to specify extra command line parameters to the kernel I boot in GRUB, for instance? Or specify multiboot targets? Get a "desktop" install without GDM? In the end, I went back to alpine on that machine. Secondly, to use it as a standalone package manager, I wish it didn't require root access, or allowed me to put it in an arbitrary directory. Guix could work as a nice substitute for conda or docker, especially when it comes to reproducibility. I also couldn't find a guix docker image.

snicker7 6y ago
> I've been running it on an older laptop to try it out. `guix pull` takes so much resources, it often takes a few hours to complete, even with binary substitutes. This is being actively worked on! https://guix.gnu.org/en/blog/2021/getting-bytes-to-disk-more-quickly/ https://guix.gnu.org/en/blog/2021/getting-bytes-to-disk-more... > I wish it didn't require root access, or allowed me to put it in an arbitrary directory I believe `guix pack -RR guix` will do package a relocatable guix for you.
- MayeulC 6y ago
  Thanks for both your replies! Looking forward to the first, and I'll look into the second. One of my goals would be so easily offload to a more powerful computer, even if it doesn't run guix. Edit: content-addressed guix stores delivery over a content-addressed network sounds interesting, it would be even better with rolling hashes (I think ostree/casync uses those). I dream of a yunohost-like operating system based on Guix :)