GNU Guix

GNU Guix
Stable release
0.11.0[1] / August 3, 2016 (2016-08-03)
Repository git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/
Written in Guile Scheme, C++ (Nix core)
License GPLv3+
Website www.gnu.org/software/guix/

GNU Guix (English pronunciation: /ɡiːks/[2]) is a package manager for the GNU System. It is based on the Nix package manager with Guile Scheme APIs and specializes in providing exclusively free software.[3]

History

The GNU Project announced on November 2012 the first release of GNU Guix, a functional package manager based on Nix that provides, among other things, Guile Scheme APIs.[4] The project was started on June 2012 by Ludovic Courtès, one of the GNU Guile hackers.[5] On August 20, 2015, it was announced that Guix had been ported to GNU Hurd,[6] making it the first native package manager on the Hurd.[7]

Guix System Distribution

The Guix project also develops the Guix System Distribution (GuixSD for short[8]), a complete installable GNU system using the Linux-libre kernel and GNU Shepherd init system.

References

  1. ↑ Ludovic Courtès (3 Aug 2016). "GNU Guix & GuixSD 0.11.0 released". Retrieved 5 Aug 2016.
  2. ↑ https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/guix.html#FOOT1
  3. ↑ Ludovic Courtès (2013). "Functional Package Management with Guix". Madrid, Spain: European Lisp Symposium.
  4. ↑ Courtès, Ludovic (2012-11-23). "Introducing GNU Guix" (Mailing list). gnu-system-discuss.
  5. ↑ Stallman, Richard (2012-06-05). "A GNU Distribution" (Mailing list). gnu-system-discuss.
  6. ↑ Ragkousis, Manolis (August 20, 2015). "[GSoC update] Porting Guix to GNU/Hurd" (Mailing list). guix-devel. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  7. ↑ "GNU Guix Package Manager Ported To GNU Hurd". Phoronix. August 20, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  8. ↑ "What to call Guix?" (Mailing list). gnu-system-discuss. 2015-01-15.
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