On Thu, 2021-04-15 at 09:37 +0000, bo0od wrote: > > guix remove: error: package 'm17n-lib' not found in profile > > Hint: All users have their own profiles. To remove packages from the > profile > > of the root user, run "sudo guix remove PACKAGES" or equivalent. > > yeah very nice one, except that "sudo guix remove package" doesnt work :(
I suggested two hints. What do you think of the second hint: Hint: On Guix System, packages can defined in the operating system declaration. These are not affected by "guix remove PACKAGES". I don't know if it applies to your exact situation though (not following the discussion very closely). > This is how its done in debian/fedora, for e.g this is what debian error > give if apt needs root rights to delete a package: > > "user@host:~$ apt remove hexchat > E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (13: > Permission denied) > E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock > (/var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend), are you root?" > > This is what it shows in Fedora: [...] In that case, my first hint would have been informative, no? I don't see what you are trying to show here. Greetings, Maxime.
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