Re: What is the difference between the directories in / and in /run/current-system/profile?
Thanks for the info On Mon, Apr 29, 2024 at 11:34 AM Felix Lechner wrote: > > Hi Nathaniel, > > On Sat, Apr 27 2024, Nathan Dehnel wrote: > > > These directories are in both locations. > > As you already figured out, they contain different things. > > > What does it mean for a file to be in one place vs the other? > > Files in /var and /etc hold some form of local system state, plus logs. > > Files in your system profile's 'var' provide data that packages are > expected to deposit there. > > For 'etc' it's basically the same, except for configuration files. Many > of those are actually in the store by themselves---and that's really the > goal for Guix. > > My /bin is empty, except for /bin/sh. The profile's bin holds symbolic > links to all 'bin' files from packages in your current profile. The > profile's 'bin' is how your shell finds programs. (It should also look > in /run/setuid-programs.) > > Ideally, / would be empty, except for /gnu/store and mount points for > /home and /root. Some folks run / on a tmpfs and manage to get pretty > close. One challenge is that we haven't figured out what to do with > secrets. The store is public, so they can't go there. > > Please don't despair. Guix is totally different from other operating > systems, but it makes a great deal of sense once you get used to it. > That may involve a year of intense adjustment, or more. > > Kind regards > Felix
Re: What is the difference between the directories in / and in /run/current-system/profile?
Hi Nathaniel, On Sat, Apr 27 2024, Nathan Dehnel wrote: > These directories are in both locations. As you already figured out, they contain different things. > What does it mean for a file to be in one place vs the other? Files in /var and /etc hold some form of local system state, plus logs. Files in your system profile's 'var' provide data that packages are expected to deposit there. For 'etc' it's basically the same, except for configuration files. Many of those are actually in the store by themselves---and that's really the goal for Guix. My /bin is empty, except for /bin/sh. The profile's bin holds symbolic links to all 'bin' files from packages in your current profile. The profile's 'bin' is how your shell finds programs. (It should also look in /run/setuid-programs.) Ideally, / would be empty, except for /gnu/store and mount points for /home and /root. Some folks run / on a tmpfs and manage to get pretty close. One challenge is that we haven't figured out what to do with secrets. The store is public, so they can't go there. Please don't despair. Guix is totally different from other operating systems, but it makes a great deal of sense once you get used to it. That may involve a year of intense adjustment, or more. Kind regards Felix
What is the difference between the directories in / and in /run/current-system/profile?
$ comm -1 -2 <(ls /) <(ls /run/current-system/profile) bin etc var These directories are in both locations. What does it mean for a file to be in one place vs the other?
