GNU Guix
| File:Gnu Guix logo, Feb. 2015.svg | |
| Stable release | 0.10.0
/ March 29, 2016 |
|---|---|
| Repository | |
| Written in | Guile Scheme, C++ (Nix core) |
| License | GPLv3+ |
| Website | www |
GNU Guix (/ɡiːks/[1]) 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.[2]
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.[3] The project was started on June 2012 by Ludovic Courtès, one of the GNU Guile hackers.[4] On August 20, 2015, it was announced that Guix had been ported to GNU Hurd,[5] making it the first native package manager on the Hurd.[6]
Guix System Distribution
The Guix project also develops the Guix System Distribution (GuixSD for short[7]), a complete installable GNU system using the Linux-libre kernel and GNU Shepherd init system.
References
- ^ http://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/guix.html#FOOT1
- ^ Ludovic Courtès (2013). "Functional Package Management with Guix". Madrid, Spain: European Lisp Symposium.
- ^ Courtès, Ludovic (2012-11-23). "Introducing GNU Guix" (Mailing list). gnu-system-discuss.
- ^ Stallman, Richard (2012-06-05). "A GNU Distribution" (Mailing list). gnu-system-discuss.
- ^ Ragkousis, Manolis (August 20, 2015). "[GSoC update] Porting Guix to GNU/Hurd" (Mailing list). guix-devel. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
- ^ "GNU Guix Package Manager Ported To GNU Hurd". Phoronix. August 20, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
- ^ "What to call Guix?" (Mailing list). gnu-system-discuss. 2015-01-15.