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Re: How do I install packages from a file without removing currently ins


From: sirgazil
Subject: Re: How do I install packages from a file without removing currently installed packages?
Date: Fri, 10 May 2019 16:35:49 -0500
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---- On Fri, 10 May 2019 12:40:10 -0500 swedebugia <address@hidden> wrote ----

 > On 2019-05-10 17:59, sirgazil wrote: 
 > > Hi, 
 > > 
 > > I see that there is "guix package --manifest FILE", but running this 
 > > command will create a generation with only those packages specified in 
 > > FILE. Packages installed previous to running this command are removed. Is 
 > > there any way to tell Guix to create a generation that is the aggregate of 
 > > the packages installed in the current generation and the packages 
 > > specified in the manifest file? 
 >  
 > Not to my knowledge. This is by design. 
 >  
 > Choose either when managing your profile or use different profiles perhaps. 

Sounds complicated, but could you point me to the manual section(s) that talk 
about this? I don't see much general information about manipulating profiles in 
the manual (I'm using the Concept index).




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