Re: Guix Home is coming in the next Guix release

[Chris Lemmer-Webber]

Wow, this is really exciting!

May I ask, is this limited to on a per-user basis?  Is it also possible
to, say, launch shepherds which launch shepherds?

Even if not, this is a massive step forward, just wondering :)

Andrew Tropin writes:

> We started cleaning up and moving Guix Home from rde repository to Guix
> proper.  It's expected to be included in the next release.
>
> For people not yet familiar with it: Guix Home is a tool for managing
> home envirnoment (dotfiles, user's Guix profile and user's Shepherd
> services) in a declarative way, very similar to how Guix System manages
> operating system.
>
> The repository and documentation are available here:
> https://sr.ht/~abcdw/rde
> https://guix-home.trop.in/Home-Configuration.html
>
> The project is under active refactoring, so the docs can be slightly
> outdated.
>
> If you already use it, don't hesitate to provide your feedback.
>
> Have a great weekend and expect to be able to run
> `guix home reconfigure` in the foreseeable future!)