GNU Guix cookbook

The Guix cookbook provides access to the functional package management features of GNU Guix from within Chef recipes.

Supported Platforms

Any GNU/Linux system will work, but right now Upstart is the only init system supported.

Attributes

Key	Type	Description	Default
['guix']['version']	String	GNU Guix release version	'0.10.0'
['guix']['checksum']	String	The SHA256 checksum of the GNU Guix binary tarball corresponding to the appropriate version	'b46cd525102c6189f160bde392a31bb61e3b94fd7bf109885803e6d9a32f2ed3'
['guix']['substitute_urls']	Array	Trusted servers that provide binaries	['https://mirror.hydra.gnu.org', 'https://hydra.gnu.org']
['guix']['substitute_keys']	Array	Public keys for all substitute servers	An array with the public key for hydra.gnu.org

Resources

guix_package

Install/remove one or more packages from a user's package profile. Supported actions are :install and :remove.

Example

guix_package 'ruby' do
  action :install
end

guix_package 'install a bunch of fun stuff' do
  packages ['ruby', 'emacs', 'git']
  action :install
end

Property	Type	Description	Default
name	String	Description of transaction (or package name if packages is omitted)	None
packages	Array	List of package specifications	None
profile	String	File name of the package profile to use for the transaction	User's default profile
cwd	String	Directory to perform the transaction within	'/'
load_path	Array	List of directories to search for package recipes	[]
substitutes	String	Whether or not to use pre-built binaries	true
grafts	Boolean	Whether or not to use grafts	true
user	String	User to perform the transaction	'root'
group	String	Group to perform the transaction	'root'

guix_environment

WRITEME

Usage

guix::default

Include guix in your node's run_list:

{
  "run_list": [
    "recipe[guix::default]"
  ]
}

Copyright

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Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at

http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

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