https://www.ozbem.com/tags/tech/guix/Recent content in Guix on OzbemHugo -- gohugo.ioeninfo@ozbem.com (ebeem)info@ozbem.com (ebeem)© 2026 ebeemFri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.ozbem.com/posts/tech/guix/intro/Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000info@ozbem.com (ebeem)https://www.ozbem.com/posts/tech/guix/intro/<div id="outline-container-headline-1" class="outline-2"> <h2 id="headline-1"> <span class="todo status-todo">TODO</span> Installation </h2> </div> <div id="outline-container-headline-2" class="outline-2"> <h2 id="headline-2"> Channels </h2> <div id="outline-text-headline-2" class="outline-text-2"> <p> Channels in <code class="verbatim">Guix</code> are a way to customize and extend the <code class="verbatim">Guix</code> package collection. They allow users to pull packages and updates from multiple repositories. They are declared as a list of <code class="verbatim">channel</code> records in the file <code class="verbatim">channels.scm</code>. These channels are git repositories that store definitions that instruct <code class="verbatim">Guix</code> how to build and install packages. Since these are git repositories, then similar to any git cloned project, it needs to be pulled to kept up to date. <code class="verbatim">Guix</code> can help you update/pull all your configured channels with the command <code class="verbatim">guix pull</code>.</p>