Group: Guix

Revision as of 13:55, 16 January 2022

Welcome to the official Guix wiki.

GNU Guix is a purely functional package manager for the GNU system distribution. Guix is written in GNU Guile, a dialect of the Scheme programming language.

NOTE: While the information here may be helpful, it may not be up-to-date. Check the manual for latest details. If you see something incorrect here, please consider correcting it. See Group:Guix#How to edit pages.

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 [https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/ GNU Guix] is a purely functional package manager for the GNU system distribution.  Guix is written in [https://gnu.org/software/guile/ GNU Guile], a dialect of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheme_(programming_language) Scheme] programming language.
-*NOTE While the information here may be helpful, it may not be up-to-date.  Check the manual for latest details. If you see something incorrect here, please consider correcting it. See [[Group:Guix#Join us!]].
+''NOTE: While the information here may be helpful, it may not be up-to-date.  Check the manual for latest details. If you see something incorrect here, please consider correcting it. See [[Group:Guix#How to edit pages]].
+''
 === Subpages ===
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-=== Unofficial Wikis ===
-Several unofficial Guix wikis exist:
+=== About this wiki ===
-* https://guix.miraheze.org/
+This official wiki is used by the Guix project to collect user feedback and help organise events.
-* https://wiki.systemcrafters.net/ (https://github.com/SystemCrafters/wiki-site/tree/main/content/guix)
+However, for documentation and examples, we believe that the [https://guix.gnu.org/en/manual/devel/ Guix manual] and [https://guix.gnu.org/en/cookbook/ cookbook] are better suited than a wiki.
+==== Help improve our documentation ====
+Your contributions to the Guix documentation are very welcome!
+If you are comfortable using Git, you can [https://guix.gnu.org/en/manual/devel/en/html_node/Submitting-Patches.html#Submitting-Patches patches submit your changes as patches].
-=== Join us! ===
+Otherwise, send your suggestions to guix-devel&#x40;gnu.org and we'll help get your changes upstream!
-==== Wiki ====
-Used for generic and introductionary information only, permission to create new pages in Guix group is not granted. Use unofficial wiki for more detailed and specific articles.
-===== How to login =====
+==== How to edit pages ====
 . Select "Login" at the top of this page
 . If you're an FSF member, use your FSF login. If you're not an FSF member, consider becoming one.  Otherwise, click the link at the bottom of the login page to create a non-member account.
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 * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meta:Sandbox
-==== IRC ====
-Guix's community chat are available in the <b>libera.chat</b> network:
+==== Unofficial wikis ====
-* #guix - Official channel for GNU Guix community ([irc://irc.libera.chat/%23guix direct link]; [https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#guix webchat])
-* #guile - Official channel for GNU Guile ([irc://irc.libera.chat/%23guile direct link]; [https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#guile webchat])
+Several unofficial Guix wikis exist in addition to this one.  The Guix project cannot vouch for their quality or accuracy.
+* https://guix.miraheze.org/
+* https://wiki.systemcrafters.net/ (https://github.com/SystemCrafters/wiki-site/tree/main/content/guix)
+=== Chat with us on IRC ===
+Guix community chat happens on the '''Libera.Chat''' IRC network:
+* Join '''#guix''', the official channel for GNU Guix, [irc://irc.libera.chat/%23guix in your IRC client] or [https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#guix your browser].
+* Join '''#guile''', the official channel for the GNU Guile programming language, [irc://irc.libera.chat/%23guile in your IRC client] or [https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#guile your browser].
+==== Matrix bridge ====
+If you prefer Matrix, join our official community above through the IRC bridge at '''#guix:libera.chat''' [https://matrix.to/#/#guix:libera.chat in your Matrix client] or [https://app.element.io/#/room%2F%23guix%3Alibera.chat your browser].
+==== Unofficial Matrix rooms ====
+We recommend joining '''the official IRC channel or Matrix bridge above''' for the most authoritative support or to talk to the most active Guix contributors.
+However, several alternative rooms exist. The Guix project cannot vouch for their quality or accuracy.
-==== Matrix ====
+* '''#guix:matrix.org''' is the original unofficial Matrix room for discussing Guix and Guix system.  [https://matrix.to/#/#guix:libera.chat Join from your Matrix client] or [https://app.element.io/#/room%2F%23guix%3Amatrix.org your browser].
+* Another unofficial Matrix space is available at <b>#gnu-guix:tchncs.de</b>, [https://matrix.to/#/#gnu-guix:tchncs.de Join from your Matrix client] or [https://chat.tchncs.de/#/room/#gnu-guix:tchncs.de your browser].
-An unofficial matrix space is available on <b>#gnu-guix:tchncs.de</b>, ([https://matrix.to/#/#gnu-guix:tchncs.de direct link], [https://chat.tchncs.de/#/room/#gnu-guix:tchncs.de element-webchat])
 === Show your support! ===
-==== Add Guix Badge to your profile ====
+==== Add a Guix Badge to your profile ====
 {{user Guix}}{{user GuixSystem}}{{user GNUGuixCommunity}}

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