Purely functional package manager for the GNU system
Not to be confused with GNU Guix System.
GNU Guix
Stable release
1.4.0[1]
/ 19 December 2022; 16 months ago (19 December 2022)
Repository
git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git
Written in
Guile Scheme, C++ (Nix core)
License
GPLv3+
Website
guix.gnu.org/en/
GNU Guix (/ɡiːks/[2]) is a functional cross-platform package manager and a tool to instantiate and manage Unix-like operating systems, based on the Nix package manager. Configuration and package recipes are written in Guile Scheme. GNU Guix is the default package manager of the GNU Guix System distribution.[3]
Differing from traditional package managers, Guix (like Nix) utilizes a purely functional deployment model where software is installed into unique directories generated through cryptographic hashes. All dependencies for each software are included within each hash.[4][5] This solves the problem of dependency hell,[6] allows multiple versions of the same software to coexist and makes packages portable and reproducible. Performing scientific computations in a Guix setup has been proposed as a promising response to the replication crisis.[7][8]
The development of GNU Guix is intertwined with the GNU Guix System,[9] an installable operating system distribution using the Linux-libre kernel and GNU Shepherd init system.[10][11][12]
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Vallet, Nicolas; Michonneau, David; Tournier, Simon (4 October 2022). "Toward practical transparent verifiable and long-term reproducible research using Guix" (PDF). Scientific Data. 9 (1): 597. Bibcode:2022NatSD...9..597V. doi:10.1038/s41597-022-01720-9. ISSN 2052-4463. PMC 9532446. PMID 36195618. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
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