GNU Guix
guix.gnu.org
Spec sheet
- What it does
- GNU Guix is a functional package manager for installing and managing software.Read 30 Sep 2026 · guix.gnu.org
- Free plan
- YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · guix.gnu.org
- Support
- The Guix Data Service README directs users needing help to the #guix IRC channel or [email protected].Read 30 Sep 2026 · data.guix.gnu.org
- Founded
- 2012Read 28 Sep 2026 · guix.gnu.org
- Build verification
- Guix package builds are usually bit-for-bit reproducible, and users can challenge substitute providers by building locally.Read 30 Sep 2026 · guix-home.trop.in
- Functional builds
- Guix builds packages in isolated environments with declared inputs.Read 30 Sep 2026 · guix.gnu.org
- Isolation
- Guix can create augmented, pure, or containerized software environments with guix shell.Read 30 Sep 2026 · packages.guix.gnu.org
- Linux distribution installation
- The manual describes installing Guix on a running GNU/Linux distribution, including Debian-derived systems and openSUSE.Read 30 Sep 2026 · guix.gnu.org
- Notable limit
- The Guix Cookbook notes that security-critical software such as the operating system kernel and system services may remain under system administrators’ control on an HPC cluster.Read 30 Sep 2026 · guix.gnu.org
- Profiles
- Users can maintain multiple package profiles for separate software environments.Read 30 Sep 2026 · guix.gnu.org
- Reproducibility
- Declarative manifests can specify a profile by the Guix commit used to create it, allowing that profile to be recreated.Read 30 Sep 2026 · guix.gnu.org
- Rollback
- Package operations can be rolled back by switching to an earlier profile generation.Read 30 Sep 2026 · guix-home.trop.in
- Security updates
- The Guix Cookbook says users receive security updates by running guix pull && guix upgrade.Read 30 Sep 2026 · guix.gnu.org
- Signed substitutes
- The Bordeaux build farm says its substitutes are signed and identifies Bordeaux as a default substitute server in recent Guix versions.Read 30 Sep 2026 · bordeaux.guix.gnu.org
- Supported systems
- The GNU FTP archive lists Guix 1.5.0 binaries for AArch64 Linux and system installation images for AArch64, i686, and x86_64 Linux.Read 30 Sep 2026 · ftp.gnu.org
- System option
- Guix can also be used to install the complete GNU operating system.Read 30 Sep 2026 · guix.gnu.org
Plans and prices
GNU Guix Free Free software · installable on GNU/Linux or as a complete GNU system Read 30 Sep 2026 · guix.gnu.org
Where Specifiction places it
- App Installation#6 of 248.0
- Development Environment Managers#18 of 507.9
- Development Environment Management Tools#13 of 267.8
- Package Managers#48 of 937.8
