Hi ! If you create you containers with guix shell, you can use the --nesting option, or alternatively, use:
guix shell --container --network --expose=/gnu/ --share=/var/guix/ guix Maybe similar options with a 'guix system'-generated container would work. Alternatively, if your own guix has a non standard configuration, you can create a profile from outside the container: guix install --profile=/whatevs some-software and then, from inside the container, use guix shell --profile=/whatevs it will make the software available, even if the container's guix has no knowledge of it. Cheers, Edouard. Wojtek Kosior via <[email protected]> writes: > [[PGP Signed Part:Undecided]] > Hi Caleb, nice to meet folks from Trisquel forum here :) > >> Also, how do I map arbitrary directories? With Podman, I would do >> >> /home/$USER/.container/home/user:/home/user > > You can pass `--share="/home/$USER/.container/home/user"=/home/user` :) > > I can't help much with nesting Guix in a system container, tho — I'd > myself like to know if it is supported. I merely recall it's possible > with `guix shell -C` container. But a simple shell won't do in all > cases, I know > > Wojtek > > -- (sig_start) > website: https://koszko.org/koszko.html > fingerprint: E972 7060 E3C5 637C 8A4F 4B42 4BC5 221C 5A79 FD1A > follow me on Fediverse: https://friendica.me/profile/koszko/profile > > ♥ R29kIGlzIHRoZXJlIGFuZCBsb3ZlcyBtZQ== | ÷ > c2luIHNlcGFyYXRlZCBtZSBmcm9tIEhpbQ== > ✝ YnV0IEplc3VzIGRpZWQgdG8gc2F2ZSBtZQ== | ? > U2hhbGwgSSBiZWNvbWUgSGlzIGZyaWVuZD8= > -- (sig_end) > > > On Sun, 26 Nov 2023 15:42:28 -0600 Caleb Herbert <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Guix, >> >> I can't install software inside a Guix System container. I need this to >> use Guix Home inside a container. >> >> $ guix install hello >> guix install: error: remounting /gnu/store writable: Operation not permitted >> >> Do I need to --share=/gnu/store? >> >> I tried sharing a blank ./gnu directory, but it complained that there >> were no programs to run the system. >> >> (Is sharing the host's /gnu/store with a container safe?) >> >> I created the container with >> >> guix system container --network --share=home container.scm >> >> Also, how do I map arbitrary directories? With Podman, I would do >> >> /home/$USER/.container/home/user:/home/user >> >> Thanks, >> >> Caleb >> > > [[End of PGP Signed Part]]
