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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Raghav Gururajan <rvgn <at> disroot.org>
Subject: bug#35417: closed (Re: Tor Service)
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2019 18:54:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#35417: Tor Service

which was filed against the guix package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 35417 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me <at> tobias.gr>
To: 35417-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: Tor Service
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2019 20:53:50 +0200

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Raghav,

Raghav Gururajan wrote:
> Including "tor-service-type" does not invoke and add "tor" 
> package into
> the system.

To use the ‘tor’ command, like any other package, you must install 
the ‘tor’ package into either the system profile (using 
SYSTEM-PACKAGES) or that of your user (using ‘guix package’).

I'd recommend SYSTEM-PACKAGES in this case so the tor commands 
will always match the version of Tor used by the service.

This is by design; services can't pollute the environment of 
users, including the system profile.  That's a good thing.

> Therefore, "tor-service-type" is of little or no use, if it does 
> not
> invoke and add "tor" package into the system.

That's just not true.  The tor service does its job and works just 
fine without the ‘tor’ command.  I just checked both of my Tor 
nodes (both run Guix :-) and neither of them have ‘tor’ installed 
into any profile.  Nyx and herd (and emacs torrc) are all I need 
to administrate them.

I'm closing this because there's no bug here…

Kind regards,

T G-R

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From: Raghav Gururajan <rvgn <at> disroot.org>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Cc: guix-devel <at> gnu.org
Subject: Tor Service
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2019 12:34:22 -0400

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Hello Guix!

Including "tor-service-type" does not invoke and add "tor" package into
the system. Without "tor" package, tor commands cannot be used.
Therefore, "tor-service-type" is of little or no use, if it does not
invoke and add "tor" package into the system.

Regards,
RG.

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