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Best way to install package in Guix System

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Message #5 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: musics <at> tutanota.com
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Subject: Best way to install package in Guix System
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2020 08:25:05 +0100 (CET)

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What is the best way to install a package in Guix System? For installation (network-manager-openvpn), I put "guix install network-manager-openvpn" then "guix pull" and then "sudo guix system reconfigure /etc/config.scm" to complete the installation, but the package Not installed!

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From: Danny Milosavljevic <dannym <at> scratchpost.org>
To: musics--- via Bug reports for GNU Guix <bug-guix <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 44437 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, musics <at> tutanota.com
Subject: Re: bug#44437: Best way to install package in Guix System
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2020 14:36:23 +0100

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Hi,

On Wed, 4 Nov 2020 08:25:05 +0100 (CET)
musics--- via Bug reports for GNU Guix <bug-guix <at> gnu.org> wrote:

> What is the best way to install a package in Guix System? For installation (network-manager-openvpn), I put "guix install network-manager-openvpn" then "guix pull" and then "sudo guix system reconfigure /etc/config.scm" to complete the installation, but the package Not installed!

That is the correct way to install a package into your default user profile.

If you want to install a system service, however, that needs to be declared in
/etc/config.scm instead.

In this case, the operating-system's network-manager-service-type has a
<network-manager-configuration> record containing a field VPN-PLUGINS which
should list the packages you want as VPN plugins.  The default is the empty
list.

If your "services" field in operating-system in /etc/config.scm has
%desktop-services (which is likely), then you need to replace the
text %desktop-services by

            (modify-services %desktop-services
              (network-manager-type config =>
                (network-manager-configuration
                  (inherit config)
                  (vpn-plugins
                   (list network-manager-openvpn)))))

after you added

(use-package-modules gnome)

at the top of /etc/config.scm .

After that, invoke

  sudo guix system reconfigure /etc/config.scm

.

I checked and saw that this is documented in our info manual.

However, long term it would be better if the system installer or a system
configurer could do that via a text or graphical user interface.

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Message #14 received at 44437 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me <at> tobias.gr>
To: musics <at> tutanota.com
Cc: 44437 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#44437: Best way to install package in Guix System
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2020 14:48:25 +0100

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Musics,

musics--- via Bug reports for GNU Guix 写道：
> "guix install network-manager-openvpn" then "guix pull" and then
> "sudo guix system reconfigure /etc/config.scm"

‘guix pull’ updates the versions of packages that are *available* 
(guix package --list-available), but does not update any packages 
currently *installed* on your system.  For example:

 $ guix package --list-available=icecat
 icecat	78.3.0-guix0-preview1	...

 $ guix install icecat

 $ icecat --version
 GNU IceCat 78.3.0esr

 $ guix pull

 $ guix package --list-available=icecat
 icecat	78.4.1-guix0-preview1	...

 $ icecat --version
 GNU IceCat 78.3.0esr

 $ guix upgrade icecat # or guix install icecat

 $ icecat --version
 GNU IceCat 78.4.1esr

Kind regards,

T G-R

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Message #17 received at 44437 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: musics <at> tutanota.com
To: 44437 <44437 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: Best way to install package in Guix System
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2020 15:50:17 +0100 (CET)

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Many thanks to Danny and Tobias
I changed the config.scm file, after running "sudo guix system reconfigure /etc/config.scm" it displayed:
/etc/config.scm:31:6: error: network-manager-type: unbound variable
hint: Did you forget a ʻuse-modules' form?

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Message #20 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me <at> tobias.gr>
To: musics <at> tutanota.com
Cc: bug-guix <at> gnu.org, 44437 <44437 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: Re: bug#44437: Best way to install package in Guix System
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2020 16:56:19 +0100

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Musics,

musics--- via Bug reports for GNU Guix 写道：
> I changed the config.scm file, after running "sudo guix system 
> reconfigure /etc/config.scm" it displayed:
> /etc/config.scm:31:6: error: network-manager-type: unbound 
> variable
> hint: Did you forget a ʻuse-modules' form?

You need to import the module that provides 
‘network-manager-type’.  Sometimes Guix suggests the module name 
in the hint, but not here.

You can find out the file name with ‘guix system search 
network-manager’ (eventually you'll ‘just know’, or grep the 
source ;-)

If the file name is gnu/services/networking.scm, the Guile module 
name is (gnu services networking).  This is a rule.

If you're using regular Guile use-modules syntax:

 (use-modules ...
              (gnu services networking)
              ...)

Or the Guix-specific use-service-modules syntax:

 (use-service-modules ...
                      networking
                      ...)

The latter is less verbose over time but both do the exact same 
thing.

Kind regards,

T G-R

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Message #26 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Danny Milosavljevic <dannym <at> scratchpost.org>
To: musics--- via Bug reports for GNU Guix <bug-guix <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 44437 <44437 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>, musics <at> tutanota.com
Subject: Re: bug#44437: Best way to install package in Guix System
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2020 17:48:51 +0100

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On Wed, 4 Nov 2020 15:50:17 +0100 (CET)
musics--- via Bug reports for GNU Guix <bug-guix <at> gnu.org> wrote:

> Many thanks to Danny and Tobias
> I changed the config.scm file, after running "sudo guix system reconfigure /etc/config.scm" it displayed:
> /etc/config.scm:31:6: error: network-manager-type: unbound variable
> hint: Did you forget a ʻuse-modules' form?

I'm sorry, I made a typo in the suggestion.

It should have been:

            (modify-services %desktop-services
              (network-manager-service-type config =>
                (network-manager-configuration
                  (inherit config)
                  (vpn-plugins
                   (list network-manager-openvpn)))))

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Message #32 received at 44437 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: musics <at> tutanota.com
To: 44437 <44437 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: Best way to install package in Guix System
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2020 17:55:43 +0100 (CET)

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Thank you Tobias,

(use-modules ... (gnu services networking) ...)
Where do I put this? At top of the file?

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Message #35 received at 44437 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: musics <at> tutanota.com
To: 44437 <44437 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: Best way to install package in Guix System
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2020 18:20:09 +0100 (CET)

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Thanks so much Danny, it's right.

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Message #38 received at 44437 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: musics <at> tutanota.com
To: 44437 <44437 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: Best way to install package in Guix System
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2020 19:44:44 +0100 (CET)

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But now the Add option to save the VPN is disabled. Cannot add an ovpn file. Is this related to this issue?

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Message #41 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Danny Milosavljevic <dannym <at> scratchpost.org>
To: musics--- via Bug reports for GNU Guix <bug-guix <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 44437 <44437 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>, musics <at> tutanota.com
Subject: Re: bug#44437: Best way to install package in Guix System
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2020 20:44:07 +0100

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On Wed, 4 Nov 2020 19:44:44 +0100 (CET)
musics--- via Bug reports for GNU Guix <bug-guix <at> gnu.org> wrote:

> But now the Add option to save the VPN is disabled. Cannot add an ovpn file. Is this related to this issue?

I'm sorry, I do not understand what you mean.

Can you make a screenshot?

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Message #47 received at 44437 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: musics <at> tutanota.com
To: 44437 <44437 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2020 21:15:01 +0100 (CET)

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Message #50 received at 44437 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me <at> tobias.gr>
To: musics <at> tutanota.com
Cc: 44437 <44437 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: Re: bug#44437:
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2020 21:39:53 +0100

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musics--- via Bug reports for GNU Guix 写道：
> 60.127.203.32.ovpn

I'm compelled to point out that this file contains private keys. 
You should change them immediately if that was unintentional.

Kind regards,

T G-R

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Message #53 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me <at> tobias.gr>
To: musics <at> tutanota.com
Cc: bug-guix <at> gnu.org, 44437 <44437 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: Re: bug#44437:
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2020 21:46:55 +0100

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> a dummy pair of client certificate
> and private key

Never mind, I can't read.  Or rather I refuse to.

Kind regards,

T G-R

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Message #59 received at 44437 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: musics <at> tutanota.com
To: 44437 <44437 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2020 21:47:00 +0100 (CET)

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I downloaded this from vpngate.net, I need a password?

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Message #62 received at 44437 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: musics <at> tutanota.com
To: 44437 <44437 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2020 21:49:40 +0100 (CET)

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You can read it.

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Message #65 received at 44437 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: musics <at> tutanota.com
To: 44437 <44437 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2020 22:09:37 +0100 (CET)

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in Debian, I used this method to connect.

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Message #68 received at 44437 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: musics <at> tutanota.com
To: 44437 <44437 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2020 11:38:37 +0100 (CET)

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this is a Guix System bug?

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Message #71 received at 44437 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: musics <at> tutanota.com
To: 44437 <44437 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2020 16:01:56 +0100 (CET)

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Fortunately, the problem was solved.
It had a simple solution,
I copied the private key of the last part of the ovpn file from under <key> and pasted it into another file and saved it with the "key" extension; In the last step, after inserting the ovpn file, I put the key file in the last place (called "User private key") and successfully turned on the VPN.

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From: musics <at> tutanota.com
To: 44437-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2020 16:14:24 +0100 (CET)

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