Re: Guix system with home-environment

[Andrew Tropin]

On 2021-11-08 06:52, phodina wrote:

> Hi Andrew,
>
> On Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021 at 8:35 AM, Andrew Tropin <andrew@trop.in> 
> wrote:
>
>> On 2021-11-02 11:38, phodina wrote:
>>
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I just want to ask if it's possible to create an image which has both the 
>> > operating-system and home-environment configuration together.
>> >
>> > Currently the way to build them is to do:
>> >
>> > ;; Guix System
>> >
>> > guix system build os.scm
>> >
>> > ;; Guix Home
>> >
>> > guix home build home.scm
>> >
>> > However, if I want to build and test a VM, I'm missing the home 
>> > environment.
>> >
>> > Would it be the correct way to add additional record to user-account 
>> > definition, which would instantiate the home-environment for the 
>> > particular user?
>> >
>> > Or is there another way how to do that?
>> >
>> > Petr
>>
>> Hi again!)
>>
>> I have a plan to have a system service, which accepts list of pairs of
>>
>> user name and home-environment and instantiates home environments for
>>
>> these users during `guix system reconfigure`, but the task has a low
>>
>> priority right now. You can try to implement it yourself and send a
>>
>> patch for review or can wait until someone will do it.
>>
>> P.S. It doesn't have to be a separate service, maybe extending some
>>
>> existing record with additional field will also work.
>>
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Andrew Tropin
>
> I was exactly thinking of a record in the operating system for list of pairs 
> (user and home-environment) as you suggest.
>
> Though then it hit me - it's already there in user accounts.
>
> Therefore why introduce complexity and not just modify them by one record for 
> each user set by default to false.
>
> Sure it's major modification but in order to get the functionality it will 
> have to modify either users or operating-system (or another field within).
>
> I understand it's low priority, I just wanted your opinion on this matter.
>
> I'll look into that and try to come up with some implementation.
>
> Petr

Hi,

Do you have any developments or additional thoughts on this matter?

I have plans to implement it, so we can generate iso or VM image with
home-environment inside.

-- 
Best regards,
Andrew Tropin

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