guix-package

Install a package

$ guix package -i [package]

$ guix package -r [package]

$ guix package -s "[search_pattern]"

$ guix package -I

$ guix package -l

$ guix package --roll-back

guix package [options]

guix package manages packages in GNU Guix, a functional package manager. Unlike traditional package managers, Guix keeps multiple versions and configurations in separate generations, allowing easy rollback to previous states.
Each operation creates a new generation, preserving the previous state. This transactional approach means failed upgrades don't leave the system in a broken state, and users can always return to a known-good configuration.
Packages are installed per-user by default, not requiring root privileges. The functional model ensures reproducible builds and the ability to run multiple versions of the same package.

-i, --install PACKAGE

Install specified package

Remove specified package

Search package database using regex pattern

List all installed packages

List all generations (snapshots)

Switch to the previous generation

Upgrade installed packages

Guix uses a different filesystem hierarchy than traditional systems, with packages in /gnu/store. Shell integration may require sourcing Guix profile. Build times can be long when substitutes aren't available.

GNU Guix was announced in 2012 by Ludovic Courtès as a functional package manager based on Nix concepts but using GNU Guile Scheme. It evolved into a full GNU/Linux distribution (Guix System) while remaining usable as a package manager on other distributions.

guix(1), guix-pull(1), guix-gc(1)