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guix package — Install, upgrade, and remove Guix packages or rollback to previous configurations. More information:

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Problem

How to use the guix package command: Install, upgrade, and remove Guix packages or rollback to previous configurations. More information: <https://guix.gnu.org/manual/en/guix.html#Invoking-guix-package>.

Solution

guix package — Install, upgrade, and remove Guix packages or rollback to previous configurations. More information: <https://guix.gnu.org/manual/en/guix.html#Invoking-guix-package>.

Install a new package:

guix package {{[-i|--install]}} {{package}}

Remove a package:

guix package {{[-r|--remove]}} {{package}}

Search the package database for a regex:

guix package {{[-s|--search]}} "{{search_pattern}}"

List installed packages:

guix package {{[-I|--list-installed]}}

List generations:

guix package {{[-l|--list-generations]}}

Roll back to the previous generation:

guix package --roll-back

Code Snippets

Install a new package

guix package {{[-i|--install]}} {{package}}

Remove a package

guix package {{[-r|--remove]}} {{package}}

Search the package database for a `regex`

guix package {{[-s|--search]}} "{{search_pattern}}"

List installed packages

guix package {{[-I|--list-installed]}}

List generations

guix package {{[-l|--list-generations]}}

Context

tldr-pages: linux/guix package

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