GNU Guix
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GNU Guix is a package manager and distribution of the GNU operating system developed as part of the free software movement[1]. It provides transactional package management, allowing users to install, upgrade, and roll back software packages without side effects.
The system supports declarative system configuration, enabling reproducible environments and system states[1]. Guix is designed to offer users full control over their software stack while adhering to the principles of software freedom[1].
GNU Guix
Summary
GNU Guix is a purely functional package manager[1]. It draws 260 Wikipedia views per month (purely_functional_package_manager category, ranking #2 of 2).[2]
Key Facts
- GNU Guix is the creator of Ludovic Courtès[3].
- GNU Guix's instance of is recorded as purely functional package manager[4].
- GNU Guix's instance of is recorded as GNU package[5].
- GNU Guix's instance of is recorded as free software[6].
- GNU Guix's maintained by is recorded as Ludovic Courtès[7].
- GNU Guix's movement is recorded as free software movement[8].
- GNU Guix's logo image is recorded as Guix logo.svg[9].
- GNU Guix's developer is recorded as GNU Project[10].
- GNU Guix's copyright license is recorded as Q27016754[11].
- GNU Guix's programmed in is recorded as Q187560[12].
- GNU Guix's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[13].
- GNU Guix's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[14].
- GNU Guix's operating system is recorded as GNU/Hurd[15].
- GNU Guix's operating system is recorded as BSD[16].
- GNU Guix's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0[17].
- GNU Guix's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.1[18].
- GNU Guix's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1.0[19].
- GNU Guix's software version identifier is recorded as 1.2.0[20].
- GNU Guix's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3.0[21].
- GNU Guix's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4.0[22].
- GNU Guix's software version identifier is recorded as 1.5.0[23].
- GNU Guix's part of is recorded as GNU Project[24].
- GNU Guix's has use is recorded as build automation[25].
- GNU Guix's has use is recorded as package manager[26].
- GNU Guix's Commons category is recorded as GNU Guix[27].
Body
Authorship and Creation
GNU Guix is the creator of Ludovic Courtès[3].
Publication
GNU Guix's part of is recorded as GNU Project[24].
Subject and Themes
GNU Guix's movement is recorded as free software movement[8].
Cultural Impact
Things named for GNU Guix include GNU Guix System[28], an operating system distribution[29].
Why It Matters
GNU Guix draws 260 Wikipedia views per month (purely_functional_package_manager category, ranking #2 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]
Entities named for it include GNU Guix System[28], an operating system distribution[29].