Next: Programming Interface, Previous: Installation, Up: Top [Contents][Index]
The purpose of GNU Guix is to allow users to easily install, upgrade, and remove software packages, without having to know about their build procedure or dependencies. Guix also goes beyond this obvious set of features.
This chapter describes the main features of Guix, as well as the package management tools it provides.
| • Features: | How Guix will make your life brighter. | |
| • Invoking guix package: | Package installation, removal, etc. | |
| • Invoking guix gc: | Running the garbage collector. | |
| • Invoking guix pull: | Fetching the latest Guix and distribution. |