MSG (Mac Subsystem for Guix)

Description

MSG is an attempt to create a native-like experience for GUIX on MacOS, using methods inspired by others like Podman/Docker/Lima.

!!!!Currently only compatible with M1/M2 Macs

README (WIP)

Prerequisites:

qemu
wget
git
xquartz (optional for GUI applications)

Installation

clone the project using git clone https://pagure.io/MSG/msg-qemu.git ~/.guix
copy Guix.app from ~/.guix to your Applications folder
Run the guix application (this will take a minute to download the most recent image)

add these lines to your shell rc file (bashrc/zshrc) to access the guix environment from MacOS :

alias guix="ssh -i $HOME/.guix/ssh-cert/msg_rsa admin@127.0.0.1 -p 9001 'guix'" 
alias guix-env='f(){ ssh -i $HOME/.guix/ssh-cert/msg_rsa admin@127.0.0.1 -p 9001 /home/admin/.guix-profile/bin/$@;  unset -f f; }; f'
alias guix-app='f(){ ssh -X -i $HOME/.guix/ssh-cert/msg_rsa admin@127.0.0.1 -p 9001 /home/admin/.guix-profile/bin/$@;  unset -f f; }; f'
alias guix-shell="ssh -i $HOME/.guix/ssh-cert/msg_rsa admin@127.0.0.1 -p 9001"

Make sure to restart your terminal or source your shellrc file after editing it (e.g source ~/.bashrc)

Available Commands (after adding bashrc/zshrc options)

guix : A straight passthrough to the guix application
guix-shell: Connect to the vm over ssh
guix-env : Can be used to pass cli commands interactively
guix-app : Used to passthrough X11 applications from the vm to macos using xquartz

Notes:

Currently guix-env sudo guix system reconfigure /etc/config.scm is not supported. You must use guix-shell to ssh into the environment and then run sudo guix system reconfigure /etc/config.scm
The host home directory is mounted as /mnt/macos in the virtual environment
The default user/credentials are admin/admin
For xquartz to be able to display X11 apps forwarded from the vm, you must open xquartz and go to Top Menu->Xquartz->Settings->Security->Enable 'Allow connections from network clients'
If xquartz is enabled, you can use the .app files under ~/.guix/apps to launch guix programs from macos

Discord:

Feel free to join the discord server and ask questions/share your experiences! https://discord.gg/TqMDT6Gf6W

Interested in supporting the project?

Ko-fi : https://ko-fi.com/superkamiguru

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