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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 410670e639..7882937911 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -2751,7 +2751,11 @@ you can go ahead and install it (run this command as a regular user, guix install emacs @end example -You've installed your first package, congrats! In the process, you've +@cindex profile +You've installed your first package, congrats! The package is now +visible in your default @dfn{profile}, @file{$HOME/.guix-profile}---a +profile is a directory containing installed packages. +In the process, you've probably noticed that Guix downloaded pre-built binaries; or, if you explicitly chose to @emph{not} use pre-built binaries, then probably Guix is still building software (@pxref{Substitutes}, for more info). @@ -3059,9 +3063,13 @@ retaining precise @dfn{provenance tracking} of the software. @cindex removing packages @cindex package installation @cindex package removal +@cindex profile The @command{guix package} command is the tool that allows users to install, upgrade, and remove packages, as well as rolling back to -previous configurations. It operates only on the user's own profile, +previous configurations. These operations work on a user +@dfn{profile}---a directory of installed packages. Each user has a +default profile in @file{$HOME/.guix-profile}. +The command operates only on the user's own profile, and works with normal user privileges (@pxref{Features}). Its syntax is: @@ -3386,6 +3394,7 @@ variable, even though, taken individually, neither @file{foo} nor @file{bar} would lead to that recommendation. +@cindex profile, choosing @item --profile=@var{profile} @itemx -p @var{profile} Use @var{profile} instead of the user's default profile. |