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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 0d3bb19325..a6c1319405 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -513,6 +513,7 @@ ready to use it. * Setting Up the Daemon:: Preparing the build daemon's environment. * Invoking guix-daemon:: Running the build daemon. * Application Setup:: Application-specific setup. +* Upgrading Guix:: Upgrading Guix and its build daemon. @end menu @node Binary Installation @@ -1761,6 +1762,40 @@ invoke the actual linker with this new set of arguments. You can instruct the wrapper to refuse to link against libraries not in the store by setting the @code{GUIX_LD_WRAPPER_ALLOW_IMPURITIES} environment variable to @code{no}. +@node Upgrading Guix +@section Upgrading Guix + +@cindex Upgrading Guix, on a foreign distro + +To upgrade Guix, run: + +@example +guix pull +@end example + +@xref{Invoking guix pull}, for more information. + +@cindex upgrading Guix for the root user, on a foreign distro +@cindex upgrading the Guix daemon, on a foreign distro +@cindex @command{guix pull} for the root user, on a foreign distro + +On a foreign distro, you can upgrade the build daemon by running: + +@example +sudo -i guix pull +@end example + +@noindent +followed by (assuming your distro uses the systemd service management +tool): + +@example +systemctl restart guix-daemon.service +@end example + +On Guix System, upgrading the daemon is achieved by reconfiguring the +system (@pxref{Invoking guix system, @code{guix system reconfigure}}). + @c TODO What else? @c ********************************************************************* |