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		rekado 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: PRoot: User-space implementation of chroot, mount ... `guix pack` can create bundles that use a static proot to make them relocatable: https://hpc.guix.info/blog/2017/10/using-guix-without-being-... It also supports other more performant ways, but in some situations proot is the best choice.

Y_Y 7 months ago [–]

But can it pack the whole system? I've been trying to run Guix on my Android for a while without resorting to a full VM. Nix has a custom termux, and lots of distros run under proot under termux[0], but seemingly not Guix.

[0] https://wiki.termux.com/wiki/PRoot

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