doc: Define the term "profile".
Fixes <https://bugs.gnu.org/46803>. Reported by Luis Felipe <luis.felipe.la@protonmail.com>. * doc/guix.texi (Getting Started): Introduce the term "profile". (Invoking guix package): Likewise.master
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guix install emacs
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@end example
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You've installed your first package, congrats! In the process, you've
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@cindex profile
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You've installed your first package, congrats! The package is now
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visible in your default @dfn{profile}, @file{$HOME/.guix-profile}---a
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profile is a directory containing installed packages.
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In the process, you've
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probably noticed that Guix downloaded pre-built binaries; or, if you
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explicitly chose to @emph{not} use pre-built binaries, then probably
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Guix is still building software (@pxref{Substitutes}, for more info).
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@cindex removing packages
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@cindex package installation
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@cindex package removal
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@cindex profile
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The @command{guix package} command is the tool that allows users to
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install, upgrade, and remove packages, as well as rolling back to
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previous configurations. It operates only on the user's own profile,
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previous configurations. These operations work on a user
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@dfn{profile}---a directory of installed packages. Each user has a
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default profile in @file{$HOME/.guix-profile}.
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The command operates only on the user's own profile,
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and works with normal user privileges (@pxref{Features}). Its syntax
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is:
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@file{bar} would lead to that recommendation.
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@cindex profile, choosing
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@item --profile=@var{profile}
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@itemx -p @var{profile}
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Use @var{profile} instead of the user's default profile.
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