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Why did you choose guix over nix if you don’t mind me asking?
Because Guix has better configuration syntax, it will not function properly without systemd, as I understand it.
This is not true. In fact, Guix doesn't use systemd at all. When managing an operating system installation Guix uses its own init system called the Shepherd.
Elogind is a project extracted from systemd originally for use in Guix systems.
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