glibc
The GNU C Library
Any Unix-like operating system needs a C library: the library which defines the "system calls" and other basic facilities such as open, malloc, printf, exit...
The GNU C library is used as the C library in the GNU system and most systems with the Linux kernel.
- Versions: 2.39 · 2.35 · 2.33 · 2.32 · 2.31 · 2.30 · 2.29
- Website: https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/
- Licenses: LGPL 2.0+
- Package source: gnu/packages/base.scm
- Builds: See build status
- Issues: See known issues
Installation
Install the latest version of glibc as follows:
guix install glibc
Or install a particular version:
guix install glibc@2.29
You can also install packages in augmented, pure or containerized environments for development or simply to try them out without polluting your user profile. See the guix shell documentation for more information.
Badge code
You can use the following badge to inform users of glibc about the latest version available in Guix.
Example HTML:
<a href='https://packages.guix.gnu.org/packages/glibc'><img src='https://packages.guix.gnu.org/packages/glibc/badges/latest-version.svg' alt='Version in GNU Guix'></a>
Example Markdown:
[](https://packages.guix.gnu.org/packages/glibc)
Example Org:
[[https://packages.guix.gnu.org/packages/glibc][https://packages.guix.gnu.org/packages/glibc/badges/latest-version.svg]]