shepherd
System service manager
The GNU Shepherd is a daemon-managing daemon, meaning that it supervises the execution of system services, replacing similar functionality found in typical init systems. It provides dependency-handling through a convenient interface and is based on GNU Guile.
- Versions: 1.0.4 · 0.9.3 · 0.8.1 · 0.10.5
- Website: https://www.gnu.org/software/shepherd/
- Licenses: GPL 3+
- Package source: gnu/packages/admin.scm
- Builds: See build status
- Issues: See known issues
Installation
Install the latest version of shepherd as follows:
guix install shepherd
Or install a particular version:
guix install shepherd@0.10.5
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 shepherd about the latest version available in Guix.
Example HTML:
<a href='https://packages.guix.gnu.org/packages/shepherd'><img src='https://packages.guix.gnu.org/packages/shepherd/badges/latest-version.svg' alt='Version in GNU Guix'></a>
Example Markdown:
[](https://packages.guix.gnu.org/packages/shepherd)
Example Org:
[[https://packages.guix.gnu.org/packages/shepherd][https://packages.guix.gnu.org/packages/shepherd/badges/latest-version.svg]]