1.3.1.1 Guix

Installing Hoot with Guix is the best way to get the latest version of Hoot. Guix is both a Linux distribution and a package manager that can be used on top of another distribution such as Debian.

To install Hoot to a user package profile, run:

guix install guile guile-hoot

To create a temporary shell environment in which to try Hoot, run:

guix shell guile guile-hoot

In the case of Guix installed on another host distribution, the following command might work more reliably:

guix shell --pure guile guile-hoot

The --pure flag helps in the case where Guile has been installed using the host distribution’s package manager.

1.3.1.2 Debian

Hoot is currently available in Debian testing and unstable. In time it will reach stable, too.

apt install guile-hoot

1.3.1.3 MacOS

Hoot is available on MacOS via the Guile tap for Homebrew.

Add the Guile Homebrew tap:

brew tap aconchillo/guile

If Guile is already installed with Homebrew, unlink it first because a newer version is currently required:

brew unlink guile

Then install Hoot:

brew install guile-hoot