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7.9 | 9.9 | |
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NixOS 21.05 Released
I was able to make the switch over cold turkey after ~9 years of ArchLinux.
By sheer happenstance, I blogged earlier this week about one particular killer feature that doesn't get enough air time: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27344677
My not-flake-yet configuration can be found at https://github.com/rraval/nix
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Nix solves the package manager ejection problem
> How do NixOS users typically manage software that is not a Nix package
By writing a Nix package for it (I don't mean for this to sound flippant, tone is a bit hard to convey over text).
For example I have this alpha quality rust binary that I'm developing but I also want a stable version installed at the OS level. I write a Nix package and simply compose it into my overall NixOS configuration alongside the more official Nixpkgs: https://github.com/rraval/nix/blob/master/git-nomad.nix
> like a source code tarball where you would traditionally run configure && make && make install?
Nix has a bunch of defaults that make a conventional package like this straightforward.
Here's a package for a vanilla C binary + library that does the `autoreconf && ./configure && make && make install` dance: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/tools/secu...
It's almost a little misleading because the actual steps are largely inherited from the defaults, you can read more about `stdenv.mkDerivation` here: https://nixos.org/guides/nix-pills/fundamentals-of-stdenv.ht...
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Could you theoretically use other package managers on void?
A lot, it's (also) a complete linux distribution. See https://guix.gnu.org/en/packages/ and for comparison with other distros: https://repology.org/ It looks like they entered the top ten since last time I checked.
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what OS do YOU use, as an emacs user?
I'm having a hard time believing it, but apparently nixpkgs is larger than AUR per https://repology.org/?
- Common denominator when developing widgets
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How to deploy my FOSS to Linux users / repositories?
Generally, the easiest thing to do is to do nothing - if your software is useful and people are using it, then packagers will show up. You can track what distros packaged your project on https://repology.org/.
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Discover Slitaz, a 50MB Lightweight Desktop Operating System
I remember when the internet was smaller (20 years ago?) some people would have a comparison of different package managers for linux distros where they would dive in to examples and use. Anyway, this is a high level of package currency : https://repology.org/
The last distros I've used that didn't really have their own package managers were Slackware (it is just a tarball) and PuppyLinux (adopted from slackware or debian).
Anyway, Slitaz is here https://repology.org/repository/slitaz_cooking
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The problem raised by Linus Torvalds on package management
You can basically install nix packages on every Linux and even MacOS. They are imo better developed and less error prone. You are guaranteed to never have dependency issues. The hashing scheme and idea of representing and building packages from derivation logic is spectacular design. The design of Nix inherently supports atomic upgrades and the likes of an immutable system. Also, afaik, it has the largest package availability currently (at least as many pkgs as Arch's) https://repology.org/
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Nix (the package manager of NixOS that can be installed on other distributions like Flatpak) releases version 2.4
Yep, it's no. 1 on https://repology.org/
- Ask HN: What useful unknown website do you wish more people knew about?
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Distros
Most have it on their website, but you can also check here
- Is there a website that has all the "apt install <app>" apps?
What are some alternatives?
napalm - Support for building npm packages in Nix and lightweight npm registry [maintainer @jtojnar]
nix-darwin - nix modules for darwin
Home Manager using Nix - Manage a user environment using Nix [maintainer=@rycee]
bgart - Set classic art for GNOME background
NixOS-docker - DEPRECATED! Dockerfiles to package Nix in a minimal docker container
nixos-shell - Spawns lightweight nixos vms in a shell
nixGL - A wrapper tool for nix OpenGL application [maintainer=@guibou]
stylegan2 - StyleGAN2 - Official TensorFlow Implementation
runix
nixos-generators - Collection of image builders [maintainer=@Lassulus]
jsmin - Javascript minifier