spack VS NixOS-docker

Compare spack vs NixOS-docker and see what are their differences.

spack

A flexible package manager that supports multiple versions, configurations, platforms, and compilers. (by spack)

NixOS-docker

DEPRECATED! Dockerfiles to package Nix in a minimal docker container (by NixOS)
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spack NixOS-docker
51 5
3,907 151
2.4% -
10.0 3.3
4 days ago over 2 years ago
Python Dockerfile
Apache-2.0 or MIT GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only
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spack

Posts with mentions or reviews of spack. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-03-07.

NixOS-docker

Posts with mentions or reviews of NixOS-docker. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-11-28.
  • Throwing some Nix in the Mix
    2 projects | dev.to | 28 Nov 2021
    Luckily, I did not have to start from scratch as Nix serves their own docker image. I mounted one of my directories and was able to drop into a Nix shell with my configuration file.
  • NixOS 21.05 Released
    39 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 2 Jun 2021
    There is one: https://github.com/NixOS/docker

    But it's more of a Nix docker image than a NixOS one, because half of the things that NixOS gives you don't really make much sense in a docker image (systemd in a container?).

    39 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 2 Jun 2021
  • Self hosted IRL achievements list?
    2 projects | /r/selfhosted | 28 Apr 2021
    I only know of the nix package manager. https://hub.docker.com/r/nixos/nix
  • What tools do people use for DevOps pipelines / continuous delivery?
    2 projects | /r/NixOS | 2 Jan 2021
    Ability to run buildkite agents inside a kubernetes cluster on preemble instances without need to modify agent’s Dockerfile every time new dependency comes up - was one of major reasons to learn Nix. I’m just using nixos/docker image as a base, install buildkite-agent and some base stuff like bash via nix-env inside Dickerfile, everything else lays in flake.nix of every project my dockerized nixified buildkite agent run.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing spack and NixOS-docker you can also consider the following projects:

HomeBrew - 🍺 The missing package manager for macOS (or Linux)

Home Manager using Nix - Manage a user environment using Nix [maintainer=@rycee]

nix - Nix, the purely functional package manager

nix-darwin - nix modules for darwin

nix-processmgmt - Experimental Nix-based process management framework

nixpkgs - Nix Packages collection & NixOS

Ansible - Ansible is a radically simple IT automation platform that makes your applications and systems easier to deploy and maintain. Automate everything from code deployment to network configuration to cloud management, in a language that approaches plain English, using SSH, with no agents to install on remote systems. https://docs.ansible.com.

nixos-generators - Collection of image builders [maintainer=@Lassulus]

ohpc - OpenHPC Integration, Packaging, and Test Repo

flake-utils-plus - Use Nix flakes without any fluff.

poetry2nix - Convert poetry projects to nix automagically [maintainer=@adisbladis]