subsystemctl VS nix-installer

Compare subsystemctl vs nix-installer and see what are their differences.

subsystemctl

Utility to run systemd in WSL2 with a Linux namespace (by sorah)

nix-installer

Install Nix and flakes with the fast and reliable Determinate Nix Installer, with over 2 million installs. (by DeterminateSystems)
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subsystemctl nix-installer
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subsystemctl

Posts with mentions or reviews of subsystemctl. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects.

nix-installer

Posts with mentions or reviews of nix-installer. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-02-03.
  • A new Debian package helper: debputy
    2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 3 Feb 2024
    This is a way improved[1] version of the official installer, capable of uninstallation among many other things, there is no need to use the official one: https://determinate.systems/posts/determinate-nix-installer

    1: https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-installer?tab=read...

  • The Determinate Nix Installer
    1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 7 Jan 2024
  • macOS Sonoma is available today
    8 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 26 Sep 2023
    The Determinate Systems nix installer is quite smooth: https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-installer/

    Though it does tend to get clobbered on macOS updates.

  • PackagingCon – a conference only for software package management
    6 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 8 Aug 2023
    and that's just the simple version, on Linux, and thus is likely the happy-path in CI.

    When trying to use it locally on macOS, this here is just some "you wanna do _what_?!": https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-installer/tree/v0.... (not to pick on determinate.systems, the upstream is similarly facepalm: https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/installation/installing-... )

  • Home manager installation - Could not find suitable profile directory
    1 project | /r/Nix | 8 Jun 2023
    I installed nix with the following nix-installer: bash curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf -L https://install.determinate.systems/nix | sh -s -- install Now I'm trying to install home-manager and I'm starting from 3.2 Standalone setup with the following command: bash nix run home-manager/master -- init --switch but it gives me the following error message: Could not find suitable profile directory, tried /home/tornax/.local/state/home-manager/profiles and /nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/tornax
  • Tumbleweed on Steam Deck
    2 projects | /r/openSUSE | 3 Jun 2023
    Alternatively the Determinate Systems Nix installer runs on Steamdeck. They even have instructions for setting up a Steamdeck VM where you can try out anything before buying (other than running games).
  • A guide for setting up Guix as a package manager for openSUSE MicroOS
    1 project | /r/openSUSE | 14 May 2023
    Nice write up. But my question would be why not just use the Determinate Systems Nix installer to install nix? Is there a specific reason you went with Guix?
  • Executing a remote sh command for installation - why is this so risky?
    1 project | /r/Nix | 6 May 2023
    Personally, I like using this alternate installer. I find it a bit easier to work with. https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-installer
  • The downvote button is on the bottom left
    2 projects | /r/linuxmemes | 16 Apr 2023
    You should be able to install both in a container and on the host. And for the install script, no idea why it doesn't work for you, but there's also an unofficial installer you could try: https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-installer
  • Simple way to install package using Nix on macOS?
    3 projects | /r/NixOS | 26 Mar 2023
    I've installed Nix on macOS using nix-installer. Now I can start a temporary nix shell using nix-shell -p git direnv as an example, but I need both of these packages "globally" outside of a nix-shell. How do I do this on macos?

What are some alternatives?

When comparing subsystemctl and nix-installer you can also consider the following projects:

nix-with-selinux - this project has moved to a new repo. click the link below

nixos-config - Nix configuration for macOS / NixOS with starter templates, step-by-step guides, and more ✨

noTunes - A simple macOS application that will prevent iTunes or Apple Music from launching.

nix-installers - Nix installers for legacy distributions (rpm & deb & pacman) [maintainer=@adisbladis]

leopard.sh - Package managers for PowerPC Macs running OS X Leopard (10.5) and Tiger (10.4), written in Bash 😱

dotfiles - Nix-managed dotfiles for macOS and WSL

fish-shell - The user-friendly command line shell.

nix-portable - Nix - Static, Permissionless, Installation-free, Pre-configured

bindle - Bindle: Object Storage for Collections

distrobox - Use any linux distribution inside your terminal. Enable both backward and forward compatibility with software and freedom to use whatever distribution you’re more comfortable with. Mirror available at: https://gitlab.com/89luca89/distrobox

Opencore-Legacy-Patcher - [Moved to: https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher]

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