usb_see@programming.dev to Linux@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoimmutable + reproducible packages - learning curve = ?message-squaremessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down11file-text
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Is there a distro with: Immutable root Active work (examples) toward reproducible packages A smaller learning curve than NixOS?
minus-squareLitanys@lem.cochrun.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoThis. The nix language makes anything bigger harder. A big nix config is just hard to wrangle.
minus-squareRaphael@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year agoNixOS is style over substance, there is absolutely 0 reason to come with a whole new language for this and Guix is proof of that. NixOS’ entire project is like this, they make things harder for no other reason than “it looks cooler this way”.
This. The nix language makes anything bigger harder. A big nix config is just hard to wrangle.
NixOS is style over substance, there is absolutely 0 reason to come with a whole new language for this and Guix is proof of that.
NixOS’ entire project is like this, they make things harder for no other reason than “it looks cooler this way”.