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| | | | | I recently spent some time learning Nix after watching this talk by Xe. Nix is a package manager/build system for Linux and macOS. It does a number of things I really like: Transparent handling of source and binary packages. Includes a rich central package registry, but you can host your package descriptions or binaries anywhere. Does not require root and runs alongside any Linux distribution. Easy to pin or customize versions of individual packages. Straightforward support for project-specific dependenc... | |
| | | | | poignardazur.github.io | |
| | | | | A few weeks ago, I decided to install NixOS on my laptop. I'm barely using it these days, and I already had Pop_OS installed on my work computer, so I could experiment with alternate distributions without too much risk. | |
| | | | | jrhawley.ca | |
| | | | | Nix is an emerging tool for keeping your computational environments reproducible and isolated. Here, I test how useful Nix is, compare it to conda, and assess whether it's ready for... | |
| | | | | tonyfinn.com | |
| | | Nix is a tool for managing packages and system configurations in a declarative manner. Flakes are a new user interface to clean up many of its rough edges. This guide explains how to use Nix from first principles, via a Flake-focused approach. | ||