@const_void@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish • 2 years agoWhat are the pros and cons of the different immutable distros?message-square16fedilinkarrow-up167arrow-down13
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minus-square@it_a_me@literature.cafelinkfedilink23•edit-22 years agoNixos Pros Delarative Config largest package repos Cons poor documentation cli and package management is in limbo with unstable flakes/cli
minus-squareAlexlinkfedilink0•2 years agoFlakes aren’t really unstable, but a lot of documentation is based on the old way of doing things. Also, Nix(OS) has a steep learning curve.
minus-square@it_a_me@literature.cafelinkfedilink5•2 years agoTo enable the use of flakes, you have to use the ‘extra-unstable-features flakes’ flag.
minus-squareAlexlinkfedilink3•2 years agoThey’re “experimental” because the RFC wadn’t approved IIRC, but everyone in the community (and the new documentation) talks about amd used the new commands.
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Flakes aren’t really unstable, but a lot of documentation is based on the old way of doing things. Also, Nix(OS) has a steep learning curve.
To enable the use of flakes, you have to use the ‘extra-unstable-features flakes’ flag.
They’re “experimental” because the RFC wadn’t approved IIRC, but everyone in the community (and the new documentation) talks about amd used the new commands.