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by vertex-four
2993 days ago
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I've developed packages for ABS before, and it's nice. What nix's model gets you is (a) largely avoiding complex bash scripts, and (b) a pile of tools for working with packages that you don't want to install semi-irreversibly. nix-shell, for example, will put you in a shell inside the build environment, and you can run the build steps yourself and see what the outcomes are. nix-build will build a piece of software and create a symlink to the output, but not install it into your user's package namespace. One of the nice things is that you can install many things without having to sudo - the build is run by a daemon and sandboxed. nix-shell can also be used to create a shell in which a given package set is installed - you can use that to use a piece of software as a one-off or create a development environment that doesn't pollute your general system. Tools like home-manager[0] can help with managing your home directory in a similar way to NixOS's management of your system, too - I have redis and postgres installed using home-manager to run as my own user on demand under systemctl. [0] https://github.com/rycee/home-manager |
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