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by e3bc54b2 1918 days ago
Why was NixOS/GuixSD considered for this? It has immutable system and is fully declarative on top.

Snaps OTOH just seem like a way tk shoehorn proprietary packages onto open source ecosystem (not to mention snap store itself is proprietory, and cannot be swapped for some other snap store)
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exdsq 1918 days ago
I've used NixOS before (I still have a server at home running it) but haven't tried GuixSD. Do you recommend it?
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mouldysammich 1918 days ago
I've used it before, and run a nixos server at the moment.

I think guix is a lot more ergonomic for package definitions and system configuration than nix, I also think the documentation is a lot easier to break into + it has a semi graphical installer.

the big downside being it doesnt come with proprietary drivers which is pretty annoying, but can be worked around with nonguix -- https://gitlab.com/nonguix/nonguix which also includes a few other proprietary programs, if thats something you need

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e3bc54b2 1917 days ago
I have not used GuixSD, but I peek evey now and then on its progress.

Like the sibling comment says, it has less warts than Nix and Nix language, but depending on your stance on Free software, you may need nonfree repo.

Additionally, NixOS has far more mindshare and manpower and has a vast repository, something to keep in m mind if you ever want some exotic piece, Nixpkgs has higher chance of having it already packaged.

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