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Nix has its own packaging format. Debs (and other formats) are insufficient for functional package management. Packages are code in Nix and Guix.
by davexunit 11y ago
Nix has its own packaging format. Debs (and other formats) are insufficient for functional package management. Packages are code in Nix and Guix.
- dhj 11y agoSounds like a security nightmare.
- kryptiskt 11y agoHow so? A Debian package can run arbitrary code as root on install. A Nix script can hardly be unsafer than that.
- dhj 11y agoAh. Good point. I expected dpkg to handle data blobs that were allowed to be moved into specific locations. I guess that would make post install configs impossible.