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The most interesting recent Linux distro that I have encountered is Void Linux. It's a minimalist rolling update distro. It is not a fork of anything already ex
by upofadown 11y ago
The most interesting recent Linux distro that I have encountered is Void Linux. It's a minimalist rolling update distro. It is not a fork of anything already existing. It is basically a demo for a new package manager called xbps.
* http://www.voidlinux.eu/ http://www.voidlinux.eu/
- bitwize 11y agoVoid is like Arch from back un the day. Currently running Void musl edition on one of my Pis.
- k__ 11y agoHow does xbps compare to Nix?
- ZenoArrow 11y agoBased on the information on the website, xbps has some good features (such as building from source using containers to isolate the build process), but it doesn't have the same type of functional approach as Nix. Void looks like a decent entry in the Arch/Gentoo stable, which means its good for staying on the cutting edge. NixOS is more useful if you're going to be spinning up multiple containers/VMs, which benefits from the stability and consistency of the Nix approach. YMMV.
- k__ 11y agoThe predictability of Nix environments is good for "one" machine too. Just download your configuration.nix (and dotfiles) on another machine and you're pretty much safe.