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Is there a GUI/TUI for it? Like something akin to aptitude or at the very least muon? And does GUIX/Nix has something similar to Recommended/Suggested packages

• rekado 8y ago
  Guix has a very nice Emacs interface --- that's better than a bare TUI in my opinion. Even if you aren't a die-hard Emacs user the Emacs interface has a lot to offer. There also is a web interface, but that's more useful for browsing the package collection than to install things. I don't know what you mean by "all-or-nothing kind of deal". You can easily create package variants (thanks to first-class package record values that support field inheritance), but in my experience you rarely need that as packages are often composable at runtime --- you just install them into the same profile.
  • michaelmrose 8y ago
    - Package A recommends Package B, if the package maintainer judges that most users would not want A without also having the functionality provided by B. - Package A suggests Package B if B contains files that are related to (and usually enhance) the functionality of A. - Package A depends on Package B if B is a A can't work without B Its possible for B to actually be optional but in fact be designated as required if A is built with options that require B.