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Wow, thanks for the detailed response. Yes it sounds like they've taken great care for reproducibility, which I greatly appreciate. Sounds very similar to Dock
by gitgud 7y ago
Wow, thanks for the detailed response. Yes it sounds like they've taken great care for reproducibility, which I greatly appreciate.
Sounds very similar to Docker's philosophy, where changes to the system produce incremental changes to the system image and all dependencies are strictly controlled.
What else do I need to be convinced to leave my Ubuntu system for NixOS?
- funcDropShadow 7y agoDocker tries to solve these problems only on the surface. Nothing in a Dockerfile guarantees reproducability. Try docker build of you favorite Dockerfile today and next week. The images probably won't be the same. Whereas NixOS allows you to build the exact same system now and whenever you want. Although, you'd have to pin the nixpkgs you are using.
- pknopf 7y agoSure, they won't be the same, but they will be damn close. We aren't looking for the same md5 checksums. That goal isn't worth it.
- vbrandl 7y agoYou don't have to ditch Ubuntu right away. You can install the nix package manager on any Linux distro (and I think also *BSD and MacOS). That way you can play around with it first. You won't get the full power of NixOS but it's a good way to get started.
- pknopf 7y agoDon't leave Ubuntu. Boot your Ubuntu Docker images bare metal. https://godarch.com/ https://godarch.com/ https://github.com/pauldotknopf/darch-recipes https://github.com/pauldotknopf/darch-recipes