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And you do this to install MySQL?

• bspammer 4y ago
  It’s a lot of upfront work sure, but afterward installing any package (including MySQL) is just appending the package name to a list in your config file. The powerful part is that uninstalling the package is as simple as deleting it from that list. Or if you don’t want to install the package permanently and just want it for a one-off job, `nix-shell -p mysql` starts a shell with mysql on your path, which will disappear as soon as you exit the shell.
• soraminazuki 4y ago
  That argument can be weaponized against anything and everything, really. "Oh, Ubuntu is too complicated" "It's easy. 1. Don't use dpkg, ever. 2. Use the apt command. 3. Avoid Snaps. 4. Well, forget about locking dependencies, this isn't Nix. 5. No Home Manager equivalent exists, so I don't know, use Ansible? 6. If on macOS, you're out of luck. 7. Make sure to download the latest release." "And you do this to install MySQL?"