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NixOS has had the new `nix` command for a long while, this bundles up all the functionality under one command just like `apt` or `guix`. It's still marked as ex
by grumbel 4y ago
NixOS has had the new `nix` command for a long while, this bundles up all the functionality under one command just like `apt` or `guix`. It's still marked as experimental and has to be enabled manually, but once done you'll never have to touch any of the old commands ever again. The only problem left is that a lot of the documentation still refers to the old commands.
> It is however a bummer that there's no socially-approved way to share packages of non-free software on the official channels
There is https://gitlab.com/nonguix/nonguix https://gitlab.com/nonguix/nonguix
That's one thing I prefer about NixOS, with Nix Flakes you can just turn any old Git repository into a package. No need to be part of any channels or need for the user to setup anything, you can just build and install straight from the upstream source with a single command line if they provide a `flake.nix` file. This automatically resolves a lot of pointless drama about what should or shouldn't be part of the distribution and makes it trivial to distribute patches and workarounds.
- singpolyma3 4y agoYes, this is also how I mostly use guix, just use the guix.scm file and not bother with a channel.