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How does a similar Nix OS setup compare as far as number of packages? Is Nix just as minimal as Arch?
by wesapien 4y ago
How does a similar Nix OS setup compare as far as number of packages? Is Nix just as minimal as Arch?
- rgoulter 4y agoIn terms of addressing "you want to know what your system has got", OP argues Arch is good because Arch will only have what you install. With NixOS, the whole system configuration is declared starting from a single configuration file. So, NixOS is great for addressing "I forgot how I set <whatever> up". You'll likely end up using more disk space with NixOS if you're changing your system, since NixOS has functionality which makes it easy to rollback the system to earlier configurations.
- tlavoie 4y agoI'm fairly new to NixOS, but suspect that a NixOS install might end up smaller over time. With the ability to try out one-off package installs that don't become part of the more permanent config, and the "garbage collection" mechanism that cleans up, I think I at least would have less long-term cruft.