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A distribution that does just that is NixOS (http://nixos.org/nixos/ http://nixos.org/nixos/). It has to, because it's purely functional (new stuff shouldn't ov
by kryptiskt 15y ago
A distribution that does just that is NixOS (http://nixos.org/nixos/ http://nixos.org/nixos/). It has to, because it's purely functional (new stuff shouldn't overwrite any of the old stuff) and it has to support several different versions of the same package being installed at the same time.
It is awesome, especially the easy rollback and that you can specify an entire system with a recipe. Still, it feels strange for us who are used to mainstream Unix systems.
- aaronh 15y agoGoboLinux does it too. And for that matter, another "unixy" OS uses "bundles" to keep all of an apps files together instead of splattering them all over the OS: Mac OS X.
- X-Istence 15y agoOS X isn't just "unixy", Snow Leopard is UNIX certified...
- agumonkey 15y agoFunny I just installed my first nixos yesterday. They indeed can move away from FHS even if they support it. As said before GOBO does that too; there was a handful of distros at max.