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> Nix only partially solves the problem by better supporting concurrent installation of multiple versions of those dependencies. But those concurrent versions w
by Aerbil313 3y ago
> Nix only partially solves the problem by better supporting concurrent installation of multiple versions of those dependencies. But those concurrent versions would still each have to be maintained
How so? Every dependency of every dependency is in the nix store and they’re all immutable. A nix package installed will work forever because its environment can’t change. Am I not right?
- rlpb 3y agoAll deb package versions are immutable too! Bugs and security issues are found from time to time. When that happens, every occurrence in use needs an update. If ten different incompatible versions of a package are in use, they all need to be replaced. That's more work than one per traditional distribution release.