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You can use Guix as a package manager on top of another Linux distro. I used Guix on Ubuntu for several years.
by davexunit 3y ago
You can use Guix as a package manager on top of another Linux distro. I used Guix on Ubuntu for several years.
- cmrdporcupine 3y agoOk I'll give it a try. I like Lispy things. One thing I liked about nix in this capacity was the "nix-shell" facility, which could be used to create a whole hermetic dev environment with all the right versions of things and all the right environment variables set up, etc. Similar to similar uses of docker but more integrated with the rest of the system -- not as "sealed off" from the rest of the distribution, e.g. I could still use my emacs config inside it, etc.
- slgeorge 3y agoGuix can create reproducible development environments that are "sealed off" from the rest of the distribution. It's called Guix shell and it's very flexible: * Guix Shell https://www.futurile.net/2023/04/29/guix-shell-virtual-environments-containers/ https://www.futurile.net/2023/04/29/guix-shell-virtual-envir... I did two specific posts about using it for 'development' environments. You can also 'fix' the environment (think a git hash) and use the declarative configuration to share it with others: * https://www.futurile.net/2023/04/30/guix-reproducible-dev-environments/ https://www.futurile.net/2023/04/30/guix-reproducible-dev-en... * https://www.futurile.net/2023/10/17/guix-time-travel-dev-environments/ https://www.futurile.net/2023/10/17/guix-time-travel-dev-env... Hope they help - if you have a play and get stuck the mailing list is really good and I posted about the Meetup further up.