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Well, isn't the entire system called nixOS?
by zufallsheld 3y ago
Well, isn't the entire system called nixOS?
- forgotpwd16 3y agoNix can be said is three things. A build system, a package manager, and a language.
- sshine 3y agoAnd NixOS is a Linux distribution that bundles these.
- forgotpwd16 3y agoNo, Nix by itself is these three things. NixOS is a distro made utilizing the Nix system.
- sshine 3y ago>> NixOS is a Linux distribution that bundles these > No, NixOS is a Linux distribution that utilizes these My mistake!
- dartos 3y agoNo, it’s Nix, the package manager. NixOS is just a barebones Linux distro which uses the nix package manager for system configuration
- maxcoder4 3y agoThe common joke/fact in the nix community is the nix "triad": nix the language, nix the operating system, and nix the package manager. Sometimes it gets confusing, but usually context is enough.
- pxc 3y agoExcept that Nix ≠ NixOS, which it seemed was very clear to everyone for a very long time. Recently some Linux hobbyists new to the Nix community have started using the word 'Nix' to refer to NixOS, which is wrong and has understandably led to quite some confusion. I wish they'd stop fucking it up.