3 ms·
I figured most package managers (brew, pip, nix, npm, etc.) are not actually one of the few Linux distro package managers. You listed them almost exhaustively a
by ErikBjare 2y ago
I figured most package managers (brew, pip, nix, npm, etc.) are not actually one of the few Linux distro package managers. You listed them almost exhaustively after all (excepting pacman).
- IshKebab 2y agoRight but as I said from the context it was clear he was talking about distro package managers, not language package managers. Nix requires root (at least by default). Brew I'll give you - I didn't know you can use it on Linux. Do people actually do that enough that it works reliably?
- ErikBjare 2y agoI don't think that was clear. If they really meant that, which I honestly doubt because it would be so obviously false, then I agree with you.
- IshKebab 2y ago> We love to praise Unix, but it wasn't built for modern multi-user use. FUSE was an after-thought. So were package managers, and they got added, but they require root. Clearly talking about OS level package managers.