Hi everyone!

I saw that NixOS is getting popularity recently. I really have no idea why and how this OS works. Can you guys help me understanding all of this ?

Thanks !

  • Dario
    0•1 year ago

    Are packages updated as often as Arch-based distributions? In GNU Guix, MATE Is at least there years old.

    • mrh
      1•1 year ago

      It’s a source-based distribution like Arch so packages are as up to date as the package maintainers keep them. Of course anybody can go in and submit a newer version of a package if the original packager has been slacking on updating. You can also use your own custom version of the package by just copying the package definition, bumping up the version number, and then installing it with guix package -f my-custom-package.scm