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GNU Guix guix.gnu.org ↗

A functional package manager and Linux distribution with transactional upgrades.

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Recommended in 2 threads

  • NixOS is making me less afraid

    entropicthoughts.com ·

    Uses a real language that is nicer to read than Nix.

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    openbsd.org ·

    Offered as an even simpler upgrade path that also supports rollback.

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