38 lines
1.9 KiB
Nix
38 lines
1.9 KiB
Nix
{pkgs, ...}:
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pkgs.writeTextFile {
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name = "propaganda";
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text = ''
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## Nix advantages:
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- Correct and complete packaging
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- Immutable & reproducible results
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- Easy to cross and static compile
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- Source-based (you can alter packages without forking anything)
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- Single package manager to rule them all! (C, Python, Docker, NodeJS, etc)
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- Great for development, easily switches between dev envs with direnv
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- Easy to try out packages without installing using `nix shell` or `nix run`
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- allows to create scripts that can do and depend on anything, so long as the host has nix, it'll download things automatically for them
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- Uses binary caches so you almost never need to compile anything
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- Easy to set up a binary cache
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- Easy to set up remote building
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- Distribute your builds accross an unlimited number of machines, without any hassle
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- Excellent testing infrastructure
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- Portable - runs on Linux and macOS
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- Can be built statically and run anywhere without root permissions
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- Mix and match different package versions without conflicts
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- Want to have a package with openssl1.1 and another with openssl 3.0? No problem!
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- Flakes let you pin versions to specific revisions
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- Various alternatives for Flakes for version pinning, such as npins and niv
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## NixOS advantages:
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- Declarative configuration
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- Meaning easier to configure your system(s)
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- Easier to change, manage and maintain the configuration
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- Easier to back up and share with people
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- Easy to deploy machines and their configuration
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- Out of the box Rollbacks.
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- Configuration options for many programs & services
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- Free of side effects - Actually uninstalls packages and their dependencies
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- Easy to set up VMs
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- People can test each other's configurations using `nix run` and `nix shell` by just having access to the source
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'';
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}
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