How does it stack up against traditional package management and others like AUR and Nix?

  • Guenther_Amanita@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    Thanks! I saved the comment for later.

    What advantage do you see in Nix compared to Distrobox?
    I personally enjoy DB because of its simplicity.
    I just open BoxBuddy, create a new container from the dropdown-list, and then just start using my Debian or Arch container on top of Fedora Atomic for example.

    The two main benefits I see in Nix are the reproducibility and the big repo. But in case of the repository size, Debian and Arch (+ AUR) are extremely big aswell.
    Are there any other big benefits, that I can’t get with Distrobox, but with Nix?
    Just as a small side note, I’m no power user and tend to use my PC more like a casual guy.