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Re:NixOS Linux by colejohnson66 on Sunday January 10, 2021 @03:02PM (#25719006)
Is that any different that Docker?
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Re:NixOS Linux by choward on Sunday January 10, 2021 @03:06PM (#25719069)
It's better actually since you can share some libraries when possible.
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Re:NixOS Linux by axelf4 on Sunday January 10, 2021 @03:16PM (#25719172)
Nix derivations are also lighter than containers. Just ordinary packages.
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