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Re:Nixos-unstable’s ISO_minimal.x86_64-Linux is 100% reprodu... by dcposch on Sunday June 20, 2021 @10:29PM (#27575707)
Has a full linux image--something you can actually boot--existed as a reproducible build before today?
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Re:Nixos-unstable’s ISO_minimal.x86_64-Linux is 100% reprodu... by Gaelan on Monday June 21, 2021 @07:13PM (#27585772)
I have to imagine it's been done, at least with some stripped-down kernel+busybox situation. Not sure, though.
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Re:Nixos-unstable’s ISO_minimal.x86_64-Linux is 100% reprodu... by 0xEFF on Sunday June 20, 2021 @10:37PM (#27575741)
Forgive my ignorance but isn’t that Slackware?
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Re:Nixos-unstable’s ISO_minimal.x86_64-Linux is 100% reprodu... by heisenzombie on Monday June 21, 2021 @12:31AM (#27576332)
No, if I build Slackware on my computer and you build Slackware on yours; the binaries we end up with will not be bit-for-bit identical.
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