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Re:Nix: An idea whose time has come by rgoulter on Saturday February 19, 2022 @06:49AM (#30396398)
> I've been using Nix for about 6 years now, and have mostly been using `nix-env -iA`, `nix-env -qaP --description` and `nix-env -e` the whole time.

I'd suggest "declarative package management" as a level-up above this. https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/stable/#sec-declarative-pac...

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Re:Nix: An idea whose time has come by GlennS on Sunday February 20, 2022 @04:38AM (#30404477)
Thanks very much!
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