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Re:Persistent packages on Steam Deck using Nix by goosedragons on Sunday February 09, 2025 @02:04PM (#42992762)
You can also do it with Guix in case you prefer Guile and more strict FOSSy-ness.
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Re:Persistent packages on Steam Deck using Nix by kombine on Sunday February 09, 2025 @02:21PM (#42992947)
I'm playing with Guix and even made a dedicated installation. I find it more attractive than Nix (more sane language, shepherd service manager), but it lacks in diversity of packages and many of the ones I require are very stale.
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Re:Persistent packages on Steam Deck using Nix by gray_-_wolf on Sunday February 09, 2025 @04:23PM (#42994144)
Patches are welcome :)
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Re:Persistent packages on Steam Deck using Nix by viraptor on Sunday February 09, 2025 @08:55PM (#42996146)
Not all patches are welcome. Guix is very strict and opinionated - they won't allow unfree packages or firmware updates.
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Re:Persistent packages on Steam Deck using Nix by martinflack on Sunday February 09, 2025 @09:53PM (#42996441)
There's nonguix as well: https://gitlab.com/nonguix/nonguix
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Re:Persistent packages on Steam Deck using Nix by rendaw on Sunday February 09, 2025 @10:49PM (#42996740)
I was told you don't need to subscribe to the mailing list, but I've sent mailing list messages with patches, discussions on technical issues that were never accepted.
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