Intro
to Nix
Package managers
| OS-level | Language-specific |
|---|---|
| apt yum apk homebrew ... |
npm pip Maven rubygems luarocks ... |
Package managers
| OS-level | Language-specific |
|---|---|
| apt yum apk homebrew ... |
npm pip Maven rubygems luarocks ... |
Nix
Package managers
| OS-level | Language-specific |
|---|---|
| apt yum apk homebrew ... |
npm pip Maven rubygems luarocks ... |
Nix
Why another package manager?
- Portable
- Supports multiple package versions/variants
- Atomic upgrades and rollbacks
- Multi-user support
- Source dependencies, with binary cache
- "Purely functional"
Let's make a package
nix-shell
#! nix-shell
NixOS
NixOps
