InternetPirate@lemmy.fmhy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoWhy don't more distributions have something like the AUR when it's the main reason why so many people use Arch Linux?message-squaremessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1message-squareWhy don't more distributions have something like the AUR when it's the main reason why so many people use Arch Linux?InternetPirate@lemmy.fmhy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squareMischievousTomato@lemdro.idlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoFedora has COPR, Opensuse has the OBS (which also works for other distros), NixOS (my beloved) has overlays…
minus-squarenikoof@feddit.rolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoI’ve been on NixOS for about a week now and I can say I’ve got access to pretty much all of the packages I was using on Arch just from nixpkgs. I even found it quite easy to package stuff myself!
minus-squareMischievousTomato@lemdro.idlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoSame. Exactly. Packaging can be a bit more complex, but once you get it, it’s great. There’s even the NUR, but I havent used it.
minus-squareBlóðbók@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year agoThe power of flakes is unparalleled
Fedora has COPR, Opensuse has the OBS (which also works for other distros), NixOS (my beloved) has overlays…
I’ve been on NixOS for about a week now and I can say I’ve got access to pretty much all of the packages I was using on Arch just from nixpkgs. I even found it quite easy to package stuff myself!
Same. Exactly. Packaging can be a bit more complex, but once you get it, it’s great. There’s even the NUR, but I havent used it.
The power of flakes is unparalleled