Brian May via luv-main <[email protected]> writes: > Piers Rowan via luv-main <[email protected]> writes: > >> I'm sure we have all used a few distros in the past (like many!). >> >> So CentOS is going away where to next? > It really depends on your use case... For servers I prefer a stable that > I don't have to keep updating. For desktops, more likely to need newer > stuff. Especially for drivers, etc. which may not always work correctly > otherwise. > > I am currently using Debian + flatpak (where possible) to install apps > that I really want to keep up to date or not available in Debian. > > I have been hearing good things about NixOS. My understanding is there > is a bit of a learning period before you can be really productive with > it. Which has been my stumbling point so far.
There is also GNU Guix, which has a more sane configuration language () and has better command line UX. What is probably worth mentioning is that like flatpack, with both Guix/Nix, you can install them in another OS like Debian, and then leverage any extra packages, or their configuration management tooling. Without needing to commit to the ecosystem entirely. I would say for any server this is probably the more desirable route, like Russell Coker mentioned they don't really have any form of security patching policy. Not to mention they don't tack vendored code, so you could find GoLang programs in Nix that are using vulnerable libraries. Regards, Russell _______________________________________________ luv-main mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
