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Why don't more distributions have something like the AUR when it's the main reason why so many people use Arch Linux? (lemmy.fmhy.ml)
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[–] demesisx@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'mma let you finish, but Nix had one of the best package managers of all time.

[–] loudWaterEnjoyer@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Great, why do you need a whole OS centering around a package manager?

[–] Laser@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

nix and the other nix tools on NixOS is more than just the package manager, they cover all aspects of system management, including the packages.

[–] loudWaterEnjoyer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 year ago

What system management are you talking about? Sounds like Kernel to me.