Steam Deck support · Issue #7173 · NixOS/nix
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SteamOS 3.5 will have a /nix directory to support the NixOS package manager. The package manager will probably not come pre-installed but the folder structure prepared, users will be able to install it without jumping through hoops.

  • PhantomPhanatic@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    2 年前

    Is there anything significant on nix that’s unavailable with Pacman or Discovery? Seems it’s more like a traditional package manager with more mainline Linux repositories.

    • woelkchen@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      10·
      2 年前

      Pacman isn’t available on SteamOS without unlocking developer mode. Nix is intended to be used alongside the native package manager. Discover (not Discovery) on SteamOS is for Flatpak packages.

      • PhantomPhanatic@lemmy.worldEnglish
        0·
        2 年前

        I’ve been in developer mode on betas for a while so I wasn’t aware that wasn’t the vanilla experience. Having a relatively normal Linux package manager could be nice as an easy alternative to Discover.

        I’m curious what would be worth getting through nix though. I suppose anything that isn’t on Discover, but I haven’t had too hard a time finding what I’ve wanted so far.

        • randomaside@lemmy.worldEnglish
          8·
          2 年前

          I’ve been hearing a lot about Nix package manager, NixOS, and immutable/atomic Linux distros like BlendOS, VanillaOS, and ChimeraOS with containers and flatpaks on top.

          I may be confused but I think conceptually these distributions are moving towards this idea of reproducibility with a strong immutable core OS for the sake of stability. I can see why this would be perfect for an appliance like the Deck.

          The idea of a rolling distribution where my configuration simply survives upgrades forever … sounds like a dream come true. Is it possible?

  • klay@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    2 年前

    oooh, this would be SUPER helpful; most of what I want is available as a flatpak but for the few things that aren’t, nix would be a great tool to install user apps without messing with “valve’s area”.

  • kelvie@lemmy.caEnglish
    1·
    2 年前

    That’s amazing. Now when I get paged while playing Diablo I can just switch to desktop mode and nix-env -i awscli.