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The way to promote GUIX package manager
From: |
Sławomir Lach |
Subject: |
The way to promote GUIX package manager |
Date: |
Wed, 26 Jan 2022 12:09:19 +0100 |
Maybe it's road to security hell, but it is also very important for beginners
and developers.
Promote GNU GUIX by add support for installers/some scripts, which detects OS
and install software by package manager based on detection.
It is very hard to keep this kind of scripts fresh, because distribution will
evolve. One think, that developers should still do is keep instructions to
install guix package manager for some distros, but it is easier than keep
instruction to install ton of packages. Maybe creating script to install guix
for distributions and place it on single place + allow distro vendor to change
it? Solution is simple:
1. Keep older packages in GUIX repo, so developers could request older version
in scripts
2. Send patches to developers of these scripts, which will detects if there is
gnu guix package manager on target system installed and request to install
packages in exact versions, if there was gnu guix installed
USE CASES:
1. KDevelop could request to install developers tools, such like gcc, gdb,
php, etc.
2. Gaming managers could base on gnu guix instead of custom repository
3. ETC.
RESULT:
Simpler script to maintain, more distribution addressed, user do not have to
worry if script will work for one's distro, faster advantage in linux
ecosystem. Minus: possible security hell.
- The way to promote GUIX package manager,
Sławomir Lach <=
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