• jim_stark@programming.dev
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    1 year ago

    You can be sure software {…} will behave the same

    never had that issue before, as long as they have the same version and config

    Pure:

    If you uninstall a software it might still have residues. If you install a faulty driver, even if you uninstall it, it might still permanently mess the system configuration.

    But with nix if you uninstall something it’s like it never existed in your system.

    Reproducible:

    With nix all the apps in your OS are configure using a single or a few config file(s). So if you want to setup another system the same way you don’t have to go hunting for dotfiles.

    avoid dependency conflicts

    that’s not something I have to deal with on Debian/Mint.

    Because you are recommended to use only software present in the repositories. If you are the kind of person who doesn’t need software outside of your OS repositories then of course you might never need to worry about dependencies. Other people are doing the job for you.

    But if you want to software not in the repos and even if you want to package it for your OS you might run into dependency issues. Never with nix. It’s more for people who don’t mind packaging software for themselves (and the community) and don’t want to deal with nasty dependency issues.