![]() ![]() There are two graphical editions, one featuring the GNOME desktop which is a 2.0GB download, and the other runs KDE Plasma and is a 1.6GB download. Nix's portability gives anyone who installs it access to over 80,000 packages which has increased from 60,000 in the past two years. The Nix package manager makes up the heart of the NixOS distribution and can also be run on other distributions. This makes running a distribution with Nix as the package manager fairly flexible as well as reliable in the face of package upgrade issues. The operating system largely acts as a method for showcasing the advanced Nix package manager which offers atomic updates, rollbacks to previous generations of packages, and reproducible builds. Opinion poll: Using the Nix package manager.Torrent corner: Debian, KDE neon, SparkyLinux.Released last week: Porteus 5.0, Oracle Linux 9.0.Questions and answers: Making a fake webcam device.News: Qubes OS 4.0 nears end of life, a dive into how Linux schedules processes, Debian publishes refreshed media for Bullseye.We wish you all a wonderful week and happy reading! ![]() Plus we are pleased to share the releases of the past week and list the torrents we are seeding. Then, in our Questions and Answers column, we explain how to set up a fake webcam to trick applications into thinking they are streaming live video. We also cover the Debian project publishing updated install media. In our News section we discuss the complexities of the Linux scheduler and report on Qubes OS 4.0 nearing the end of its supported life. Have you tried Nix? Let us know how you used Nix in this week's Opinion Poll. This week we begin with a look at Nix, both in the NixOS distribution and installed on another distribution as a third-party software manager. Nix offers all sorts of interesting features, including package generations, instantly switching between versions of packages, rolling back updates, and reproducible builds. One of the more interesting approaches to Linux software management is provided by the Nix package manager. Welcome to this year's 28th issue of DistroWatch Weekly! ![]()
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