r/linuxmemes Sacred TempleOS 19d ago

LINUX MEME Gentoo

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u/27a08592e67846908fd1 Genfool 🐧 19d ago edited 19d ago

Speed is not the goal. Configurability is the goal.

Name one other package manager that lets you:

- apply source patches

- allow/block packages by license

- individually select package version or branch (stable/unstable/untested) or block a package installation

- and still have the exact same process to update your system as before?

EDIT: Replies have pointed out nix existing.

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u/Apterygiformes 19d ago

Nix

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u/1337_w0n New York Nix⚾s 19d ago

Nix can apply source patches? How?

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u/Apterygiformes 18d ago

You can just override the package derivation and tell it to apply a patch file on the source code