Why don't more distributions have something like the AUR when it's the main reason why so many people use Arch Linux?
Why don't more distributions have something like the AUR when it's the main reason why so many people use Arch Linux?
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I'mma let you finish, but Nix had one of the best package managers of all time.
It's so kino. Incredibly hard to learn and much more to master, but much more powerful. Nothing beats easily modifying a derivation's source, or adding patches or build options or whatever you want.
Same as any ports system. Though yes, for Linux the alternatives may seem less convenient like Portage or less extensive like Pkgsrc.
I only use Gentoo for a small bit, so I can't comment on it, and I haven't used the other thing ever. I wish linux a culture similar to the bsds when it came to ports stuff. /usr/local is barely used if ever.