Difference between revisions of "NixOS"
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== Features == | == Features == |
Revision as of 13:09, 21 April 2010
NixOS is a functional Linux distribution based on the Nix package manager. It uses a functional script language to maintain the overall Linux host as which is also the basis of the package manager, in a realized solution of the Unix update problem.
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Company / developer | Universities of Delft and Utrecht |
OS family | Unix-like |
Working state | Current |
Source model | Free and open source software |
Initial release | MM DD, 2006 |
Latest stable release | Rolling release |
Update method | Package Derivation |
Package manager | Nix (software) |
Supported platforms | IA-32, x86-64, |
Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux) |
Userland | GNU |
Default user interface | tty |
License | GNU General Public License, others |
Official website | http://nixos.org |
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Organization
NixOS uses a declarative approach to 'Nix host and package managment on the bare bones of a Unix implementation. BSD and other Unices are targetted but practically Linux is the only significantly supported OS.