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2026 is the year of the Linux desktop
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The AUR really does make Arch-based distros feel complete compared to other options. That massive package ecosystem covers most needs without hunting around random websites, though occasional build failures still happen. Have you tried any of the AUR helpers to manage updates and orphan packages?
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That's pretty cool! Where did you find it?
Ah, sorry. https://repology.org/repositories/graphs
Nix what the...
If you use nixos, you basically have to know/learn/use day-to-day the nix language.
nixpkgs are written using nix the language, using concepts mostly familiar from just using nixos.
Basically everyone using nixos is capable of contributing packages.
Yep. NixOS inspired me to write my very first package manager package. I distro hopped to Arch Linux and wrote a PKGBUILD for that.
I'm back on NixOS
I've been using yay and cachy-update, which seem to handle basic package management well for me so far. Do you have a favorite?
Cachy uses paru by default
OctoPi is included by default for a GUI app, iirc.