StL Linux Users Group ~Nix and NixOS
Thursday, September 19⋅6:30 – 9:00pm
3007 Woodson Rd, Overland MO 63114
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Thurs 19 Sept.
TOPIC: Nix and NixOS by Sam Hatfield
Configure an OS with a package manager?! How??
NixOS is a linux distro with a unique repository and dependency features.In this talk, Sam
will discuss Nix, the functional package manager used in NixOS. We will focus on Nix's
unique aproach to package management, and how that completely changes how we can manage
operating systems.
BIO: Sam Hatfield is a software developer living in St. Louis. For the last five years
he’s worked in a diverse set of domains including DevOps and Fullstack Web Development. He
recently started a freelancing business, too!
Distrowatch says:
NixOS is an independently developed GNU/Linux distribution that aims to improve the state
of the art in system configuration management.
In NixOS, the entire operating system, including the kernel, applications, system
packages and configuration files, are built by the Nix package manager. Nix stores all
packages in isolation from each other; as a result there are no /bin, /sbin, /lib or /usr
directories and all packages are kept in /nix/store instead.
Other innovative features of NixOS include:
reliable upgrades,
rollbacks,
reproducible system configurations,
source-based model with binaries, and
multi-user package management.
Although NixOS started as a research project, it is now a functional and usable operating
system that includes hardware detection, KDE as the default desktop, and systemd for
managing system services.
VENUE Nick and Elena's Pizzeria
3007 Woodson Rd, Overland, MO 63114
The STLLUG meetings are usually on the third Thursday of each month from 6:30PM to 9:00PM.
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