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#+title: Nix package manager
#+date: "2020-09-04 16:07:47 +08:00"
#+date_modified: "2021-04-24 01:46:41 +08:00"
#+language: en


[[https://nixos.org/][Nix]] is a package manager that pioneered [[file:2020-09-19-08-31-48.org][Functional package management]] which addresses the criticisms of traditional Unix systems while making it as a specialized tool for [[file:2020-04-12-11-20-53.org][Reproducible research]].
Holistically, Nix is made up of at least four components: the store, the language, the derivations, and the sandbox.

- The store is a immutable centralized location where all of the outputs are placed.
- The derivations are essentially build instructions.
- The language (also called as Nix but we'll refer to it as Nixlang) is a domain-specific language for creating derivations.
- The build process can be locked in a sandbox, improving the reproducibility of a setup and lowering the attack surface for a malicious package.
Update the files for convention Apparently, the convention (at least starting from 2018) is to make the keywords and block names to be in lowercase as stated from one of the following discussions at https://orgmode.org/list/87tuuw3n15.fsf@nicolasgoaziou.fr/. The files was updated with a one liner of shell. However, this is Emacs and org-mode does have an API to let you do stuff in your config and interact with the documents internally so it is not an elegant solution in any way. 2021-04-01 16:08:15 +00:00			`#+title: Nix package manager`
			`#+date: "2020-09-04 16:07:47 +08:00"`
Update package management-related notes 2021-04-23 17:47:26 +00:00			`#+date_modified: "2021-04-24 01:46:41 +08:00"`
Update the files for convention Apparently, the convention (at least starting from 2018) is to make the keywords and block names to be in lowercase as stated from one of the following discussions at https://orgmode.org/list/87tuuw3n15.fsf@nicolasgoaziou.fr/. The files was updated with a one liner of shell. However, this is Emacs and org-mode does have an API to let you do stuff in your config and interact with the documents internally so it is not an elegant solution in any way. 2021-04-01 16:08:15 +00:00			`#+language: en`
Add a bunch of notes Well, I forgot to add them into the VCS. Whoops... On the other hand, I'm also trying to make it suitable both for org-roam and neuron at the same time. 2020-09-06 12:43:51 +00:00

Reformat the wiki Create a unified format for my wiki. Unfortunately, since most of my notes are created on a whim and I don't care much about metadata at the time, the timestamps are only approximations from my memory. 2020-09-08 21:28:33 +00:00			`[[https://nixos.org/][Nix]] is a package manager that pioneered [[file:2020-09-19-08-31-48.org][Functional package management]] which addresses the criticisms of traditional Unix systems while making it as a specialized tool for [[file:2020-04-12-11-20-53.org][Reproducible research]].`
Add a bunch of notes Well, I forgot to add them into the VCS. Whoops... On the other hand, I'm also trying to make it suitable both for org-roam and neuron at the same time. 2020-09-06 12:43:51 +00:00			`Holistically, Nix is made up of at least four components: the store, the language, the derivations, and the sandbox.`

			`- The store is a immutable centralized location where all of the outputs are placed.`
			`- The derivations are essentially build instructions.`
			`- The language (also called as Nix but we'll refer to it as Nixlang) is a domain-specific language for creating derivations.`
			`- The build process can be locked in a sandbox, improving the reproducibility of a setup and lowering the attack surface for a malicious package.`