SteamOS 3.5 will support the NixOS package manager
SteamOS 3.5 will support the NixOS package manager
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Steam Deck support · Issue #7173 · NixOS/nix
SteamOS 3.5 will have a /nix directory to support the NixOS package manager. The package manager will probably not come pre-installed but the folder structure prepared, users will be able to install it without jumping through hoops.
Is there anything significant on nix that's unavailable with Pacman or Discovery? Seems it's more like a traditional package manager with more mainline Linux repositories.
Pacman isn't available on SteamOS without unlocking developer mode. Nix is intended to be used alongside the native package manager. Discover (not Discovery) on SteamOS is for Flatpak packages.
I've been in developer mode on betas for a while so I wasn't aware that wasn't the vanilla experience. Having a relatively normal Linux package manager could be nice as an easy alternative to Discover.
I'm curious what would be worth getting through nix though. I suppose anything that isn't on Discover, but I haven't had too hard a time finding what I've wanted so far.