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Flaptak (and Snap) is not the future

NixOS nix-bundle Zero Install
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    25 Jun 2014 . All software components in NixOS are installed using the Nix package manager. Packages in Nix are defined using the nix language to create nix expressions.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Front End Package Manager #Package Manager #Linux Tools 246 social mentions

  2. Build portable binaries using the nix package manager that can run anywhere (even when nix is not installed) .
    Nix itself is more focused on "distribute from this host with nix, to this other host with nix". Though, here is e.g. https://github.com/matthewbauer/nix-bundle, which is supported as an experimental command in nix 2.4.

    #Software Marketplace #Cloud Computing #IT Automation 7 social mentions

  3. Zero Install is a decentralised cross-distribution software installation system.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    That's true, future app distributions should utilize web 3.0, e.g. decentralization. There is 0install ( https://0install.net/ ), for example, it is better.

    #OS & Utilities #Software Marketplace #Code Collaboration 4 social mentions

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