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Nix VS Portage

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Nix logo Nix

All-in-one digital toolbox. No monthly fees.

Portage logo Portage

Portage is source-based package manager used by Gentoo and its descendants. It controls all process from fetching source through building it, installing into clean environment to "merging" with already installed software.
  • Nix Landing page
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    2024-04-09
  • Portage Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-09-26

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  • Review - THOROGOOD 1892 PORTAGE Series #814-6522 [ THE BOOT GUY REVIEWS ]
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Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to Nix and Portage)

Nix

Portage

Package Manager
41 41%
Package Manager
59% 59
Developer Tools
40 40%
Developer Tools
60% 60
Front End Package Manager
39 39%
Front End Package Manager
61% 61
Productivity
100 100%
Productivity
0% 0

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What are some alternatives?

When comparing Nix and Portage, you can also consider the following products

Conda - Binary package manager with support for environments.

pkgsrc - pkgsrc is a framework for building over 17,000 open source software packages.

Homebrew - The missing package manager for macOS

Pacman - Pacman was developed to be the package manager for Arch Linux, and is also used by KDE-focused Chakra Linux.

Docker - Docker is an open platform that enables developers and system administrators to create distributed applications.

Yay - Yay is an AUR helper written in go, based on the design of yaourt, apacman and pacaur.

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