Why do you like guix vs nix or vis versa?
Please only answer if you've tried both guix and nix.
I've been thinking about getting into one or the other, but I can't decide, and I don't have all the time in the world, so whatever I choose, I'll probably be stuck with for like many months until I can switch if I don't like it.
@jessebot Both are great but also very different from standard #Linux distributions so it can take a while to master.
I chose #guix which I use and contribute to, so I'm super biased!
My path was to use #guix on top of another distribution (#ubuntu for me) first. I wrote an 'introductory series' of blog posts that might help:
https://www.futurile.net/resources/guix/
For #guix the things I like is that as a system it's smaller and if you use with #nonguix it has everything you need. It's also friendly.
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@jessebot A difficulty with #guix is that the documentation is fantastic - but there's a shortage of HOWTO docs. You have to be willing to get involved by reading the manual and joining the email lists.
Compared to #Nix there are a lot fewer packages: this wasn't a concern to me because it has what I need or I found alternatives (Guix is still very large). It's a smaller community than #Nix and it's mailing lists and IRC - that's a bit old-fashioned but I'm a bit old works for me heh!
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