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...package managers to (un)install software. RedHat Linux had RPM since 1998 at least
by ferd 3y ago
...package managers to (un)install software. RedHat Linux had RPM since 1998 at least
- BobbyTables2 3y agoWe’ve already come full circle. Nobody uninstalls packages from a Docker container… With immutable designs, we’re just reinstalling the whole OS on each update…just a bit more efficiently thanks to cheap storage.
- SAI_Peregrinus 3y agoWith ephemeral NixOS, I'm reinstalling the whole OS (sort of) on every boot!
- eru 3y agoSlight tangent: Back in the primordial olden days, people used to patch binaries. These days, we just compile them from scratch, when we want to make a change. So it's not too surprising that people apply the same approach to the whole OS installation. Mutation is hard to get right!