Mistiygirl@lemmy.zip to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 2 days agoDistros i've used:lemmy.zipexternal-linkmessage-square174linkfedilinkarrow-up1292arrow-down115
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minus-squarefizzle@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoYeah so “cleaned up” wasn’t completely true. Nix basically works by installing packages in a store or cache, and then soft linking to the binaries in the cache. When you exit the temporary shell, the link will no longer exist but the cached package and its dependencies are still there. You can easily clear that cache but it’s not gone instantly when you exit the shell.
minus-squareTrickDacy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoThat’s actually what I figured/hoped. As long as they’re making an effort to keep that secure, sounds like a good approach to me!
Yeah so “cleaned up” wasn’t completely true.
Nix basically works by installing packages in a store or cache, and then soft linking to the binaries in the cache.
When you exit the temporary shell, the link will no longer exist but the cached package and its dependencies are still there.
You can easily clear that cache but it’s not gone instantly when you exit the shell.
That’s actually what I figured/hoped. As long as they’re making an effort to keep that secure, sounds like a good approach to me!