nix-darwin AlternativesPackage Managers and other similar apps like nix-darwin

Apps similar to nix-darwin include NixOS, which is free and open source. Other options are nanobrew and zerobrew. In total there are three Software Installers like nix-darwin for Mac, Linux and self-hosting.

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  1. NixOS icon

    NixOS

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    NixOS is a GNU/Linux distribution that aims to improve the state of the art in system configuration management. In existing distributions, actions such as upgrades are dangerous: upgrading a package can cause other packages to break, upgrading an entire system is much less...

    203 NixOS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU
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    nanobrew

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    A fast package manager for macOS and Linux. Written in Zig. Uses Homebrew's bottles and formulas under the hood, plus native .deb support for Docker containers.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Docker
    • US flagUnited States
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  4. Z

    zerobrew

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    A 5-20x faster experimental Homebrew alternative.

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • US flagUnited States
    zerobrew screenshot 1
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