An operating system (OS) is the program that, after being initially loaded into the computer by a boot program, manages all the other application programs in a computer. The application programs use ...
Most operating systems work in the same basic fashion—you install apps from the binaries or an app store, change configuration files as needed, and perform piecewise updates as needed. NixOS changes ...
Developers talk a lot about “immutability.” Outside the technical world, it usually means something negative: unmoving, inflexible, and entrenched. However, in the technical field, these features ...