Comments by "Gilad Barlev" (@GSBarlev) on "My Problem With Arch Linux Packaging" video.

  1. FYI, the Nix package has been working great for me on the Steam Deck. Thanks for providing that option—controller layout + Steam Input = a glorious Hyprland experience
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  2. I have no problem with how Arch does this—if one package exists in multiple repos, it just prompts you to ask which one you want installed.
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  3.  @bernardogalvao4448  The Arch wiki explains how to set it up (with SteamOS having already done all the hard work of setting up the /nix filesystem). It's my understanding that Nix environments are overlays, similar to Python virtual envs, and a step less isolated than containers. So no, it's completely isolated from the root package manager. And the path overrides are somehow smart enough to not cause conflicts.
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  4.  @itjustcrashed  When I heard some company called Spigot or something was making a handheld, AMD-powered Linux computer I clicked "pre-order" so fast it was only after that I thought to ask what those joysticks were for. I'm only half joking, but I really did need to create a Steam account to order the Steam Deck.
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