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Did we kill Linux's killer feature?
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Check out Nix, which goes in the opposite direction. There isn't really a distinction between the system and applications.
Yup, once I got into Arch I started meticulously documenting my setup and scripting as much as possible so I could quickly set up a new system to my liking.
Daily driving NixOS now, and I still have plenty to learn, but I'm getting very close to to having that whole setup fully declared in config.
It's truly the best of all worlds.