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How to install Nix on Fedora Silverblue
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this post was submitted on 19 Jun 2024
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Using containers on Linux has basically no performance loss compared to running on the host. They share a kernel and nothing needs to be virtualized (unlike containers on macOS and Windows), so anything you run in a container is basically the same performance as running it on the host.
I still agree though: using Nix is better than using Distrobox for many other reasons.
Sorry, faster because installing a package is faster than with other managers since you don'5 have to deal with any copr, debs or anything and it's really fast on my install. I haven't compared it directly but it feels very fast.