GoboLinux 016 featuring Runner
Infrastructure
linux distribution
SHOW HN2016
80points
20comments
#478of 2,264 in 2016
Top 22%of 2016 by points
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LovedMost comments that take a side are positive
5 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 1 critical, out of 11 comments about the project. Thread score +0.21.
Idea: 3 for, 0 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Interesting new ideas in a distro
From 2 comments
This is pretty neat! It's nice to see something new/innovative in a distro these days.
nemasu on HNThis looks pretty interesting. Bonus points for a tiling window manager. Am a bit disappointed in capitalization of directory names tho :(
retr0h on HN
Integrated language package manager Alien is a useful feature
From 1 comment
One thing that may be of interest that was introduced in virtual silence is the integration of language specific package managers via a tool called Alien. So far it seems to…
digi_owl on HN
Objections
Capitalized directory names are annoying
From 2 comments
This looks pretty interesting. Bonus points for a tiling window manager. Am a bit disappointed in capitalization of directory names tho :(
retr0h on HNIt's still annoying :)
retr0h on HN
Text-based installer does not recognize LVM2 volumes
From 1 comment
Looks interesting. Unfortunately the text based installer does not recognize LVM2 volumes.
aMayn on HN
Questions
How does GoboLinux compare to Nix and Guix?
From 1 comment
How does GoboLinux compare to Nix & Guix these days? Why would one use the former vs the latter?
nextos on HN
What is the date of the blog post?
From 1 comment
Thanks for keeping GoboLinux going. What is the date on that blog post?
chaz6 on HN
Alternatives named
Nix and Guix
From 2 comments
How does GoboLinux compare to Nix & Guix these days? Why would one use the former vs the latter?
nextos on HNApart from being Linux distros, that is an arbitrary and mostly pointless comparison, as those projects have entirely different goals. * GoboLinux isolates software in OSX…
thesmallestcat on HN