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List:       nix-dev
Subject:    Re: [Nix-dev] Two declarative ways to install a package?
From:       Kevin Cox <kevincox () kevincox ! ca>
Date:       2016-08-11 19:35:26
Message-ID: 46425998-c4e4-300a-a5ae-0bb6f73cc237 () kevincox ! ca
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On 11/08/16 20:11, Nick Sabalausky wrote:
> 
> What exactly is the difference? Is there any more nuance to it than
> "Services are installed one way, non-services are installed the other way"?
> 


Basically the services are wrappers around the packages. They set them
up, generate config files and set them to start running.

It's also important to not that services generally (never?) actually
"install" the package. Obviously it is on the system but it isn't
available on your PATH.

Hope that helps, Kevin


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