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One of the EmuDeck devs made a Playnix Console that runs PlaynixOS - their own custom Arch Linux-based distribution (lemmy.ml)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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https://playnix.io/

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[–] 16 points 6 months ago (1 child)

"Nix" in this context likely comes from Unix, the operating system that GNU/Linux sought to replace. Unix still has cultural significance within the Linux community, so I think it's a much more likely explanation than naming it after Nix/NixOS.

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  • [–] 7 points 6 months ago

    I'm confused, was your comment meant to be sarcastic? It didn't read that way to me at all. If not, then I don't get the "Captain Obvious" reply, as I simply answered the implied question that was the foundation of your comment ("Why is it named 'PlayNixOS' if it isn't based on Nix/NixOS?"). Your comment did not indicate to me that this was knowledge you already had, so I don't see a point in calling me out on it. There are plenty of people using a Linux-based operating system that don't know the history of it, so I can't simply assume every commenter has that knowledge.

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