Project NIXBSD has been introduced, presenting an unofficial branch derived from the NIXOS distribution, utilizing FreeBSD instead of the Linux kernel. The installation of programs is facilitated by the package manager nix, which stores package assemblies in subdirectories within /Nix/Store, allowing for the use of multiple program versions. System parameters can be configured through a single configuration file and the system can be easily rolled back to a previous configuration version.
The project is supported by three main repositories:
- nix – a fork of the Nix package manager with modifications to operate within the FreeBSD environment.
- nixpkgs – a fork of Nixpkgs packages with alterations to support FreeBSD and the X86_64-Freebsd platform.
- nixbsd – a repository containing modules for compiling a version of Nixos using the FreeBSD kernel.
/Reports, release notes, official announcements.