GitHub - fwupd/fwupd: A system daemon to allow session software to update firmware
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It updated a Thinkpad dock with no issues while on Windows, I had to find specific drivers and sketchy update utilities. Awesome!

  • demesisx@infosec.pubEnglish
    88·
    1 year ago

    Looks like they have no idea how to get their software working using Nix. The following blurb is absurd to most GUIX or Nix users:

    NOTE: In most cases, end users should never compile fwupd from scratch; it’s a complicated project with dozens of dependencies (and as many configuration options) and there’s just too many things that can go wrong.

    Users should just have fwupd installed and updated by their distro, managed and tested by the package maintainer. The distribution will have also done some testing with how fwupd interacts with other software on your system, for instance using GNOME Software.

    • russjr08@outpost.zeuslink.netEnglish
      81·
      1 year ago

      I’m not sure I see the problem here? It does say most cases and I’d definitely consider Nix/GUIX users to be in the minority for this (on top of users who would even compile software themselves in the first place).

      Also from what I experienced during my (not so long) time with NixOS, usually things in Nixpkgs were contributed there by community members who ported applications over to be compatible with Nix. Sure, it’s a nice extra thing when the application developer does so out the gate, but given how special Nix and GUIX’s environment is, the onus has never really been on the app dev.