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The article lost me somewhere. Long intro and than just assuming too much.

That's just possible due to nix being more granular? Is that right?

Can I really build nix from 5 years ago? No src gone? No cache server gone? Nothing?

I mean yeah Ubuntu as a base is shitty.

The text is written to be spoken, it works better when I present it. I'll have the video edited next week, that may flow better for you.

I will check it out then.

Would you answer my assumption? Is this easier with nix because it's more granular?

Like if I have a cacerts alone I can select it?

And can I really build stuff from 5 years ago?

I don't like Ubuntu or Debian as a base image for docker, but it's typically my go-to if I need glibc stuff or browser emulation.

Is there a better alternative like Alpine but with glibc that isn't Debian?

I think Debian is a solid choice, mostly everything is either present or available. Image sizes can get out of hand tho.