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		hansvm 67 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Self-Host and Tech Independence: The Joy of Buildi... I'm not too familiar with NixOS, but I've been running Gentoo for ages and don't know why you'd need constant internet. Would you mind elaborating?

bombcar 66 days ago [–]

For installing new things - they assume a working Internet.

Ubuntu and CentOS at least HAD the concept of a "DVD" source, though I doubt it is used much anymore.

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