The libGL Anomaly

The libGL Anomaly

From Full Time Nix by Shahar "Dawn" Or

May 3, 2026 · 1h 2m · Episode 118

About this episode

This episode discusses the anomalies associated with libGL in Nix and NixOS systems.

Pre-roll transcript: Before you is an episode of the Full Time Nix podcast For silence skipping and other useful features consider using a podcast app --- Nix and NixOS are almost too good to be true. Isolation, libraries coexisting, transparent binary cache and software that just works. Not works on my machine, just works. But is that always the case? Or... Did we manage to get ourselves into... impurities? Join us for a discussion about libGL and find out what anomalies lurk in the dark depths of our operating systems. [Nix is a lie, and that’s ok | Farid Zakaria’s Blog](https://fzakaria.com/2026/03/07/nix-is-a-lie-and-that-s-ok) [Help understanding the libGL ABI problem and possible solutions - Help - NixOS Discourse](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/help-understanding-the-libgl-abi-problem-and-possible-solutions/42022?u=mightyiam) [Spack](https://spack.io/) [nix-community/nixos-facter: Declarative hardware configuration for NixOS](https://github.com/nix-community/nixos-facter) --- Nixcademy ad transcript: Statistically speaking, Nix is a novel technology. As such, adoption comes at an immediate cost of productivity. Team members who know Nix find themselves preoccupied providing…

People in this episode

Host: Shahar "Dawn" Or

Topics covered

  • libGL
  • Nix
  • NixOS
  • software anomalies
  • technology adoption
  • technical debt

Keywords

  • libGL
  • Nix
  • NixOS
  • software
  • anomalies
  • technical debt
  • adoption
  • training

Sponsors

Nixcademy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nixcademy, NixOS, Spack, nix-community/nixos-facter

Books & works: Nix is a lie, and that’s ok | Farid Zakaria’s Blog

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