I am interested in the declarative specification aspect of it. Basically your whole Operating system in a config file.
Anyone tried NixOS already ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuWPuJZ9NcU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuWPuJZ9NcU
I am interested in the declarative specification aspect of it. Basically your whole Operating system in a config file.
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sylvester@kerala.party · 2 pts · 3y
I've tried several linux distros like Fedora, Ubuntu, Mint, Arch, Kali. But NixOS was the best one imo. GuixSD might be a better option. But it's very aggressive to non free software.
muchtooleft@kerala.party · 0 pts · 3y
I wanted to try but then people online were saying it's difficult to install and the docs weren't clear enough. I didn't want to deal with all that work. The declarative aspect is alluring. For now I'm really happy with Fedora to switch.
sylvester@kerala.party · 1 pts · 3y
You would have to go through some blogs and documentation but it's not that difficult. I'd say NixOS is slightly less difficult than Arch linux.
muchtooleft@kerala.party · 1 pts · 3y
Still there's the aspect of installing something esoteric or troubleshooting weird behaviour, and it's usually easy to find help for fedora or ubuntu. Arch has a great community too.
How does that work for NixOS?