c/nix · by Shareni@programming.dev · 2y

The genesis of a nixOS user

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/14020506

The product of a chat with @QuazarOmega@lemy.lol

22 points · 6 comments · view on lemmy.world

6 Comments

demesisx@infosec.pub · 18 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I think there’s a few levels above NixOS.

impermanence
content-addressed nix store using zfs

Shareni@programming.dev · 4 pts · 2y

Impermanence really goes well with the whole ascension theme

tobz619@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 2y (2 replies)

I went straight to nixos lol

nix-shell radicalised me very quickly

Shareni@programming.dev · 3 pts · 2y

I tried guixos first, and that was really unpleasant. I'm still wary of trying nixos.

nix-env and the official docs caused me to give up on trying to figure out nix multiple times over the years.

Luckily someone recommended home-manager before I gave up last time, and things have started to make sense since then.

NationProtons@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y

Same here.

Went straight from arch to nixos. Using nix-shell a lot for testing things or setting up dev environments.

I also don't use flakes or home-manager at the moment. I feel like just a regular configuration (split up in multiple .nix files) keeps everything very simple and works perfectly for me.

fluxc0@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y

i dived head-first into nixOS

best mistake of my life. i love configuring it, and i love how different it is.