Have you tried NixOS?

I'd been hearing a lot about NixOS so I did a VM install. It wanted me to setup my own partitions manually without even giving preset sane defaults like I was back in 1994 installing Slackware.

Nope. My OS is a tool, not a lifestyle.

Yes. And I feel sad because I haven't been excited on any other OS for years after learning NixOS. I used to be excited about playing with things like FreeBSD, but now they all feel like something's missing...

Not for everybody, but as a software engineer nix/nixos is blessing.

NixOS is cool, the whole Linux configuration in one file is convenient but I already found my home and comfort place that's Arch btw don't think I switch to other distro anytime soon

As someone who has never tried Linux, this meme has done more to make me want to give it a try than anything else Linux users have thrown at me so far. The fox is very convincing. I might step into the back of an unmarked van if it asked me to.

Don't listen to him! Just start using Nix to manage dependencies and dev environments for your projects but keep your OS the same until you are really good at Nix

Fuck yes, I would follow that fox wherever needed!

I actually got NixOS after the latest time I tried it. But I also got that I don't want it, Arch is much simpler in all the good ways.

And perhaps something like https://github.com/kiviktnm/decman can some day give us part of Nix's power without going all-in with the functional declarative thingamadoodle.

I prefer Debian, my favourite distro by far

I mean, it's like a fucking drug. The learning curve is steep AF but past some point, when it starts making sense, it's just incredible. I'm currently moving my whole setup to NixOS and I'm in love.

Alternative text: Firefox overcoming Chrome

So, I'm an arch-btwistan, what does nixos do for a gamer/youtuber/low-tier-wannabe-musician? Legit asking, because I really don't know what makes nixos tick, and the (very little) I've read doesn't really explain the benefits of it

Most definietly, I have my entire homelab setup in nix as well as laptop/desktop. Is a hell of a lot easier and more reliable than the Kubernetes setup it replaced....

I tried it, and while I was really excited about its proposition, it felt like at times any prior knowledge of Linux was a bit wasted. I also had some significant problems with needing to pin packages.

I don't doubt that it's a great option for many, if you've got the time to learn it. I'm finding myself in the position where I stick my flag to one distro and keep it there for as long as it doesn't piss me off.

Guix is amazing.

Last I heard they were having this huge governance drama. They fix that yet? Or....

yes, and its best

Have tried, had bad experience trying to get damn libs to work with clang, gave up and went back to Arch

Good idea, bad DSL and toxic community.

Yes, it's the most stable yet infuriating experience I've ever had with Linux. I'm currently using it, but I don't know for how much longer...

Is this a greek culinary specialty? "You have to try the Nixos, it melts in the mouth!"

Yep, running on 2010 laptop. works great.

Am currently on NixOS

Looking to move to RedoxOS as soon as viable

Tis fairly good, don't like how badly it works with grub tho (which I refuse to change)

This makes arch/nixos a difficult combo to set up

I want to but COSMIC DE.

I love the nix package manager on fedora atomic

On Kubuntu right now, but planning to switch to NixOS when I get a new laptop

nah i am happy with my kde neon

I'm more interested in Mint 22

I use the Nix packmani in debian like yay on arch.

Would like to use nix but how do you reject the millions of LOC that is systemd? We don't do bloat around 'eres

i used it when i was a newbie

One thing that no-one tested is the overhead of all the sandbox, like, each module, lybrary of program run in a sandbox(some times they tweak the source code not need the sandbox) so I wanted to see the overhead of all of that

Too gimmicky

I tried it once and gave up after realizing the necessary mental gymnastics to do simple things like installing something.