do any of u nerds daily drive nixOS and if so is it good or is it like arch good where something breaks every other day
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I tried, but unless you actually use the portability, you’ll end up getting annoyed by having to edit your .nix file every time you want to install something.
You should only use NixOS if you want the portability. Otherwise just use Arch or Fedora.
i lowkey really like the fact that i can just copy a single (1) dotfile reproduce my complete setup, sounds handy af, well worth the annoyance
hopefully it doesn't crash everytime i run an update
yeah the portability is great, but also you can achieve something similar with GNU stow with half the headache of trying to figure out flakes
hell u can do it with a bash script even if ur jobless enuf
do u daily drive nix and if so gimme an expert review
I can't give an expert review as ive only been dailying it for like a few months. and that right there is the exact problem with nixOS.
the documentation is lacking for you to setup a good config. you just kinda piece it together through the nixos manual, youtube videos, random forums and repos. whenever you look to change / improve your config it will likely come with hours of work and headaches. and while this process is an absolute pain in the ass, it does have one benefit in that you learn both the nix language / format and your machine. which ive come to really appreciate over time as im able to at least somewhat understand what is happening under the hood.
what i can tell you though is that the portability and stability of nix are second to none. you can essentially configure everything you want in a nix file and at a glance see how your system is set up and where differing systems interact. if that sounds like a good idea to you then go for it. but be advised the amount of work to set up your system and get a bare bones setup might take a while.
so if you dont mind putting in the time and effort to learn it then go for it. nixOS is something i think will only continue to get better with time as more people adopt it, and is the future for how OS's should be approached.
unironically just ignore flakes
copy a starter flake (that just exposes your config and maybe comments on where to add what in the future) -> and then only ever touch it when something you want to install tells you where to put it
Id consider my config one of the more complicated ones (multi user, multi host, fully defined in custom json config file) and I havent had to read up anything on flakes except for the multi user part (which I would just... not do on nixos as a whole xD) yet.
reading a bit more on it i guess the entire appeal is just "reproducibility made easy"
also lemme see ur config repo (if u wanna softdox, if u don't that's fine)
not public atm since Im currently using a ags-shell (taskbar like thing) thats non public
gotta finish up my own someday
Its based on the Misterio77 starter config though
(and he has a proper config for personal use too for when you get stuck on stuff)
super stable, but a pain to set up
Its one of those hobby distros
You can always improve something in your config - and spend hours upon hours to set it up
(Im easily in the hundreds ngl)
A basic setup will only take a couple of hours, but if thats enough Id quite frankly id ask why you run it rather than just a normal distro
Given that youre asking about nixos Id assume youre already aware, but ofc no valorant on linux
ngl if arch didn't have as big a community it'd be "hobby distro" tier as well
i like the nix comm
oh yea Id agree with arch
even with the community id put it in there xD
That distros cost me more time than Id like to admit too
depends on how stable you want your machine i think. if you want to know and manage every line of your config and hence your machine then nixOS is for you. that methodology works for me but it can be annoying for your average user, even average linux user
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