Running NixOS on a desktop is a bit of a challenge, and I'm pretty certain not everybody is prepared to put in the time that is required. That being said, it is

Running NixOS on a desktop is a bit of a challenge, and I'm pretty certain not everybody is prepared to put in the time that is required. That being said, it is a good learning experience, and once setup you're golden. And you can always elect to not use NixOS, but only it's package manager, 'nix'. In the context of OPs question, you might also want to mention home-manager ( https://github.com/rycee/home-manager https://github.com/rycee/home-manager )