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My setup for last 3 years is Ubuntu with i3wm (gaps) and NIX as a package manager. I keep Ubuntu as it is, just upgrade OS packages from time to time. All custo
by vasergen 5y ago
My setup for last 3 years is Ubuntu with i3wm (gaps) and NIX as a package manager. I keep Ubuntu as it is, just upgrade OS packages from time to time. All custom setup goes to nix package manager. This way I have more flexibility there and up to date tools that I use. I have all dependencies in a repo, so can quickly spin-up the same desktop environment in another computer if needed, as an example I do it between my personal and work laptop. This is preatty handy and I don't feel any difference switching between computers.
- yjftsjthsd-h 5y agoThen why not just go full nixos?
- vasergen 5y agoI just like to have a backup,and be able in case there would be some issues (for whatever reason) just use Ubuntu. For example some package just not exist in nix
- schaefer 5y agoAny chance your repo is public? Care to share a URL? I'm just getting curious about Nix, and would love to see this specific use case in the wild.
- vasergen 5y agoUnfortunately not public, but what I use is home manager, you can check it out here https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager. There is also chance that other people have it publically