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> You have to commit to learning NixOS and understand that you are only learning NixOS, it won't help you use anything else. This is kind of true on a surface
by pxc 5y ago
> You have to commit to learning NixOS and understand that you are only learning NixOS, it won't help you use anything else.
This is kind of true on a surface level, but NixOS experience can be super helpful for setting up other distros because it turns Nixpkgs into a repository of high quality examples and demos that are always up to date.
Once you learn some basics of reading Nix code and how the NixOS module system works, the Nixpkgs repo itself becomes an excellent cross-distro resource on how to configure Linux software, much like the Arch and Gentoo wikis. I often consult Nixpkgs on how to do things in Linux for the purposes of configuring another distro or helping another user to do so! :)