My first encounter with Nix was using it that way to get my favorite tools on the university computer lab without convincing the admins to install them for me.

My first encounter with Nix was using it that way to get my favorite tools on the university computer lab without convincing the admins to install them for me. Today, some Steam Deck users are using Nix to supplement their console's desktop experience with familiar tools without the overhead of Flatpak or the risk of modifying the base system (in which case modifications are nuked on SteamOS updates anyhow). Determinate Systems did some work to enable and document that, and one YouTuber recently posted an intro/walkthrough of their docs as well. Video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ttOs5iWgNzk https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ttOs5iWgNzk Secondary documentation (YouTuber's blog): https://christitus.com/steamdeck-as-a-desktop/ https://christitus.com/steamdeck-as-a-desktop/ Primary documentation by Determinate Systems: https://determinate.systems/posts/nix-on-the-steam-deck https://determinate.systems/posts/nix-on-the-steam-deck (Some of the work relevant here was done by folks outside of Determinate Systems as well. The installer workgroup is not exclusively DSers.) Sometimes it just fits a use case so much better than alternatives that it's an obvious choice.