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I keep having to say this to people - if you're unsure about nix/nixos, "diving in the deep end" and using nixos as your desktop operating system is probably ju

by ris 3y ago

I keep having to say this to people - if you're unsure about nix/nixos, "diving in the deep end" and using nixos as your desktop operating system is probably just going to annoy you. I really suggest using nix on a regular distribution for a good while beforehand. Of course, IMHO, servers is where nixos really shines.

SoraNoTenshi 3y ago
Interesting take. For me it was quite the opposite, regular Linux distributions annoyed me because after having them set up, some stupid mistake (either from my side, or from upstream, unsure about this) caused my whole bootloader to break, rendering my system unrecoverable (maybe not for every, but for me it was/is). When i learned about NixOS, allowing you to essentially set up your whole system declaratively, it was so compelling to me, that i just went with it. Yea i don't really like / know the language very well, but it's a lot better of an experience than any prior Linux experience i made.