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I'm a bit surprised to read it - for me I configured my system years ago and it just "keeps working" (I very rarely need to edit my configuration, for trying ne

I'm a bit surprised to read it - for me I configured my system years ago and it just "keeps working" (I very rarely need to edit my configuration, for trying new programs I just spawn a nix-shell). Though I agree that first time doing anything has an additional cost - for example configuring my HP printer was maybe three lines of nix code, but I had to spend some time with forums to write them. On the other hand, I now just reuse these lines everywhere and don't have to think about it at all. For me that's a lot of time saved. It's entirely possible you're using OS differently than I do, and cost/benefit calculation is different for you.

_fsql 2y ago
If NixOS works well for you, that's great! But from my perspective, the whole NixOS model adds unnecessary complexity and makes you learn ways to do things that don’t really translate to other Linux systems. The directory structure in NixOS is different and doesn't follow the FHS (Filesystem Hierarchy Standard) and the system uses a bunch of symbolic links that feel like "hacks" to keep some kind of compatibility with the FHS. For example, if you want NixOS to recognize paths like /bin or /usr/bin in your scripts, you have to enable services.envfs.enable in your configuration.nix or in a .nix module. If something goes wrong in NixOS, you might run into multiple issues because the problem could be within NixOS, the underlying system, nixpkgs, upstream packages, or a mix of all these factors. Sure, it might save you time in some situations, but when a problem pops up, you'll find yourself in a tricky spot since you’ll have to dig through all the layers of the system to find the root cause. On top of that, you’ll have to sift through the options and the documentation, which can often be pretty confusing.

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I'm a bit surprised to read it - for me I configured my system years ago and it just "keeps working" (I very rarely need to edit my configuration, for trying ne

by poincaredisk 2y ago

_fsql 2y ago
If NixOS works well for you, that's great! But from my perspective, the whole NixOS model adds unnecessary complexity and makes you learn ways to do things that don’t really translate to other Linux systems. The directory structure in NixOS is different and doesn't follow the FHS (Filesystem Hierarchy Standard) and the system uses a bunch of symbolic links that feel like "hacks" to keep some kind of compatibility with the FHS. For example, if you want NixOS to recognize paths like /bin or /usr/bin in your scripts, you have to enable services.envfs.enable in your configuration.nix or in a .nix module. If something goes wrong in NixOS, you might run into multiple issues because the problem could be within NixOS, the underlying system, nixpkgs, upstream packages, or a mix of all these factors. Sure, it might save you time in some situations, but when a problem pops up, you'll find yourself in a tricky spot since you’ll have to dig through all the layers of the system to find the root cause. On top of that, you’ll have to sift through the options and the documentation, which can often be pretty confusing.