Well let's see if it is worth it or if I go back to debian.
the NixOS btw is spreading
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Please no. It's embarrassing, annoying, and cringe-worthy to see Arch users do it, even worse when uses for other distros.
cringe-worthy
Says the person who is licensing their Lemmy comments.
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If you get a chance check out guix as well.
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I sung it in the dunny. Thank you
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I just took my first dip into it recently, and so far I'm really liking it. Doing almost everything from a single config file is awesome. I've had to google a lot of solutions, but every time, the answer was "add this line to your config file and rebuild." That's it.
I like the idea. And since I am breaking my system on a regular basis I love the possibility to go back or not break it in the first place. However I noticed some issues.
Iscsi isn't working since the program can't change specific files. Vlc settings can't be changed and sth is wrong with the default ones.
Nixos makes things write only that shouldn't be or there's missing an option to make a new version by changing the file.
That's not a meme
Correct. But I thought Nixos is a meme by itself. And it fits this community better than the Linux one
I would post it there, this will likely get removed in a few hours :D
I π NixOS
I will give it an honest try but so far I am upset by the software not working as expected.
And hell your documentation is lacking.
There is a single software center currently in beta to install software with gui. And the nix-env version does work well actually but the configuration.nix install is hardly documented and not intuitive.
And the nix-env version does work well actually
Nice. The only usable tool is using non unique naming.
You need to think about NixOS backwards. It's like learning a new operating system. It's extremely stable, hell it won't let you update if something breaks, but it does feel like whac a mole at times
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Please use it for at least one week, as it's a learning experience and not meant for everyone. It took me around a week to become familiar with Nix and Flakes, but I believe it was worth it since now I have to tweak things less often and my configuration's decently organized.
Also try out Home Manager
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Nix, Debian, and Arch ftw
I love NixOS! Been using it on all my devices since January and probably never going back :)
It all sinply just worksβ’! Don't worry about configuration :) As long as you're not using relatively obscure software, you'll be more than fine reading the docs/manual :)
If you still want to use obsure stuff though, the community on matrix is very active and helpful! Plus most (interesting) projects have at least one or two very dedicated Nix fanatics (/maintainers) willing to help others :D
It all sinply just worksβ’! Don't worry about configuration :)
And how goes your gpu acceleration?
I didn't know they upgraded from the user having to accidentally find out that they need nixgl, which isn't even in nixpkgs, and then dig through open issues to find a solution that might enable them to automatically start programs with it.
As long as you're not using relatively obscure software, you'll be more than fine reading the docs/manual :)
Are alacritty and kitty obscure or have a manual entry? I couldn't get either of them running.
And as for the manual itself, it's so trash that the only instructions for declarative package management use nix-env and aren't actually declarative.
GPU acceleration
All the needed AMD stuff is pretty well documented in the manual. I'm gaming on NixOS with even my "relatively old" AMD GPU.
nixgl
The only time I heard about needing that was when using plain "nix" (not NixOS), as in using Nix under any other OS, to run graphical applications. I haven't touched nixgl at all, and don't see the need for it.
alacritty and kitty
Literally my terminals (kitty is my main) + foot. Both working easily either under main NixOS config or Home-Manager. What's supposed to not be working there?
Literally don't know what your problems are/where they lie. I'm a Linux noob (don't even have the patience for Arch Wiki + install), coming from Pop_OS to NixOS and I'm happy it's all so easy. I've installed it on my main PC and two separate laptops and so happy to just share (basically) the same config on all of them.
Thanks, good to know.
Iβm a Linux noob (donβt even have the patience for Arch Wiki + install), coming from Pop_OS to NixOS and Iβm happy itβs all so easy. Iβve installed it on my main PC and two separate laptops and so happy to just share (basically) the same config on all of them.
I'm far from a Linux noob, and I gave up on the whole idea before even getting to GPU acceleration, because it was giving me too many issues. Different requirements I guess.
Fwiw I used nixos on my desktop for about 2 years and had zero issues regarding GPU acceleration. That said, I did have a modern AMD GPU, generally the easiest GPU to get acceleration working on.
Hahahaha oh man that's a good one
So just for fun I'll document how everything goes.
Making a new user with fresh home folder fixed most of my issues.
I managed to get iscsi working.
Vlc settings can be changed in the new home folder too, but for some reason this vlc version shows ssa subtitles wrong. Probably not nixos fault.
Have you used it with Debian? Much better that way IMO
Gonna try that next. Probably. Nixos isn't really working if I don't know how to do stuff.
For example I can't change settings in vlc because it is read only.
It's a whole different story when it's just a package manager and not a distro. I made this comment to help people get started.
I'd only use nixos if there was a specific reason. Otherwise it's too much trouble for practically no benefits.
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