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NixOS on Framework Laptop

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Re: NixOS on Framework Laptop

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> Mozilla requires LUKS full-disk encryption, and having it setup conflicted with NVidia’s proprietary driver I’ve seen this warning in the Ubuntu docs. Can someone explain exactly why a GPU driver would cause issues with disk encryption and UEFI boot?

I conjecture the securely booted kernel won't load unsigned modules, and out-of-tree drivers don't get signed when the kernel and its modules do.

You can work around this[1].

[1] https://askubuntu.com/questions/1023036/how-to-install-nvidi...

Re: NixOS on Framework Laptop

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My Framework DIY just arrived this morning. I finished the build and installation of PopOS about an hour ago, but now I’m contemplating trying out NixOS due to this blog post.

Looks amazing!

Re: NixOS on Framework Laptop

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Framework + NixOS is the most exciting hardware + OS going IMHO. If someone wants to do a crowdfunding or devpay or similar to make them work out of the box together, I will gladly donate or pay.

Re: NixOS on Framework Laptop

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Framework + NixOS is the most exciting hardware + OS going IMHO. If someone wants to do a crowdfunding or devpay or similar to make them work out of the box together, I will gladly donate or pay.

Can you do NixOS without systemd? If not, I'd look elsewhere for the distro. Maybe Guix?

Re: NixOS on Framework Laptop

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As a framework owner, this is nice to see. I have yet to take the plunge on Nix (been happy with PopOS on mine), and wouldn't without Bluetooth support, but it's good to know it's possible and relatively painless. I'm hoping to start with nix+home-manager at some point, maybe on top of PopOS; anyone have experience with that setup?

Not exactly the same but my journey started with nix home-manager on MacOS. Spent time getting it working how I wanted. I enjoyed it so much I replaced my Mac with nixos soon after

MacOS has second tier support to Linux. I'm sure PopOS will work well

https://github.com/NelsonJeppesen/nix-lifestyle/tree/main/ni...

Re: NixOS on Framework Laptop

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> Mozilla requires LUKS full-disk encryption, and having it setup conflicted with NVidia’s proprietary driver I’ve seen this warning in the Ubuntu docs. Can someone explain exactly why a GPU driver would cause issues with disk encryption and UEFI boot?

It works fine if /boot is unencrypted. You can encrypt the rest of / and it's fine.

Re: NixOS on Framework Laptop

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> Mozilla requires LUKS full-disk encryption, and having it setup conflicted with NVidia’s proprietary driver I’ve seen this warning in the Ubuntu docs. Can someone explain exactly why a GPU driver would cause issues with disk encryption and UEFI boot?

And what does Mozilla have to do with it?
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