NixOS 22.11 “Raccoon”
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NixOS 22.11 “Raccoon”
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Re: NixOS 22.11 “Raccoon”
#2> Graphical installer
I've recently installed NixOS on an old Thinkpad I got from work, and I was pleasantly surprised by the graphical installer. Even though NixOS is far from a beginner distro, removing friction in the initial installation process is a good thing.
Re: NixOS 22.11 “Raccoon”
#3Last week I switched from my Arch VM to a NixOS 22.05 VM full-time and it has been an excellent experience so far.
Looking forward to seeing and reporting back on what my first NixOS upgrade experience is like.
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#4Last week I switched from my Arch VM to a NixOS 22.05 VM full-time and it has been an excellent experience so far. Looking forward to seeing and reporting back on what my first NixOS upgrade experience is like.
Having absolutely no fear going into an OS upgrade is one of the best parts of nix. If anything breaks, you can go back to your old config and be sure it’ll still work.
Going back to an OS that doesn’t have this property feels like programming without version control.
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#5I might want to try some new Linux distribution so I wonder: what doesn't work in nix? What are its weaknesses? What about devices with non-free firmware?
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#6Seems like a good time to flatten my Dell windows 11 laptop and install Nix on it. I've really loved using NixOS in various VMs but the experience is so good I want to use it full time.
Any recommendations on how to best set up pre boot encryption and opt in state these days?
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#7I might want to try some new Linux distribution so I wonder: what doesn't work in nix? What are its weaknesses? What about devices with non-free firmware?
you can't run binaries built for other distributions, without patching them
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#8I might want to try some new Linux distribution so I wonder: what doesn't work in nix? What are its weaknesses? What about devices with non-free firmware?
you can't run binaries built for other distributions, without patching them
Sort of true, you can but it require a fhs environment setup
Re: NixOS 22.11 “Raccoon”
#9Last week I switched from my Arch VM to a NixOS 22.05 VM full-time and it has been an excellent experience so far. Looking forward to seeing and reporting back on what my first NixOS upgrade experience is like.
Having absolutely no fear going into an OS upgrade is one of the best parts of nix. If anything breaks, you can go back to your old config and be sure it’ll still work. Going back to an OS that doesn’t have this property feels like programming without version control.
Touching on that version control and Nix are the same thing. Would be cool if they merged in some system.
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#10I might want to try some new Linux distribution so I wonder: what doesn't work in nix? What are its weaknesses? What about devices with non-free firmware?
I would expect something like Steam gaming on my dual-GPU laptop might be one deep mineshaft of "nope" on NixOS.