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I 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.
I 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?
- As mentioned by another commenter you will not be able to run random binaries by default. You can use nix-alien[2] which will automatically fetch the required libraries and build an FHS environment for the binary.
- It is significantly more bandwidth- / rebuild-heavy. If an input for a derivation changes it will trigger a rebuild, which means either a redownload from the binary cache or a recompilation.
[0] https://github.com/tazjin/nix-1p
Earlier quoted context omitted.
I would expect something like Steam gaming on my dual-GPU laptop might be one deep mineshaft of "nope" on NixOS.
No, that works fine. As well as it ever does.
It works very well for me under Ubuntu these days, but if I can get it working equivalently well on NixOS I may legitimately consider switching.
Anyway trying my hand on Kivy. Work for once for iOS and android undder macOS. Then never so far. Trying Gm even of macOS. No.
May be start again with this and try to install Kivy again
I 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.
Also setting Coolbits doesn't seem to work either on my end, which means no overclocking support for the Nvidia GPU (if that's something you care about).
Last 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.
It's a shame this isn't explicitly highlighted on nixos.org, it's only implied in the "Is the previous version better? Roll back anytime."[0] section, when it's true for both packages and your entire system's config.
Seems 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?