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Re: NixOS 26.05

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Post by spacington »

Yiin wrote: post #36
shevy-java wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> entirely configuring it using Claude Code This scares me. I would not want AI to run my computer systems.

that's quite interesting because I would love for AI to run my systems, given it is capable enough (and it is given right tools). Jarvis anyone?

Yep!

Just waiting for the dgx spark style system with proper bandwidth as nd a price point of max 1500 or winning the lottery.

But in 3 years I bet I will have Jarvis.

Told my wife already thatwe need a lab room

Re: NixOS 26.05

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Post by christophilus »

LelouBil wrote: post #9

I post this on every post about Nix I encounter, but I sincerely hope that it gets static electricity typing one day. I have yet to try typenix (a fork of the typescript compiler applying the typescript type system to nix) https://github.com/ryanrasti/typenix

> static electricity typing

I assume that was an autocomplete typo?

Re: NixOS 26.05

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Post by spacington »

mplanchard wrote: post #40

I love seeing all these posts from NixOS newcomers! It seems anecdotally like LLMs have really given it a boost recently, I guess by reducing the intimidation factor of the language and the unfamiliarity? Of all the positive and negative outcomes I have imagined from LLMs, NixOS becoming popular was not one of them, but I'll take it.

Absolutely.

The language is just nothing for a casual Linux user.

Arch? Easy. Gentoo love it. Ubuntu for all my servers.

But nix and nix os, nah.

Re: NixOS 26.05

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Post by pmarreck »

shevy-java wrote: post #27
linsomniac wrote: post #16

I switched my workstation over to NixOS ~6 weeks ago and it's been really good, I'm a total convert. The thing that really got me over the hump was entirely configuring it using Claude Code. One unexpected benefit is that both my workstation and my backup laptop have the same setup, so I can run updates on the scratch box before doing my workstation. I decided to run the "latest" rather than 25.11 release, so it's ni…

> entirely configuring it using Claude Code This scares me. I would not want AI to run my computer systems.

It generates a config file. You can read it before applying it. While Nix may be nigh intractable to write for some people, it is quite a bit easier to read, and any shenanigans would immediately be noticed.

Re: NixOS 26.05

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Post by spacington »

tomalaci wrote: post #5

I had quite a rollercoaster going from Windows 10 to Arch to Windows and then settling on NixOS. Main reason being able to do clean package/program setup and centralize, version-control my configuration. My main issue with Arch was that after installing and trying stuff it left OS dirty even after package removal. This might be because I had some things built and installed through AUR (e.g. latest mpv releases that s…

I'm borderline motivated putting Ubuntu onto my parents computers.

Win11 was frustrating ...

Re: NixOS 26.05

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Post by pmarreck »

tomalaci wrote: post #5

I had quite a rollercoaster going from Windows 10 to Arch to Windows and then settling on NixOS. Main reason being able to do clean package/program setup and centralize, version-control my configuration. My main issue with Arch was that after installing and trying stuff it left OS dirty even after package removal. This might be because I had some things built and installed through AUR (e.g. latest mpv releases that s…

> My main issue with Arch was that after installing and trying stuff it left OS dirty even after package removal

Yeah, that's literally a problem with every single OS that is not NixOS (or, shoutout, Guix, or the other Nix-based variants).

That's also why I am sticking with NixOS. Been at least 5 years now- it's wonderful having a reliable LINUX system as my daily driver (or one of them).

And you can reboot into any old configuration! Even more insurance against fuckups!

> I am finally settling on it be the last OS I need

Same here. As soon as I got everything set up just how I like it in a declarative, reproducible fashion, I had this feeling of... "OK, this is great. I can't see a reason to ever leave this."

Re: NixOS 26.05

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Post by spacington »

chem83 wrote: post #10

NixOS has been my daily driver since 2022/2023 and I have greatly improved the management of my 2 computers and few VMs since. Because of LLMs, I now understand the language much better, but even if I didn't want to write Nix directly, describing the config to AI usually produces good results. The two main sticking points IMO are still: - Development environments are still a pain. devenv.sh is great for web and backe…

Is devens something else than nix shell?

Re: NixOS 26.05

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Post by himata4113 »

tiffanyh wrote: post #34

Why don’t more people use NixOS on servers? Is it because of no LTS? And is having a LTS somewhat the antithesis of what NixOS represents?

The same reason you don't use arch linux on servers. Some distros are simply better suited for servers. We do have talosos for k8s and we (used) to have clearlinux.

Re: NixOS 26.05

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Post by pmarreck »

linsomniac wrote: post #16

I switched my workstation over to NixOS ~6 weeks ago and it's been really good, I'm a total convert. The thing that really got me over the hump was entirely configuring it using Claude Code. One unexpected benefit is that both my workstation and my backup laptop have the same setup, so I can run updates on the scratch box before doing my workstation. I decided to run the "latest" rather than 25.11 release, so it's ni…

> The thing that really got me over the hump was entirely configuring it using Claude Code.

I MOSTLY understood it before Claude Code, but WITH Claude Code it's almost a no-brainer for most people. All the upside with none of the downside.

Re: NixOS 26.05

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Post by beastman82 »

spacington wrote: post #45
tomalaci wrote: post #5

I had quite a rollercoaster going from Windows 10 to Arch to Windows and then settling on NixOS. Main reason being able to do clean package/program setup and centralize, version-control my configuration. My main issue with Arch was that after installing and trying stuff it left OS dirty even after package removal. This might be because I had some things built and installed through AUR (e.g. latest mpv releases that s…

I'm borderline motivated putting Ubuntu onto my parents computers. Win11 was frustrating ...

Chrome OS Flex has worked out nicely for my mother-in-law's potato
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