Hi everyone!

I saw that NixOS is getting popularity recently. I really have no idea why and how this OS works. Can you guys help me understanding all of this ?

Thanks !

  • SirNuke
    2•1 year ago

    Are you still using it and happy with it? I’ve been increasingly using single purpose dev VMs in a server, and a declarative configuration system would make the process of spinning them up faster and more robust. My current shell script system is clunky, and I’ve been looking at Ansible.

    • @Tilted
      5•1 year ago

      Not using it anymore. Although I’m thinking about going back to it. The NixOS learning curve is a bit more steep than most other distros.

        • @TiltedEnglish
          1•1 year ago

          I have been using Arch and Fedora. Considering Fedora Silverblue too. Everything is working well, so not in a rush to distro hop.

        • @Tilted
          1•1 year ago
          1. Some level of frustration with the nix language and the configuration
          2. Wanting to try various obscure Python packages

          Nothing too major. Just already knowing how to make things work in other distros vs investing more time into learning to do it the NixOS way.