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0 pointsteekert3y ago0 comments

I don't use NixOS, but from what I've read, you should just use NixOS.

All kidding aside, I installed NixOS (it installs like any other distro, it's just that after that you are completely lost), but it's a real paradigm shift.

I'm just hoping for Ubuntu Declarative Donkey at this point and hope someone addresses the learning curve and the specialist language and tools used. I'd hate to invest all this time and then all other distros finally respond and it was not really worth it after all. I mean it looks to me like one can just put a Yaml file at the heart of Ubuntu and make that work. At least as step 1. Why is there no response from the classic Linux vendors? There are atomic distro's yes (ie Fedora Silverblue), but no real NixOS-like product. I want my personal system to live in Git.

Maybe I should just use NixOS.

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padraic7a3y ago· 1 in thread

I don't use NixOS, or have any great interest in it tbh. But this podcast featuring Martin Wimpress (of Linux Mate and other projects) does a decent job of describing what NixOS is, and previews some ongoing and upcoming efforts to address the learning curve and lingo around it.

https://linuxdowntime.com/category/podcast/

teekertOP3y ago

Great suggestion, I find Martin Wimpress to always be very clear and insightful. I myself listen to most Jupiter Broadcasting podcasts [0]. On their "Linux Unplugged" show [1] they did a NixOS challenge recently. There is an accompanying Matrix channel for noobs which can also be a great resource! See an overview of resources here: [2]. It's a fun community.

[0] https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/

[1] https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/show/linux-unplugged/

[2] https://github.com/JupiterBroadcasting/nixos-challenge

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