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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by L0Wigh@sh.itjust.works to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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 !

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[-] 20gramsWrench@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I'm really not sure of where this would be anymore usefull than a simple bash script to install all packages you need since it doesn't do configs and that rollbacks are supported by some filesystems already. Also Having version specific dependencies is already a thing for flatpacks and such

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[-] joshthetechie@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

People love Nix because of the OS configuration based around a single config file. Essentially, you define your system configuration in this file, including installed programs, then you rebuild your system based on that configuration.

The beauty here is that you can easily move this file to another machine running NixOS and reproduce your configuration there. You can also roll back changes by simply rebooting and choosing the last known good build and you're back in business.

[-] Lalelul@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago

I switched around one and a half years ago. I must say, there are some hurdles to using NixOS. Mainly I dislike that it always takes around 20 times the effort to start and project. You make up for the initial time investment, because you end up with a far more stable setup, but still it does take some willpower to get things started.

[-] le_saucisson_masque@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I keep seeing trends with Linux distribution like teenager looking for new fashion.

I think it’s mostly the very young Linux user who hope from one distribution to the another over and over whereas many just stick with what they got : Ubuntu, Debian, mint, maybe fedora.

NixOS is certainly interesting tho.

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[-] JRepin@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

I tried it about a year ago and I don't know it did not convince me. Yeah it might be great for some niche developer oriented needs or deployment but for a normal OS usage, meh. I kind of see it as a current hype, just like crypto/NFT before, and AI now. For normal everyday usage I find openSUSE Tumblweed much more suitable and much more widely applicable.

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[-] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Overlays. Good package management, and lot of stability stuff.

[-] Herbstzeitlose@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago

Because it’s the latest Cool Nerd Thing™ like Arch before it, and Gentoo before that. Most of the people raving about it probably don’t have much use for its features.

[-] IDe@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago

The features themselves are very useful for basically any user. Whether they are worth the non-standardness and issues that come with it is another question.

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[-] torafugu@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

I don't get the hype. I'm staying with Arch, as Nix seems to be mainly for developers.

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[-] datendefekt@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Glancing over the website, I thought it's an immutable OS, like Fedora Silverblue. I could imagine that it might be cool to use with Ansible and stuff. But for an average user? I can't really see the advantages in respect to the work you have to put in.

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[-] ambrosia@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

because it's good as hell and i don't want to have to spend time having to rebuild and reconfigure fresh OS installs or risk breakage when I could just use a config file that I know already works

[-] JSens1998@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Hmm, I've never heard of NixOS. Is it suppose to be like blendOS or CurtainOS? A blend of different desktop environments?

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[-] curtismchale@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

I've been looking at it after numerous times I update Fedora only to have some tool break that I use daily. Then I spend a chunk of the day getting Virtualbox working again so I can do my job (write code for websites).

I haven't made the jump, but it looks very interesting.

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