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Why everyone is switching to NixOS ? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by L0Wigh@sh.itjust.works to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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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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[–] Tilted@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago (9 children)

I used NixOS for a couple of years. My experience is like this:

It is a rolling release (mostly)
You write a declarative configuration for your system, e.g., my config will say I want Neovim with certain plugins, and I can also include my Neovim configuration
It is stable, and when it breaks it is easy to go back
Packages are mostly bleeding edge

[–] SirNuke@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] pfpoitras@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

What are you using instead?

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