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54 sats \ 7 replies \ @siggy47 23 Feb \ on: Best to go all in or try NixOS package manager NixOS

I'm no expert, but it wasn't too bad a transition to NixOS. Now I really like it. One negative I have heard for someone like me is that what I learn on NixOS is not transferrable to other Linux distros. It may not apply to you if you've got a lot of Linux experience under your belt.

219 sats \ 6 replies \ @nerd2ninja 26 Feb

I'm not sure how true this idea that what you learn isn't transferrable to other distros. I've seen that you can use flakes on all sorts of distros. Home manager in particular I heard of being useful for multiple distros.

624 sats \ 5 replies \ @siggy47 26 Feb

You might be right. I'm probably not the right person to ask, because once I switched to linux I used Ubuntu for a month or two, then switched to NixOS. I have used it more than other distros. Also, I am by no means an advanced power user.

219 sats \ 4 replies \ @nerd2ninja 26 Feb

Well if you learn through these Nix tutorials and documentation you sure will be an advanced power user lol.

33 sats \ 3 replies \ @siggy47 26 Feb

It's kind of fun. It's my retirement hobby.

219 sats \ 2 replies \ @kepford OP 26 Feb

One thing I've learned about technology over the years. If you ask, there will always be telling you that you are doing it wrong. No matter what you do. The best way to learn is to dive in.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @kepford OP 26 Feb

"Programmers know the benefits of everything and the tradeoffs of nothing." ~ Rich Hickey

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nerd2ninja 26 Feb

Joy lmao