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NixOS is a Linux distribution built on top of the Nix package manager. Its declarative configuration allows reliable system upgrades via several official channels of stability and size.

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Getting started with NixOS - looking for tutorials (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I heard a lot about the concepts of nix and NixOS and I'd love to try it.

After installing the VirtualBox demo, I keep getting stuck with every tiny step I take, though.

So I was wondering if there are any tutorials for beginners that you can recommend?

I couldn't find anything on the internet - everything that looks like a tutorial presumes a lot of things everybody seems to know about nix, so no need to explain those.

Where can I find those explanations to make the first baby steps with NixOS?

To put it in other words: Where is NixOS for dummies?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

If I had used a flake, I could have isolated that dependency from the rest of my build, while still tracking its integration with my system.

I have to do this weekly with my bleeding edge Hyprland setup.

I've been using nvfetcher to feed my nightlies addiction for software that doesn't have a flake.

Only major hiccup I had was pulling a few packages from nixpkgs master due to a bug that got introduced in unstable for electron apps before it hit cachix. Wasn't expecting it to take a day to compile everything that depended on it.

10/10 would highly recommend flakes.