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Do you use nix run often? (lemmy.world)
submitted 6 days ago by RustyNova@lemmy.world to c/nix@programming.dev
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This may be an unusual thing but I realised that use nix run a lot instead of putting the package in my nixos configuration. It's often on packages I run at most once every 3 days

Am I the only one that does that?

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[-] Scipitie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 days ago

Ah for these tools I went full all in on home manager! But nothing wrong with a nix run if it works!

I never tried flatpacks on nixos, curious idea! Might solve the one or other flake hack I have :D thanks!

[-] RustyNova@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Personally I find home manager really hard to use. The documentation is really bad, and I never find what want... Nor what's possible. I don't use it because I don't want to, just I don't know how to

It was that or spaghetti an override and compile krita from scratch. So I chose the lazy way

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