Last time I didn’t upgrade for a long while some drivers broke, maybe I’ll just switch to NixOS this time since it seems interesting. Does anyone here use NixOS? What do you think about it?

  • [TK] Trainzkid@lemmy.ml
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    2 years ago

    I’ve got an Arch server that I update monthly (and have been for 2+ years now), and a desktop that I update maybe 2-3 times a week. I’ve not had any issues, so long as I update the keyring first. Good luck!!

  • steadfast@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    I know it’s not the same (some would argue worse), but I ran manjaro for a long time and just didn’t have these sorts of issues. Maybe I didn’t update enough, or I updated too frequently, or ?

  • mrh@mander.xyz
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    2 years ago

    I’ve never used Arch or Nix, but I switched from Void -> Guix and have been very happy with it. It’s such a huge peace of mind to be able to have your whole system declaratively configured, package changes being atomic and generational (rollbacks so no worries about breakage), Guix shell for messing about, and being able to make your system do anything you can write in Scheme.

    That’s my daily driver. On servers so far I’ve gone with Debian Stable + Guix.

    Also Void is still a fantastic distro, and is what I would use if not for Guix/Nix.

  • Eufalconimorph@discuss.tchncs.de
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    2 years ago

    NixOS + Home Manager user here.

    I run in an opt-in state config. / is tmpfs. /home is tmpfs. /boot and /nix are real filesystems. At boot, the EFI loader reads the configuration from /nix/persist/etc/nixos/flake.nix, symlinks all the programs and configs into / and /home, and startup proceeds as normal.

    That means nothing persists across boots unless I add it to my config. Cruft doesn’t accumulate in hidden areas, it’s all in my config. That keeps things fast, makes management easier, and makes troubleshooting easier.