nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqsaz8s86z5g9d6tu59g45l64u5k69rj3zc9lzpkmcsn646uhnpftqgn62zd the best way I've described it is it's like having your entire system in a docker compose file.
But even better because you get things like generations and nix-shell
The generations sound like a great way to experiment, version, revert back, etc. I can't wait to get more proficient in NixOS.
By the way, I have one application that comes only as a tar.gaz file with the executables for Linux. How does NixOS handle such applications?
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqsaz8s86z5g9d6tu59g45l64u5k69rj3zc9lzpkmcsn646uhnpftqgn62zd Ive not needed to install from a tarball, but do have an app image I keep maintained as a nix package.
That's likely the answer. Make a nix package that builds it. Then it's part of your main build.
Are you sure it's not already in nix packages though? I'm always shocked how much is there
