So what are your thoughts about #nixos and other immutable #linux ? #asknostr
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Aside from the maintainer drama, I've loved #nixos.
I didn't follow the drama, i tried NixOS for a while and I like the concept but in practice it isn't 100% Linux, it's an abstraction and if a software isn't supported you are fucked.
Oddly, from a quick read, I decided, wrongly by the looks of it, that it was an early days system with a lot of foibles so I gave up.
I've become comfortable with Manjaro now so I'm probably not going to move until something goes wrong.
You have to know the nix language to setup a system; the same language builds packages for the package manager (one of or maybe the most expansive package manager across linux). It's not hard to build packages. Pop a nix file in your repo, and anyone can pull & use your app nix style. Submit a PR and it'll be included in the main public package repo cache.
I think they are sort of a pain in the arse... At the same time I haven't put a lot of effort in them either.
nix package manager (on debian) is my go to thing .. I tried nixOS couple of times ...but it feels like an enterprise solution. Overkill for personal use ..