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  • GuybrushThreepwo0d@programming.dev
    6·
    11 months ago

    I don’t consider myself a dumb person but I couldn’t figure out nix when last I decided to play with it. Theoretically it seems super interesting to me, but I really just can’t dedicate the time again now to learn that esoteric syntax.

    • Chewy@discuss.tchncs.de
      10·
      11 months ago

      The docs for NixOS aren’t good. Much knowledge is on many blogs but who knows them all?

      Having the OS defined declaratively is great but I also dislike the Nix language.

      Once it’s setup NixOS is great. Sharing configs with PC and laptop is awesome. Rollbacks are baked in.

      Going off the https://github.com/Misterio77/nix-starter-configs helped me gettung started.

    • monk@lemmy.unboiled.info
      1·
      11 months ago

      The syntax is just the outer layer, the whole concept inside it is alien. It’s like a smartphone for a person who’s only seen books.