Post ATDdLUssfhzokwq2BE by brunorobert@mastodon.social
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 (DIR) Post #ATDNRHYVXdPVtC2ss4 by freemo@qoto.org
       2023-03-02T19:27:29Z
       
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       Been on nixos for a few weeks now, and have about 6 computers migrated to it all running off a single universal configuration...I have to say, this is the most impressed I have ever been by a distro, this is a game changer!#linux #nixos
       
 (DIR) Post #ATDQIc0IRi56Z3bJXE by Kingstrum@noagendasocial.com
       2023-03-02T19:59:38Z
       
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       @freemo I've been putting off doing a deep dive into #NixOS for almost a year now. I have a bunch of sources saved up, but did you find anything in particular helpful to get started/make a serious go of it?#Linux #DIY
       
 (DIR) Post #ATDQV20baNqggzfQv2 by freemo@qoto.org
       2023-03-02T20:01:52Z
       
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       @Kingstrum Sort of.. I havent found a good source to actually leanr the syntax.. what I did was download a few different examples of people writing very complex and powerful configurations across multiple machines... then i just hacked at it until I figured out what the hell was going on. At first it was all very confusing but I quickly started to pick up on the patterns. After a few weeks I was at the point today I was able to write the whole thing from scratch and finally feel I can be productive with it.Other than RTFM nonsense the only thing I can suggest is to check out some example configurations, oh and join the matrix chat for help they are REALLY helpful.
       
 (DIR) Post #ATDVNPPdBg0SjQYdA8 by AncientGood@qoto.org
       2023-03-02T20:56:30Z
       
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       @freemoNooooo… What have you done! Gonna think about it now for days.. :ablobrollingeyes:
       
 (DIR) Post #ATDcieQbFoaB3v5Rmi by freemo@qoto.org
       2023-03-02T22:18:45Z
       
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       @AncientGood By all means, do it.. you wont regret it
       
 (DIR) Post #ATDdLUssfhzokwq2BE by brunorobert@mastodon.social
       2023-03-02T22:25:47Z
       
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       @freemo what is nix OS? had a look at the website. From what I understand it’s a distro for server use?
       
 (DIR) Post #ATDdVb2mcnsKkwHmWe by freemo@qoto.org
       2023-03-02T22:27:35Z
       
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       @brunorobert It is a distro, though its not specific to servers no. The main two unique features it has is 1) its deterministic (one config configures every app and service and piece of hardware so every computer that uses the same config will have identical environments). 2) it is versioned.. so when you update your system or install something new you have a new "version" of you system and at boot time you can rollback to an earlier version if the new version is broken.
       
 (DIR) Post #ATDeQ3PqKFxYxzzcOG by brunorobert@mastodon.social
       2023-03-02T22:37:49Z
       
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       @freemo sounds super interesting. Thank you for the explanation, I’m going to have try it out!
       
 (DIR) Post #ATDeSKL6NKwm27rK4m by freemo@qoto.org
       2023-03-02T22:38:12Z
       
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       @brunorobert You should, its a big deal IMO :)