Post AWkpSJTZl07UfaQx7I by avercromxd@fosstodon.org
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(DIR) Post #AWkpSIfakq8aAZ32Cu by thelinuxEXP@mastodon.social
2023-06-16T15:32:20Z
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Finally, I took a look at NixOS, and the Nix package manager! And while I was very skeptical at first, after a week of use, it’s clear that this is an insanely powerful distribution, that is now at the very top of my list to replace Fedora on my editing rig. Let’s see why, how it works, and why it’s so good, even though it won’t be for everyone:https://youtu.be/DMQWirkx5EY#Linux #OpenSource #NixOS@nixos_org
(DIR) Post #AWkpSJTZl07UfaQx7I by avercromxd@fosstodon.org
2023-06-16T15:45:11Z
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@thelinuxEXP @nixos_org I am currently trying the nix package manager on Fedora. It‘s nice not having to switch distros again and still use the other package manager. Unfortunately the nix-env is not added to the PATH variable in non-interactive shells, so the desktop files would not work. It took me a while to find out, but now it (hopefully) works
(DIR) Post #AWkpSKVNvlA3rUHuZk by shakil_tcs@mstdn.starnix.network
2023-06-16T16:23:16Z
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@avercromxd @thelinuxEXP @nixos_org What did you do add them to PATH? I too had faced the same problem where desktop menu entries would not be created upon installation.
(DIR) Post #AWkpgXAxcPIZDGVXYO by boilingsteam@mastodon.cloud
2023-06-16T16:25:51Z
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@thelinuxEXP @nixos_org now try GUIX for the real thing 😉
(DIR) Post #AWkpwwCYLDr7Si4fjM by avercromxd@fosstodon.org
2023-06-16T16:28:49Z
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@shakil_tcs @thelinuxEXP @nixos_org I gave desktop files the complete path, for Exec and Icon. For Exec it was ~/.nix-profile/bin/[installed app] and in ~/.nix-profile/share/icons/hicolor you can find the icons. Modifying the PATH Variable for non-interactive shells can cause trouble so I did not risk that.
(DIR) Post #AWkpxcb8iCTix7ttsu by thelinuxEXP@mastodon.social
2023-06-16T16:28:54Z
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@boilingsteam @nixos_org Looks to be the same concept, I’ll check it out!
(DIR) Post #AWkq1fAv4Xe26UZ0Ma by boilingsteam@mastodon.cloud
2023-06-16T16:29:40Z
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@thelinuxEXP @nixos_org except the execution is better: https://boilingsteam.com/i-love-arch-but-gnu-guix-is-my-new-distro/
(DIR) Post #AWkqnvu4BFYHswhJ7w by thelinuxEXP@mastodon.social
2023-06-16T16:38:21Z
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@boilingsteam @nixos_org It looks interesting, but I’m worried about the kernel. I do need some proprietary software to work :/I’ll take a look!
(DIR) Post #AWkquEK6bm70kdsbrM by chfkch@ruhr.social
2023-06-16T16:39:28Z
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@boilingsteamExcept less packages i need are available on guix. And the installation is a hassle if you have Intel WiFi etc.@thelinuxEXP @nixos_org
(DIR) Post #AWkr6DjecV1gP2Y0Ku by boilingsteam@mastodon.cloud
2023-06-16T16:41:42Z
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@thelinuxEXP @nixos_org It's not FOSS only, it gives you the freedom to also install proprietary packages.
(DIR) Post #AWkrBvfehEAU79OoFc by thelinuxEXP@mastodon.social
2023-06-16T16:42:40Z
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@boilingsteam @nixos_org Ok, that’s good. Not that I wouldn’t prefer using a fully FOSS system but for now I can’t!
(DIR) Post #AWl5t5G4KEG7evu3QO by attilasedon@fosstodon.org
2023-06-16T19:27:21Z
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@boilingsteam @thelinuxEXP @nixos_org I really like what they are doing at guix, I was seriously considering it, but it has way less packages, than Nix, and I still game, and have machines which needs propriatery drivers. :/
(DIR) Post #AWmxSq1vuRZRaHBY00 by ivarwithoutbones@techhub.social
2023-06-17T17:02:23Z
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@boilingsteam @thelinuxEXP I wonder, is there anything in particular you think guix executes better than nix? Based on the article you linked it seems like they operates in pretty much the same way, and the only highlighted difference is non-free packages on the official repositories. Please tell me if i missed something :)
(DIR) Post #AWpyqAJxJmC4bTBMBc by PublicLewdness@freespeechextremist.com
2023-06-19T04:02:01.190984Z
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@boilingsteam @thelinuxEXP @nixos_org I love the idea of GUIX but have failed to grasp it's terminal syntax. This is my issue and one day I'll have to sit down and learn.
(DIR) Post #AX64ENtgZw2AnlF4bY by mmu_man@m.g3l.org
2023-06-26T22:17:46Z
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@thelinuxEXP @nixos_org cool, never looked in details but I noted some similarities with how Haiku handles packages (readonly, atomic upgrades…)