Post AxhOOa5ZAHjI8FQWky by publicvoit@graz.social
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(DIR) Post #AxhOOa5ZAHjI8FQWky by publicvoit@graz.social
2025-08-30T15:02:36Z
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"To start with #Nix was one of my worst IT ideas so far."Read about the reasons why #NixOS did not work out for me on:Good bye NixOS, Hello #Debian (Again)!https://karl-voit.at/2025/08/30/end-of-my-nixos/I say bye to the great Nix community here! 👋 You were the best part of my Nix experience. 🙇 #publicvoit #Linux #rant
(DIR) Post #AxhP5tlvrHzxdAtm40 by skuebeck@graz.social
2025-08-30T15:10:25Z
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@publicvoit “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” -- Samuel Beckett
(DIR) Post #Axi1mjjCsFORBrTfRA by fmo@mastodon.social
2025-08-30T22:23:57Z
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@publicvoit I definitely get it, I keep moving to and back from NixOS, but Debian, Ubuntu or Fedora don't cut it for me anymore. I thought that I was done with distro hoping after 20 years but it looks like I'm back on that bandwagon...
(DIR) Post #AxibsDKbpl5gnispoe by Pol@mathstodon.xyz
2025-08-31T05:08:18Z
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@publicvoit quite the opposite of https://joshblais.com/blog/nixos-is-the-endgame-of-distrohopping/ !
(DIR) Post #Axikh3QZDP1IUEQK9o by publicvoit@graz.social
2025-08-31T06:47:07Z
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@Pol Thanks. This is definitively worth linking. 🙇
(DIR) Post #AxiqujJFPTFzs2u7ZA by dagaz@social.tchncs.de
2025-08-31T07:56:50Z
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@publicvoit I can totally relate to most parts. The learning curve for NixOS is really steep.I switched from Debian to Nix for my mail server and for my web server. For me that was one of the best Ideas I ever had. (At least till now.) The mail server is now really easy to configure and to manage. With Debian it was a nightmare to set it up, and it would have been an even bigger one to upgrade to Trixie.But also: I will absolutely not use Nix as a Desktop System. Oh no! I am way more interested in a working desktop than in learning Nix.But also: I fled from Ubuntu to a rolling release distribution because of major problems every single Ubuntu upgrade. Upgrading my Debian webserver was also always a nightmare. I wouldn’t think of going back to a versioned distribution for my Desktop.
(DIR) Post #AxjTkqcjG14Ps7IMsq by dexternemrod@troet.cafe
2025-08-31T14:48:41Z
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@publicvoitFor me the reason to leave NixOS was the fact that it did not use the Filesystem Hierarchy Standars which lead to additional effort to get some applications to run. So I can relate to your point and I also switched back to Debian + XFCE. I also see why people stick to NixOS and are happy with it.
(DIR) Post #Axja5CkHJnBzzvuswi by publicvoit@graz.social
2025-08-31T16:23:00Z
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@dexternemrod I was fully aware of the FHS-issue before I switched. To my surprise, this was never an issue to me AFAIR.
(DIR) Post #AxjbX1TUuplv6ZtcSe by yacc143@mastodon.social
2025-08-31T16:39:11Z
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@publicvoit @dexternemrod Actually, NixOS and similarly Qubes OS were non-starters for me because they were literally not compatible with my old eyes. Nowadays, I require a certain level of configurability when it comes to the display, e.g. zooming (and be it via selecting a non-native resolution for the display), contrast, etc. Not having an option to fix that during the installation or at least immediately after the installation, without spending much pain setting it up, was a non-starter.
(DIR) Post #AxjbX6gnWoNjHH9oO0 by yacc143@mastodon.social
2025-08-31T16:39:11Z
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That's highly irritating, as both would have been quite on my wavelength. But the usability issues make it a problem.
(DIR) Post #Axje0SiIvB4dtIzGm8 by dexternemrod@troet.cafe
2025-08-31T17:06:56Z
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@publicvoitSomeone 'warned' me about it before and I never thought it would be an issue. Well, I wad wrong.