[TriLUG] nixos recommendation

[vikram sai balaji ulaganathan via TriLUG]

Guixsd an extension to NixOS is also worth looking. It has some good
features like generations and profiles, so switching to multiple versions
is just a command away. Plus it's FSF compliant.

On Mon, Jan 21, 2019, 12:58 PM Ken M via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org wrote:

> Haven't been around much but just thought I would share a distro
> recommendation for the distro hoppers among us. Nixos. Now granted it is
> not a new distro but I think the new ideas it brings are pretty cool.
>
> I won't rehash what you can all google about it, but some highlights.
>
> 1. As a person who deals with solaris a lot as well as plays in the bsd
> world enough the zfs on linux in nixos works really well, and setting up
> zfs on root from the install is easy.
>
> 2. Again coming from the BSD world, the separation between the os and
> the installed packages as far as where the userland sits /nix/store is
> similar but even more separated than the bsd view.
>
> 3. Being able to allow a user to install software without sudo and just
> for them is nice, and to allow that user to use the unstable branch for
> their specific packages is nice. If it had a gui that would be even
> nicer but not a big deal.
>
> 4. The declarative single point configuration is nice as well especially
> when setting up multiple machines. sync the config and off you go to the
> next machine.
>
> 5. All of the above leads to a very good combination of a stable base
> system and allowing very bleeding edge software for the things you need.
>
> Some cons though:
>
> 1. Not for newbies. Plenty of cli and config file changes to get things
> right.
>
> 2. The way it ignores to just abandons the standard file system layout
> can be annoying, a hinderance, and make setting up certain things a
> total failure if you don't embrace the nix way of doing things.
>
> 3. the nix language for configuration can take a little bit of a
> learning curve.
>
> On another random side note, after years of my usual openbox + compton +
> nitrogen + tint2 setup, I have come to just embrace the base kde plasma5
> install.
>
> Anyway it has been a while since I have been active around here and I
> haven't seem any one mention this distro here. I think it fits the space
> for those who want something with the newness of say fedora, sid, or
> arch, but want the ability to have a more stable base.
>
> Ken
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