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ikidd@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days ago

Three Years of Nix and NixOS: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

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Three Years of Nix and NixOS: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

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A review of Nix/NixOS after using it on all my machines for three years. I'll cover what works, what doesn't, and why it's the first OS that's stuck with me.
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    Hmm yeah, I guess the question is: is it overly complex if I do want to store my backup of my Nix config online, version-controlled, preferably publicly?

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      If you do then your golden. That’s the way to go. I dislike online things. Personal preference. There’s advantages going the GIT method as well.

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      No. There are many of us that do that, I do, I found two random people online that did that and used their configs as a help when I was learning.

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