As the title implies, should I do it? I love Arch so far, and I can fix most issues that pop out. However, I sometimes wish to start fresh without too much hassle, but I get a feeling NixOS isn’t as mature as Arch.

Have any of you used both, and if so, what do you miss from Arch? What are you grateful for in NixOS?

  • Noodlez@programming.devEnglish
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    3 years ago

    I just made a post about my musing on NixOS so maybe read that? (here) Basically after the main learning curve it’s pretty easy to use.

    I’m getting the hang of their package manager as well, so if need be I can make my own (Like I would for Arch. The AUR scares me from a security standpoint).

    My main advice is to not go against the curve. If the manual says that NixOS does it that way, do it that way, because going against the grain is like going through a cheese grater in this OS.

    Unlike Arch where you can do things as you want, in Nix you do things using Nix. You can almost always accomplish what you want, but it’s gotta be done the NixOS way. This is actually a benefit rather than a problem once you get used to it, because it starts becoming second nature, and it is extremely powerful.

  • siph@lemmy.mlEnglish
    2·
    3 years ago

    You can install Nix on arch to try it out without changing your OS.

  • sturgax@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    3 years ago

    I think you might like to try it. Maybe to get a taste for it try the nix package manager first. Right now I’m kind of struggling on whether or not NixOS is the one for me or Gnu Guix. Both are pretty awesome.

  • cerement@slrpnk.netEnglish
    1·
    3 years ago