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Experiences using immutable Linux desktops?
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Lol!
Maybe I’m reading that wrong…if not, I’m kind of dumbfounded how you can somehow take away from what I said that this technology doesn’t make that 1000% easier than your current method.
Say I wanted to suddenly throw in a flutter version for mobile, I could just add a flutter input and output into the flake and suddenly I’d have that tooling.
I suspect you misunderstand how it works.
How does your old school manual install method make that easier?
Full disclosure: I honestly don’t care if you use it one way or another. I’m just hoping to educate you (or anyone reading along) about the true nature of the widely misunderstood tech we’re talking about.
It's all good, man. I'm not saying that my way is the right way, and your's is wrong, and I love being educated.
What I mean, is, I have all the toolings already there without having to set them up, once I feel I need them.
So the discussion is more about having things set up globally vs. scoped.
NixOS is hard to explain.
I also did not get it at first, but got into a 101 session at cfgmgmtcamp last year and then it clicked.
I would suggest looking at YouTube videos like this one and try to understand what NixOS really is.
It is a pity really that it is not more approachable, the project would have more success if it is somehow easier to explain to others that are new to it :).
3 hrs? thank god I don't use the official YT app 😂.
But you're right. One should at least watch a real-world practical example of its usage.