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?

  • flashgnash@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    If nixos has been around this long how come it’s only now starting to pick up in popularity?

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      1 year ago

      I wish I knew. I learned of it and started playing with it last year, with me using it full time since Feb of 2023, with a couple of hopping and then coming back to NixOS

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      1 year ago

      Documentation is crap, but has been getting much better recently. Companies are also starting to use NixOS in production and are making contributions. The low friction ARM development process becomes more relevant every day.

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        1 year ago

        That explains it, documentation is ok but not nearly as good as arch’s, feels like it takes a lot of googling

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          1 year ago

          You have to know exactly what to ask for, which is a big problem when you’re starting out

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      1 year ago

      Why was my comment deleted? I certainly didn’t delete it and it was a perfectly legitimate question I think asking about why NixOS is only getting popular now