Why “Nix” is being discussed
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I need a new linux flavour. How is nix is for you desktop?
by throwaway888666 · Oct 20, 2026
If you manage 3-10+ machines, it's very convincing. 7 steps multiplied by 5 machines, or one edit to my Nix config? It's even better with flakes. I can keep dozens of projects o…
by bigyabai · Oct 20, 2026
But why don't we ask Claude to design a more sane version of Nix? And translate all the Nix files (or whatever they're called) to this user-friendly version?
by amelius · Oct 20, 2026
Yes, AUR is one of the things that brought me to Arch back in the day. I was really tired of building and maintaining my own .debs. I'd say Nix is even easier than pacman/A…
by tosser811 · Oct 20, 2026
Nix will install me clickhouse on 2 devices at once, create restricted networking between 6 devices?
by edukite · Oct 20, 2026
Just wrote up a quickie about how Nix + LLMs make patching everything super simple via overlays. Simplest security response I've ever done in my life. http://ghuntley.…
by ghuntley · Oct 20, 2026
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