Owning a Macbook Air now means I can repurpose the laptop (that I WAS going to make my primary #Windows mobile workstation for regular computer stuff) into a Linux one for play. The question is, do I go with #nixos/#nixbook or #fedora42 plasma - the latter is something I just have been wanting to install forever because it's stable and well respected. But then so is Mint. But then I've already "done" Mint. But then.. god.
@codemonkeymike CONVINCE ME of something here. Which DE is nixbook?
Kinda surprised nobody has packaged cups-pdf for #nixos yet https://www.cups-pdf.de/
PDF printer for CUPS seemed quite common to me
Zusammen an #NixOS hacken: Ab Mittwoch, 7. Mai, ab 19 Uhr. Bei jedem Termin gibt es einen Vortrag rund um das Thema NixOS, mit Erfahrungsaustausch und Problembehebungen https://ccc-ffm.de/2025/04/mi-07-05-ab-19-uhr-erste-nixos-user-group/ #Frankfurt
Hello from Hachyderm! It's a new server, so how about a new #introduction? I'm a #Drupal dev and #Linux freak with an interest in #FOSS and experimental literature. I blog sometimes and am trying to carve out my own little home on the indie web.
I am the maintainer of the new Node Swapper module for Drupal (https://drupal.org/project/node_swapper) and I am currently returning to #NixOS and #KDE after a several year hiatus from both.
Hello! I'm looking forward to meeting all of the new folks on this server.
Everyone is talking about PewDiePie using Linux.
What do you see?
You see another person talking about the terminal and all the crazy things you can do with the terminal. Which means he is not a newbie, and he is recommending Mint, whose support community, despite offering some user-friendly GUI tools, will insist you learn the terminal for everything.
Look at Microsoft Windows or Apple macOS. That is what people are looking for on Linux. Not to geek out, or deep dive into a command prompt, but the simple point and click, ease of use. So to sum up, they want to use their computer, not work on their computer.
Your PC should be so easy to use, that the kid back in grade school, who made all those questionable choices, who likely ate paste, could understand how to use their computer. Because that is what most end-users, want - something they can use with as little thought and effort as humanely possible.
Good news, it is 2025, Linux can be that easy!
I worked in Consumer IT. That means, I dealt with people who struggled to find their desktop. My "favorite" question from people who did not know tech was instructing them to find something on their desktop, and them asking, where do I find the desktop - Not joking.
YES, those people can use Linux too. But it is not Linux Mint. I know this, because if the consumer wanted to try Linux, it was our job, to help them use Linux. Those who tried Mint, left Linux and jumped right back to Windows or Apple, in record time.
Install Fedora KDE Plasma, set up automatic updates, and you'd done. That's it. Everything is going to work and keep on working, 98% of the time. Fedora is the semi-rolling release to CentOS, which moves to Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It is going to have fanatic hardware support and offer outstanding stability. If you're OK not having the latest software, and want just a little more stability, use CentOS.
Discover (Flatpak) is your app store. Point and click installs. No thinking, no configuration, just ease of use. It will also let you know when your operating system (Fedora / CentOS) needs updating, and you click on update, just like you would in Windows Update or Apple Update. No terminal, no thinking, it just does the job for you.
KDE Plasma, all your setting in 1 place. Point in click. Even easier than Microsoft Control Panel. Try it. Even the Start Menu (app menu) looks like Windows (see screenshot). They even organize it for you. For example, your web browser will be in your Internet category.
Perhaps you want to configure files and change advance settings. You can still do that in Fedora, but still, let's make it easier even for you, who want to tweak configurations and use the terminal, and use NixOS.
See screenshot, that is NixOS running KDE Plasma. 1 master file runs everything. You still have all your basic settings, point and click, ease. But if you want to learn more, you don't have to go finding things or trying to remember where something is, just 1 file to rule them all (Yes, it’s like the Lord of the Rings).
Linux can be so much easier, no matter if you're an absolute newbie, who knows nothing. Or you want to learn, and get your hands dirty. We've got something for everyone, and it does not need to be so damn hard on you.
#PewDiePie #Linux #Fedora #NixOS
any #nixpkgs maintainer wanna help me out and review (and hopefully approve+merge) my pr?
"octodns-transip: init at 0.0.4": https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/396048
i'm not sure yet how to find people for reviews and merges when there are no maintainers set for the package/module or the maintainers are unresponsive :(
I sometimes run into issues installing #NixOS on normal x86 hardware and don't understand why.
On this older HP laptop Linux mint installs just fine but NixOS will always fail when installing the bootloader.
Is this a grub thing? Has anyone fixed this?
And #nixos is also a very nice OS and Hyprland as Desktop
Temporary install some tools? Use a different shell? Just use
"nix-shell -p ripgrep fish --run fish"
et voila! No configs harmed and removed with a simple exit.
Ich habe eine #Signal.gruppe über #Linux für Einsteigergruppe auf deutsch erstellt!
Das Ziel ist, ohne Sprachbarriere ausschließlich bei Linux zu helfen und darüber auszutauschen.
Fortgeschrittene gerne auch dazukommen, um Wissen zu teilen!
https://signal.group/#CjQKIAfNxX_nHF556_okGVVcZByjWHizhV2TgfCAg3z_-Up1EhBKVWIdIsiBI0sb_JfmK091
You can now enjoy the full Nixpkgs manual with all Nix code blocks automatically formatted using the default formatter:
https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/unstable/
This was made in https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/397142, thanks to *Markdown Code Runner*, my very first Rust CLI application:
Nice, screen sharing with chromium + pipewire fixed again on NixOS.
https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/398963
Commit is already included in all unstable channels.
Now this is silly, but fun!
I got #nixos running sway entirely without libX11 in the closure!
It seems the VM rendering pipeline really does not like this, so i had to resort to display out via VNC, but good enough. Red and Blue color channels are switched - this is an issue with wlvncc on my host, and i honestly have no clue what is wrong with *that*.
If you want to look at the config, be *very scared* of cursed overlay stacks. But it does work, and is only ~150 rebuilds missing from cache!
https://git.grimmauld.de/Grimmauld/nixos-vms/src/branch/main/minimal_vm/configuration.nix
This is the most to the point introduction about #NixOS I've seen so far https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OMDnZWXjn4
If you've heard about NixOS but never really understood the fuzz about it, this video is for you. In just 4 minutes, you will get an idea about why people love this unique #Linux distribution.
My favorite quote:
> That's the general idea of NixOS, an unbreakable, reproducible, declarative operating system.
I just had a fun idea.
For my nixbook talk at #lfnw25 I'll be giving away 8 nixbooks at the event.
They're all 8th gen i7 with 16gigs of ram. Def a few years old, but completely capable of daily use, esp for basic users.
People can use these themselves or give them to friends / family or anyone local to them that need a computer.
Could be fun! #NixOS
I think this is the text I will use as an introduction to NixOS.
NixOS is an operating system. An operating system is the main software that lets you use your computer through a user interface. Examples include Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS, Linux, and BSD.#NixOS #Nix #Linux
NixOS is a Linux-based operating system. Like Windows or macOS, NixOS can have an easy-to-use graphical user interface (GUI). A popular GUI for Linux is called KDE Plasma — it offers a simple, point-and-click environment similar to Windows or macOS. It includes a control panel (called Settings) where you can manage most of your commonly used options.
But for more advanced settings, NixOS is different from most Linux-based operating systems. In fact, it can be easier to use because NixOS relies on one master file to configure nearly everything. This simplifies things, while common settings are still conveniently controlled through KDE Plasma, as mentioned earlier.
The master configuration file is located at: /etc/nixos/configuration.nix
For former macOS users, this file path should be familiar. But for those coming from Microsoft Windows, it might be a bit different. In Windows, a file path would look like this:
C:\ etc \ nixos \ configuration.nix
In contrast, Linux (like macOS and BSD) uses a file path structure like:
/ etc / nixos / configuration.nix
This means you don't use a drive letter, and instead of a backslash \, you use a forward slash /
Fun fact: Microsoft Windows is the only mainstream operating system that hasn't fully adopted this universal directory path structure. Even mobile devices like Apple iOS and Android use this format under the hood.
In Microsoft Windows, you use File Explorer to navigate your folders. In Apple macOS, you use Finder. In NixOS with KDE Plasma, you use Dolphin.
Additionally, what sets NixOS apart from many other Linux distributions is that it is immutable. This means the root system is protected and can be easily recovered. If something goes wrong, you can simply reboot and select a previous save. It's similar to restoring a saved game with a timestamp from the boot menu. This feature makes NixOS more secure, stable, and reassuring.
Alright WHICH ONE OF YOU IS IT? Brisbane ain't that big and NixOS ain't that common.
Re-written to be a little clearer, less wordy in some places.
I think this one works nicely.
NixOS is an operating system. An operating system is the main software that lets you use your computer through a user interface. Examples include Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS, Linux, and BSD.#NixOS #Nix #Linux #Windows #Documentation
NixOS is a Linux-based operating system. Like Windows or macOS, NixOS can have an easy-to-use graphical user interface (GUI). A popular GUI for Linux is called KDE Plasma — it offers a simple, point-and-click environment similar to Windows or macOS. It includes a control panel (called Settings) where you can manage most of your commonly used options.
But for more advanced settings, NixOS is different from most Linux-based operating systems. In fact, it can be easier to use because NixOS relies on one master file to configure nearly everything. This simplifies things, while common settings are still conveniently controlled through KDE Plasma, as mentioned earlier.
The master configuration file is located at: /etc/nixos/configuration.nix
For former macOS users, this file path should be familiar. But for those coming from Microsoft Windows, it might be a bit different. In Windows, a file path would look like this:
C: \ etc \ nixos \ configuration.nix
In contrast, Linux (like macOS and BSD) uses a file path structure like:
/ etc / nixos / configuration.nix
This means you don't use a drive letter, and instead of a backslash \ you use a forward slash /
Fun fact: Microsoft Windows is the only mainstream operating system that hasn't fully adopted this universal directory path structure. Even mobile devices like Apple iOS and Android use this format under the hood.
In Microsoft Windows, you use File Explorer to navigate your folders. In Apple macOS, you use Finder. In NixOS with KDE Plasma, you use Dolphin.
Additionally, what sets NixOS apart from many other Linux distributions is that it is immutable. This means the root system is protected and can be easily recovered. If something goes wrong, you can simply reboot and select a previous save. It's similar to restoring a saved game with a timestamp from the boot menu. This feature makes NixOS more secure, stable, and easier to recover from problems.
Trying to make this "stupid, smart".
Or, to put it another way, trying to word this in away that a dumb people knowing nothing, can understand this, and feel smart once they have read it. But while trying to keep it really simple, without being overwhelming.
NixOS is an operating system, and an operating system is the software user interface that allows you to use your computer. An example would be, Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS, Linux, and BSD.#NixOs #Nix #Linux #Windows #Documentation
NixOS particularly is a Linux-based operating system. NixOS, like Microsoft Windows or Apple macOS, can offer an easy-to-use, graphic user interface (GUI). A common and popular GUI for Linux is called, KDE Plasma. KDE Plasma, offers a very easy-to-use, point and click, environment, similar to Windows or Apple, but not identical, including a control panel (called, Settings), for most of your commonly used settings.
But for the more in-depth settings, NixOS is not like most Linux-based operating systems. In fact, it can be easier to use because, NixOS uses 1 master file to configure nearly everything, except for the previously mentioned common settings which are still conveniently controlled in KDE Plasma.
This master configuration file is located at: /etc/nixos/configuration.nix
For previous Apple macOS users, this file path will be easy to understand. But for those of you coming from Microsoft Windows, unlike, Microsoft Windows, which file path would have been:
C:\etc\nixos\configuration.nix
Linux, like macOS and BSD use
/etc/nixos/configuration.nix
Meaning, you do not use a drive letter, and instead of a backlash \ you use a forward slash /
Fun fact: Microsoft Windows, is the only mainstream operating system, which has not yet adapted this universal standard, and under the hood, even mobile devices such as Apple iOS and Android, use this directory path structure.
Additionally, what separates NixOS from many other Linux developments is it an immutable Linux distribution (distro). Meaning, the root system is protected and also recoverable, meaning if something were to go wrong, you can reboot and select the previous save. This makes NixOS more secure, stable, and easier to recover if anything were to go wrong.
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