Lizardsquid, maker of noises @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es

tea time

@QuestForTori oh no ::(

@chao@chitter.xyz slowhog

goodnight, love you all ♥

@Terrana ooo, that sounds good

@devurandom@cybre.space *offers hugs*

@NicoleTheLizard buggies?

@LaserScheme yes good

@iona
the main disadvantages are that you *have* to write this config file, and that all programs *have* to be installed the nixos way, rather than the "standard" linux way

@iona if I write a nixos config file for my computer, then give it to you, and you write "nixos switch" to switch to that config, your OS will be *exactly* the same as mine (except for files in your home folder)

On top of this, any update to any part of your computer can be safely rolled back if it breaks something or if you just don't like it

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@iona nixos allows you to write a configuration file that defines your entire operating system: which programs are on it, how the filesystem works, what Desktop Environment you use, all of the settings for everything (basically)

this file is then used to *generate* a read-only OS, which is garunteed to be reproducable

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@iona I wouldn't have done it if I needed this computer for my uni work this semester, but I don't so it was ok

but I'm regretting it - I was using NixOS fulltime for several years, and it was much better - the only reason I hacked sabayon to be like this is because I couldn't stand how mediocre it was compared to NixOS

@iona "what I use now" is a bit of a complicated question

it's a weird combination I hacked together of Sabayon, Gentoo, and Nixos

@iona oh gosh, yeah I had to switch away from debian based distros because they just left things out of date for far, far too long