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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @nerd2ninja OP 9 Mar \ parent \ on: Using Nix (pkg mngr) to use Steamdeck as a Desktop (without wiping on update) NixOS

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We're in the groundwork stage of everything. The excitement behind Nix, is that the groundwork is really good. Its a solid foundation to build upon.

You ever think about configuring your Bitcoin node? Well lots of people do and some people have thought about how to make it easier. Enter, the Bitcoin configuration generator: https://jlopp.github.io/bitcoin-core-config-generator/

So, to install things on nix, you also have to manage a configuration file right? Well, we don't have it yet, but eventually we're going to have a nix configuration generator that does everything you want based on graphically selected options menus. Not saying its gonna be just like lopps bitcoin config generator, but it could be if we wanted it to be. That configuration generator could appear as simple as any other app store (but that's all it would do is install apps)

In addition to that, Nix, is actually dead simple as is, if the only thing you do with it is install prepackaged programs. You know if you only install things from this list: https://search.nixos.org/packages

Don't let the complex "install a program from source and also all of its dependencies from scratch" make you think the whole thing is like that, because its not. Just because a system gives options for advanced users doesn't mean newbies can't use it.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @BlokchainB 9 Mar

I tried to use nix and I couldn’t even get off zero!! Like where do I download it at? Does it work in windows or Linux?? How much time will it take to actually make it useful?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nerd2ninja OP 9 Mar

Hmm documentation problem. Are you trying to get NixOS (the operating system) or Nix the package manager? NixOS the operating system doesn't work on Windows, but it is Linux? You know what I mean its an operating system.

Anyway the download link is here: https://nixos.org/download#nix-more

The first section "Nix: the package manager" as you can see works on Linux, Mac, Windows subsystem for Linux (WSL)

The second section "NixOS: the Linux distribution" is what you use if you want to reimage your computer. I would just use the Graphical ISO image. Even if you wanted a virtual machine on virtualbox instead of reimaging your computer, you can still just use the iso image for that.