> one package build failure> cant update any other packages> wait for devs to release hotfix> wait for it to get merged to nixpackages> wait a bit for slow ass build system to compile fixed packages> wait for merge to unstable> another different package has build failuresyeah real nice distro you got there
>dns is fucked>try to change it>nixos-rebuild fails without internet connectioni kneel, my brain is just not big enough
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>>108458615NixOS is an amazing solution for problems that don't exist.
>>108458615I think it's probably useful for sysadmins, but I lowkey judge people I see using it for their desktop (guix too)
>>108458615you have to pin the failed package as the previous version
>>108458615Lol just .override or patch the derivation yourself in an overlay. Literally 95% of the work is already done for you.
>>108458615Use flakes dipshit then you don't have to use the same nixpkgs through your config.
>le snowflake meme distro
>>108458965There a flag for that. I had a similar issue trying to setup a subnet
>>108458615>> one package build failure>> cant update any other packagesyou literally can, you can pin any package to any commit of nixos thats one of the whole points of nixos that all your packages are 'independent' from one another are you running nixos without flakes or something?
>>108458615>made Linux even more convoluted by adding another layer of abstraction>"This is the future of linux."Expected technology made by minds warped by estrogen.
>>108458615use base packages
>>108458615disable or fix the package that failed to buildfunctional paradigm in nix means either the entire thing succeed or the entire thing fails, it's for the sake of purity
