>>109135171
Arch is full of newfags thanks to valve and youtubers. NixOS is the new midwit contrARYAN choice.

>>109135171
Dunno about first post but you should know that nixOS doesn't function like regular distros.
It's got its own thing (along with guixOS), arch on the other had is same old linux with a different package manager.
In nixOS, all your system configurations, editing, software installation, service management, emptying your bowels, etc.. All of that is done in one place, the holy .nix configuration file. If you're using nixOS, you have to learn the nix language, because that's what you'll be using to set everything in the system from boot loader to icon sets.
It's an interesting system and you should give it a shot if you have another older device laying around but it does not function like you would expect a regular operating system (linux or otherwise) would.

I've been Joanne, your guide to the world of facts.

>>109135171
you should ditch the AUR for nixpkgs, but nixos on the desktop is to cumbersome

>>109135171
i found nix to be clunky as shit and unenjoyable and i dont really like the logo either so i installed gentoo again after trying it, emerge is just so comfy bros

>>109135237
I'm honestly thinking about trying gentoo

>>109135237
>>109135244
If you're using binaries then I don't see the point of gentoo desu, arch has more packages plus the aur (Yes you can still use it if you're not a moron and actually audit your pkgbuilds).
But if you're compiling your own software and spend your time tweaking and improving your USE flags gentoo ends up being maximum comf.
Portage is quite genuinely one the more interesting package managers out there because of how much it streamlines and eases compiling your own specifically tailored software.

I'm doing this myself, been interested in nix for a long time. I have been messing around with nix shells for a bit. Some of the reasons:
- declarative configs
- nix itself is super powerful as a package manager so it's useful if you want dev envs ( been using them for a bit )
- packages are reproducible and you can always role back
- build dependencies don't interfere with each other
- it's nice being able to set up sets of packages and configs as modules that I can remove and add
- nix community seems cool (surface level rn I haven't interacted with the political side for now)
- AUR is a fucking disaster, why can you just update unmaintained packages and roll out updates to users?
- nixpkgs has a shit ton of stuff so I haven't had make any derivations yet, and there are tons of flakes (just don't be retarded)
- LLMs really make using nix trivial if you actually read the code and try to understand the bare minimum of nix, you don't need to interact with the guts of the system, use other people's configs as reference points
- shared config for multiple machines and multiple OSs and architectures (x86_64 is getting deprecated soon though)

>>109135171
NixOS is the ultimate distro for people who really love tinkering with .conf files and have a dotfiles repo the size of a commercial program. Its neat, but loses the a lot of the appeal of a Unix or even GNUnix system where its easy to reason about, get stuff working, and compose programs together.
If you like Arch because you're a ricefag then Nix is the logical conclusion.
If you like Arch because of the AUR and rolling release then go Void and Gentoo.

>inb4 X is gay and trans
All Linux/tech communities are pozloaded right now, so find one you like and make it a better place.

Run it on a development/test environment.
Try it and see if the way organize everything is comfortable to you.

>>109135171
The real reason would be that you love declarative configuration and want your entire OS designed around it. There are other perks as well. It makes rollbacks trivial although it's stable enough that I rarely use them. It demands a steep upfront time investment but once you're up and running there's minimal upkeep required and you never have to worry about rebuilding again so it actually saves time in the long run. Nixpkgs is also huge so you get good binary coverage.

>>109135221
they basically copied Windows Registry idea, and made it into a file, because "everything is a file" in linux

i'm thinking about using it for some stuff since its very annoying to me to setup servers again and again or to migrate configurations

>>109137336
as i understand this is what nix is actually for.
easy deployment across systems.
for a single workstation, not so much, but you obviously can make it work.

>>109136424
>x86_64 is getting deprecated soon though
?????

>>109137598
x86_64-darwin* is getting deprecated, as apple is doing so themselves
https://nixos.org/blog/announcements/2026/nixos-2605/

>>109138006
ah, yea that makes sense

>>109135171
NixOS will filter you if you don't know how to use dynamic linkers.
I guess nowadays you can ask AI.

>>109139284
what are you referring to?
t. nixos user

>>109135185
oh anon.. you are a newfag too, gentoo has always been the aryan choice

>>109139284
if an operating syatem can filter anyone then the system has a design flaw

>>109135221
>joanne
you will never be a woman