NixOS
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Why aren't you using the most elegant operating system out there?
Because it's not purely functional
>>54490637
But I am
because you suck
>>54491186
what do you mean?
>>54490637
I am using reduxOS
>>54490637
another pointless linux distro
Appart that it is according to you the most elegant OS, why should I use it? (actual question, I’m always curious about distros I don’t know)
>>54491752
This one actually has a purpose beyond a different DE unlike a lot of distributions because of its package manager Nix, with reproducibility and concurrent package installs thanks to its grounding in solid theory supporting these features.
>>54491805
Sane package management, solving dependency hell as a consequence.
>NixOS is based on Nix, a purely functional package management system. Nix stores all packages in isolation from each other under paths such as
> /nix/store/5rnfzla9kcx4mj5zdc7nlnv8na1najvg-firefox-3.5.4/
> The string 5rnf... is a cryptographic hash of all input used to build the package. Packages are never overwritten after they have been built; instead, if you change the build description of a package (its ‘Nix expression’), it’s rebuilt and installed in a different path in /nix/store so it doesn’t interfere with the old version. NixOS extends this by using Nix not only to build packages, but also things like configuration files.
>>54491805
http://nixos.org/nix/about.html
>>54491952
oooohhh.. functional installs.. sounds like it's for hipsters.
>>54491421
>KDE
>>54492339
that pic requires socks and sandals.
>>54492339
It's understandable if you recommend another DE, I'm really just testing it out trying to push it to its limits in reproducing what I've had in other DEs while I configure my system to my liking. I'm not going to be using it afterwards based on my experience so far, but it's definitely usable.
>>54490637
$ nixos-version
16.03pre76763.be0abb3 (Emu)
But I am.
I am in a VM, since I haven't bothered installing it on real hardware yet.
>>54491421
Any issues with skylake and that kernel?
Gobolinux taken one step further?
>>54493396
No major issues, supposedly battery life takes a small hit but I'm enjoying my laptop.
