Re: [PLUG] NixOS

I have a single server running it at home. Don't underestimate two things about it....

1) How big of a change it is from other linux distros (positive)

- Roll back any change

- Store your configuration in git

- All OS configuration stored in a single place

- Coexistence of multiple versions of the same package without conflict

- Isolated shells with packages that are different than what is installed in the OS

2) How big of a change it is from other linux distros (negative)

- New system for defining configurations to learn

- A new language to learn if you want to build custom packages

- No more just popping into an editor and directly changing an app's /etc/someconfig file

The Nix language is not for the faint of heart, but it is also extremely powerful.

Also keep in mind that Nix is also a package manager that can be run on other Linux distros, giving you the ability to have multiple revisions of a package coexist. You can dip your toes in there, and move to NixOS later after getting a feel for it.

--Matt

On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 11:38 AM Morgan Jones via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org> wrote:

This is the first I've heard of this, does anyone have experience or know if it in production elsewhere?

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7414312903463333890-xIXH

-morgan
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