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NixOS is a Linux distribution built on top of the Nix package manager. Its declarative configuration allows reliable system upgrades via several official channels of stability and size.

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Getting started with NixOS - looking for tutorials (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 7 months ago by silmaril@discuss.tchncs.de to c/nixos@infosec.pub

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I heard a lot about the concepts of nix and NixOS and I'd love to try it.

After installing the VirtualBox demo, I keep getting stuck with every tiny step I take, though.

So I was wondering if there are any tutorials for beginners that you can recommend?

I couldn't find anything on the internet - everything that looks like a tutorial presumes a lot of things everybody seems to know about nix, so no need to explain those.

Where can I find those explanations to make the first baby steps with NixOS?

To put it in other words: Where is NixOS for dummies?

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[–] silmaril@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Oh! Just found out that LibrePheonix accompanies each video with a blog article - that's nice 🙂

https://librephoenix.com/blog.html

[–] sloppy_diffuser@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago

Once you have some foundational knowledge, I find more answers searching github with language:nix <some terms>. Usually I can find a few repos with an adjacent enough solution to deconstruct and apply to my setup.