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#NixOS Update: I've got nearly anything set up. Now I am trying to get #StarCitizen running again. The lug-helper is not usable, because NixOS cannot run "normal" executables. I will now try the flatpak variant and hope it will work.

I still not understand, what the difference between the configuration.nix and flakes is. Are flakes simply module loader? And why are so many NixOS users using Home Manager? What is special about it?

#linux #gaming #linuxgaming

René Seindal boosted

pheonix

@pheonix@hachyderm.io · last week

GUIs are very nice yes, but nothing makes you feel quite as powerful as a successfully chained command line pipeline.

For example, taking a massive log file and filtering it through cat | grep | awk | sort | uniq -c to find the exact problem in seconds is a form of wizardry that modern UI simply cannot replicate.

Sometimes I believe the pipe | might be the single greatest invention in computing history lol 😋

#bash #shell #linux #terminal #cli #grep #tui #sysadmin #curl #debian #arch #nixos #ubuntu #linuxmint #fedora

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Jason Evangelho 🐧🎒

@killyourfm@layer8.space · 5 days ago

He has given away more than 1500 Linux laptops to people in his community, and he's just getting warmed up.
https://youtu.be/lka_vjcPDEI

#NixOS #NixBookOS #Community #Podcast #Linux

Jason Evangelho 🐧🎒

@killyourfm@layer8.space · 5 days ago

He has given away more than 1500 Linux laptops to people in his community, and he's just getting warmed up.
https://youtu.be/lka_vjcPDEI

#NixOS #NixBookOS #Community #Podcast #Linux

Andy Wootton boosted

Mike :nixos:

@codemonkeymike@fosstodon.org · 6 months ago

Dream come true yesterday!

I got to talk to a packed room of normal (non technical people) at the local library about how important it is to upcycle computers, and how Linux can save the world in this respect.

Thanks to all the people who showed up, supported, donated laptops and listened. We even gave away 9 free laptops at the event.

Library said it was the most well attended event they've had! So will be many more of these in the future. :)

#nixos #Linux #Cosmic #system76

Nerd in a cosmic shirt with NixOS on display behind me giving a talk

Astro boosted

Michael Stapelberg 🐧🐹😺

@zekjur@mas.to · last week

New blog post published: Coding Agent VMs on #NixOS with microvm.nix 🥳

I have come to appreciate coding agents to be valuable tools for working with computer program code in any capacity, such as learning about any program’s architecture, diagnosing bugs or developing proofs of concept. […] To safely run a coding agent without review, I wanted a Virtual Machine (VM) solution where the agent has no access to my personal files…

screenshot of my blog post: Coding Agent VMs on NixOS with microvm.nix

Michael Stapelberg

Coding Agent VMs on NixOS with microvm.nix

I have come to appreciate coding agents to be valuable tools for working with computer program code in any capacity, such as learning about any program’s architecture, diagnosing bugs or developing proofs of concept. Depending on the use-case, reviewing each command the agent wants to run can get tedious and time-consuming very quickly. To safely run a coding agent without review, I wanted a Virtual Machine (VM) solution where the agent has no access to my personal files and where it’s no big deal if the agent gets compromised by malware: I can just throw away the VM and start over.