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  • NixOS and Darwin – Partial success

    NixOS and Darwin – Partial success

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday I experimented with NixOS and Debian. I managed to install NixOS on the Pi4 and I managed to implement several changes to the configuration.nix file before the Pi started to overheat and become much slower. At this point I tried to run Debian and that worked. At first Debian was running…

  • NixOS on a Pi

    NixOS on a Pi

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesFor a few weeks I have tried to install NixOS on a raspberry Pi without much success. I have finally managed to get NixOS to work with a GUI/Desktop environment. I kept getting stuck at the command prompt but in the end [I found a blog post](https://mtlynch.io/nixos-pi4/) that helped me. ## What…

  • The NixOS learning Curve

    The NixOS learning Curve

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesWhile walking and listening to podcasts I kept hearing about [NixOS](https://nixos.org/) and how good it is for instantiating environments over and over again. What I didn’t hear about, so much, is that there is a steep learning curve, to get started with. Installing the OS is easy. Download NixOS, flash it to…