NixOS users struggle to find dependable setup guidance
People using NixOS report difficulty finding practical installation guidance and say that choosing and configuring approaches for everyday development can be tedious. Other requests point to narrower gaps, including building minimal VMs without systemd and configuring Qubes with Nix instead of Salt. A focused, tested guide could help with several of these tasks, though it would not by itself replace Qubes’ configuration tooling.
For nixOS users setting up systems and development environments. Mentioned from May 2024 to Sep 2024 on Bluesky and Hacker News.
4 different people described this problem in 4 separate discussions.
- Indie fit
- 4.0/10
- Pain
- 4.5/10
- Frequency
- 5.8/10
- Willingness to pay
- 0.0/10
- Momentum
- 5.0/10
- Who pays
- Professionals
- Competition
- Medium
- Build difficulty
- Low
What people said
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NixOS very often does not. At all
nonbinary.computer on BlueskySep 2024There are a few different approaches to doing everyday development (oh use Flakes or just make it a default installed package) that it's tedious to do lots of things I've found
memothon on Hacker NewsMay 2024
Build brief
See what to build and who will buy it
- 2 product ideas with the smallest useful version and pricing
- 4 places to find your first customers
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- Current workarounds, existing solutions and risks