NixOS: your whole system in one config file
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Every everything, like literally everything in the system is controlled with this one configuration file.
Episode 254: Pop a TTermy! (episode page, opens in a new tab) 00:29:57 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
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Summary
Dave explains why he's moving toward Nix. Everything in the system (packages, options, static IPs) lives in one configuration file. A rebuild script makes it so, and software is built with its libraries included, so there are no library conflicts. Once you have a system you're happy with, you can replicate the box elsewhere with basically no effort.
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Episode 254: Pop a TTermy! (episode page, opens in a new tab) 00:31:52 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
Yes, that's one of the advantages is you can easily replicate a box with with no effort, basically
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