Naughtylus @Naughtylus@fosstodon.org

Talk functional to me

#introductions

I'm a software developer. I believe in Libre software #FOSS, decentralisation, encryption by default, and also functional programming.

I currently am on #Arch with #Gnome.

Unordered set of stuff I like:
- Steampunk
- Cycling
- Goa Trance
- Uplifting Trance
- Synthwave
- Electro Swing
- Nightcore

Taking every mention of #minecraft as an occasion to mention #minetest

And also gnome-usage! That's a nice little gnome app I didn't know existed.

It's kind of a mashup of gnome-system-monitor and baobab (aka Disk Usage Analyser).

It's very nice and has features not found in its sister apps (like a clear separation of the system-used space) but then lacks some of their features (like a memory usage graph, or network traffic monitoring).

How awesome would it be if I could configure #Firefox extensions as well in my configuration.nix ? 😮

At least I'm discovering new apps though.

I only checked gnome as the DE and then ran the install.

When I looked for a web browser there was only #epiphany (aka just "Web"). I usually use #Firefox so I thought why not give it a go?

I like the gnome integration, minimal interface and the fact that you can turn a webpage into a desktop app. Just like that oversold feature on #android.

But there are no extensions, and I honestly can't live without #darkreader, #abp, and #privacybadger.

First thing I notice : The software is a bit behind that of .
For example is at v3.30.2 on whereas on it's at v3.32.2, enough to be lacking the new icon theme.

I guess that's because doesn't follow a rolling release scheme, and I could fix that by using the testing channel (or whatever that's called)

#gnome #archlinux #nixos

This is basically my experience

https://www.linux.com/learn/intro-to-linux/2017/10/nixos-linux-lets-you-configure-your-os-installing

It's worth skimming through it just to get a general idea of the process through the screenshots

For the power user you save a lot of time because you can just scroll past the stuff you don't need like CUPS or touchpad support. Or even not mention it at all if you're not using the default config template I guess

I must say I love the principle of this system-wide config.

I find it much saner than other installation processes. It's like finally standardising that implicit configuration you had to mentally keep track of with other distros install procedures.

Stuff like timezone, users, DEs, keyboard layouts ... If you changed your mind or if you couldn't remember, you had to go back several screens.

The installation is semi-automatic in that you have to do the partitioning yourself, but once you've written the .nix configuration file you need only run nixos-install and once that's done reboot into your new system.

@mike @kev Can we have a nixos emoji? Pretty please ?