# Soliciting feedback from the community to improve my configuration.nix

**URL:** https://discourse.nixos.org/t/soliciting-feedback-from-the-community-to-improve-my-configuration-nix/60718
**Category:** Help
**Created:** [February 22, 2025, 3:12pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/soliciting-feedback-from-the-community-to-improve-my-configuration-nix/60718 "2025-02-22T15:12:31Z")
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### Author: ![enoren5](https://discourse.nixos.org/user_avatar/discourse.nixos.org/enoren5/32/12087_2.png) [@enoren5](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/enoren5)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2025, 7:47am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/soliciting-feedback-from-the-community-to-improve-my-configuration-nix/60718/5 "2025-03-18T07:47:47Z")

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It’s been about 2 weeks since my last comment. I am back to finish my thought!

> [@Postboote](#):
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> I am sorry that I brought it across this way. What I meant was that you should try these if you are ready to.

Not sure if an apology is warranted although I appreciate your sincerity.

This is what I was referring to:

> [@Getting started with home manager - missing inputs argument/attribute](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/getting-started-with-home-manager-missing-inputs-argument-attribute/58044/6):
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> Be careful with home-manager. It doesn’t support rollbacks. If your home directory gets messed up you’ll have to fix it yourself: [words of warning](https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager?tab=readme-ov-file#words-of-warning)

From the official README.md for home-manager:

> Unfortunately, it is quite possible to get difficult to understand errors when working with Home Manager. You should therefore be comfortable using the [Nix](https://nixos.org/explore.html) language and the various tools in the Nix ecosystem.  
> If you are not very familiar with Nix but still want to use Home Manager then you are strongly encouraged to start with a small and very simple configuration and gradually make it more elaborate as you learn.

Easy does it. I am determined to start small. I’ll get there.

NixOS has been around since 2003 but flakes is [only about 5 years old](https://github.com/NixOS/rfcs/pull/49) (if I understand correctly). So NixOS should be able to stand up on its own feet with nixpkgs alone and then add flakes as I go along.

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