Switching to NixOS on my Desktop

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https://kevincox.ca/2020/09/06/switching-to-desktop-nixos/

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Nice write-up!

And this really remembers me that I need to learn buildvm and how to properly use it!

If only my VM in the office would allow for nested virtualization…

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Thanks @kevincox, I’ve shared your story on Reddit.

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Are you having any particular issues? For me it just worked.

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I never used it :smiley: That is what I wanted to say, so I need to learn to integrate it into my workflow.

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Ah I see :slightly_smiling_face: It is definitely good to have in the toolbox. I don’t use it often. But every once and a while I need to debug something that requires rebooting and being able to use a VM instead of actually rebooting my workstation is a real time saver.