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Signed-off-by: Riley Loo <dev@zackerthescar.com>
Owen-sz
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| Let's say you wanna try a cute new package, like something that prints out a | ||
| cute little character saying a string, but you don't really feel like | ||
| insatlling yet another system package |
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| installing yet another system package. |
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| quickly assimilating into codebases with a `flake.nix` file, and more! | ||
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| The world of Nix is vast and difficult to navigate, so let's see Nix in action | ||
| with real-world examples |
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| with real-world examples: |
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| { text: "umcli", link: "en/usage/umcli" }, | ||
| { text: "eduroam", link: "en/usage/eduroam" }, | ||
| { text: "nix", link: "en/usage/nix" }, |
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is nix capitalized in branding? if yes please
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| Nix is a package manager aiming to provide reproducable development | ||
| environments and builds by removing _dependency hell_. For us, this means | ||
| no longer having to install `-devel` packages we only use occasionally, |
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you may wanna mention this is for advanced users
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| # Installing Nix | ||
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| Ultramarine Linux provides a nice little tweak for quickly installing Nix. |
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| Ultramarine Linux provides a nice little tweak for quickly installing Nix. | |
| Ultramarine provides a quick Nix installer. Simply run: |
| With this piece, I hope you can see the value of the Nix package manager | ||
| within Ultramarine Linux. Whether you're a poweruser or a developer, you'll | ||
| find great power within Nix. | ||
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i have some comments on this section generally
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| | openssl-legacy-negotiation | Toggleable | Use unsafe legacy negotiation for OpenSSL | Should only be used if absolutely necessary | | ||
| | sudo-pwfeedback | Toggleable | Add `*` feedback when entering in password during a sudo prompt | | | ||
| | cachyos-kernel | Toggleable | Install the [CachyOS kernel](https://wiki.cachyos.org/features/kernel/) via the COPR, and enable as default kernel entry | If you are using Secure Boot, you will need to set up `sbctl` according to the CachyOS specification. More info can be found when enabling the tweak | | ||
| | nix | Toggleable | Install/Uninstall the Nix package manager | | |
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just a quick 'nix on ultramarine' guide, not complete.