Guix System First Impressions as a Nix User
6 days ago
- #Linux
- #Guix System
- #NixOS
- The author shares their journey from various Linux distributions to NixOS and finally to Guix System, highlighting the benefits of declarative system configurations.
- Initial installation of Guix System was problematic due to slow download speeds and hardware compatibility issues, particularly with the NVIDIA GPU.
- The author faced challenges with the KDE Plasma desktop environment, including missing titlebars and inability to move windows, which were not resolved by updates.
- The community and documentation were helpful, but the author found the need to use non-free repositories (Nonguix) for certain drivers and applications.
- Despite initial difficulties, the author successfully set up a functional system with essential applications like LibreWolf, Icedove (Thunderbird), LibreOffice, and Steam.
- The author appreciates Guix's use of Scheme for configuration, the ease of package management, and the helpful community, but notes areas for improvement like documentation clarity and server stability.