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  • just_another_person@lemmy.worldtoLinux@lemmy.worldNew to Linux
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    2 days ago

    You won’t need a terminal unless you refuse to use the GUI tools that do the same thing.

    If you want to use the terminal, go for it and use the default. If you eventually find it lacking THEN start investigating different options.

    Just use everything as you normally would otherwise, and you shouldn’t notice a huge shift.



  • Well, no. Not to shoot down your comment or anything, but you’ve only learned a lot about Nix still in your example.

    For instance, if someone presented you with an Arch system of some sort and asked why a certain systems unit wasn’t working, or why the speakers on their laptop don’t work but the headphones jack does, or why their Nvidia kmod modules aren’t loading.

    Your experience with Nix is t going to help with some of the more basic functions of a traditional Linux system because of the abstractions in top of abstractions that you’re used to interacting with on Nix.

    I’m not even digging on Nix, like I said, it was designed for a very specific purpose. I’ve run hundreds, if not thousands, of various build system permutations on Nix over the years, and even I wouldn’t even think about using it for really basic stuff like running a Desktop 🤣



  • Traditional and Immutable distros as working OSes are not knowledge compatible at all. The software that runs on it is the same, but everything else about how they run, are executed, managed, installed…etc, all different.

    Nix is Immutable, and on top of that, has an entire configuration language you need to manage.

    If you’re not familiar with a standard Linux OS, you’re going to have a bad time, I can tell you that.

    As far as your concepts of “random commands” not being used as part of the running of a system, that is not quite correct. You will still to track adhoc changes to different services or configurations that would then need to also be applied and executed in a NiX config in the proper place to ensure proper order of execution.

    Let’s just say it’s an advanced system that serves a purpose meant for repeatable testing and CI/CD type operations. It’s not really meant to be a user-friendly system to make managing your desktop easier, so. don’t misunderstand this one important fact.