Naughtylus Jul 11, 2019
Alright, let's try #NixOS!
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First thing I notice : The software is a bit behind that of .
For example  is at v3.30.2 on  whereas on  it's at v3.32.2, enough to be lacking the new icon theme.

I guess that's because  doesn't follow a rolling release scheme, and I could fix that by using the testing channel (or whatever that's called)

#gnome #archlinux #nixos

Jul 12, 2019 at 9:09amWeb
Show thread Naughtylus Jul 12, 2019

At least I'm discovering new apps though.

I only checked gnome as the DE and then ran the install.

When I looked for a web browser there was only #epiphany (aka just "Web"). I usually use #Firefox so I thought why not give it a go?

I like the gnome integration, minimal interface and the fact that you can turn a webpage into a desktop app. Just like that oversold feature on #android.

But there are no extensions, and I honestly can't live without #darkreader, #abp, and #privacybadger.

Show thread Naughtylus Jul 12, 2019
How awesome would it be if I could configure #Firefox extensions as well in my configuration.nix ? 😮
Show threadhexa-Jul 12, 2019

@Naughtylus You can get that when using home-manager.

https://rycee.gitlab.io/home-manager/options.html#opt-programs.firefox.enable

Appendix A. Configuration Options

Show threadhexa-Jul 12, 2019
@Naughtylus Also WIP for NixOS itself here https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/58195.
Firefox configurable by xaverdh · Pull Request #58195 · NixOS/nixpkgs

Motivation for this change This is the same as #57554, except for the implementation, which differs. This pull request patches the browser to take the configuration directories from environment var...

Show thread Naughtylus Jul 12, 2019

And also gnome-usage! That's a nice little gnome app I didn't know existed.

It's kind of a mashup of gnome-system-monitor and baobab (aka Disk Usage Analyser).

It's very nice and has features not found in its sister apps (like a clear separation of the system-used space) but then lacks some of their features (like a memory usage graph, or network traffic monitoring).

Show threadMohamed Bekhit Jul 12, 2019
@Naughtylus GNOME indeed has some very nice apps
Show threadckJul 12, 2019
@Naughtylus Using the unstable channel for a desktop machine is pretty much painless since you can always go back to the previous generation during boot.
Show threadAlexander BantyevAug 28, 2019
@Naughtylus You can do rolling releases by using unstable channel.