Mike 

I just got 6 more #nixbook ready to go to new homes.

This is 6 more people who's lives will be positively changed by getting a great laptop for free, with solid FOSS software on it.

Think of how much this helps even the digital divide. I'm dedicated to make this my life's work at the moment. Imagine if companies could safely offload their "old" hardware, and it could end up like this, for the public good.

Again, huge thanks to #linux and #nixos and all of #foss for making this possible!

Jun 8, 2025 at 9:13pmWeb
Show threadJoshua Wagner  Jun 8, 2025
@codemonkeymike It's truly amazing what you're doing here!
Show threadMike Jun 8, 2025
@joshthetechie thanks! It combines so many of my passions it's just fun.
Show threadMuhammadFree🇵🇸Jun 8, 2025
@codemonkeymike Oh you sell these laptops? They run NixOS right?
Show threadMike Jun 8, 2025
@MuhammadFreeSoftware I don't sell them. I donate them locally to people who need them
Show threadMuhammadFree🇵🇸Jun 8, 2025
@codemonkeymike Oh, very nice!
Show threadMichael MacleanJun 8, 2025
@codemonkeymike That's really cool! Do you manage updating them or adding new software, or any of that?
Show threadMike Jun 8, 2025

@mgdm this is what they all get installed now. Automatic updates, flatpak integration and standard set of apps.

It's been fantastic!!

https://github.com/mkellyxp/nixbook

GitHub - mkellyxp/nixbook: A set-and-forget modern operating system designed for simplicity, speed, and peace of mind.

A set-and-forget modern operating system designed for simplicity, speed, and peace of mind. - mkellyxp/nixbook

GitHub
Show threadMichael MacleanJun 8, 2025
@codemonkeymike oh that's very cool! I'll keep that in mind next time I need a desktop installed
Show threadMike Jun 8, 2025
@mgdm thanks! Yeah or if like you just wanna give a dummy proof Linux box to a friend or family member. This is great. Ex windows users have zero issues with this.
Show threadadingbatponder  👾Jun 8, 2025
@codemonkeymike This is a tremendous project and nixos makes it possible, presumably. I had a problem with the signal app on my machine when someone commented that an update of nixos would solve the problem, and it did. What does nixos offer in the way of automatic updates to latest stable? Does that work in the background... would be a super long-term test so see if those machines survive in the wild for years.
Show threadMike Jun 8, 2025

@adingbatponder did you have signal installed via nix pkgs or flatpak?

My take on this for most people is to use nix packages to assume the base image with just really basic building block os stuff.

Then for most user facing GUI apps just using flat hub with automatic updates. That mix seems to be the sweet spot.

In nixbooks flatpaks get updated automatically daily and the system updates weekly

Show threadMike Jun 8, 2025

@adingbatponder and if you check out my nixbook project, you can see what I did here. I basically made my own auto update services with systemd declared in the nix config

https://github.com/mkellyxp/nixbook

GitHub - mkellyxp/nixbook: A set-and-forget modern operating system designed for simplicity, speed, and peace of mind.

A set-and-forget modern operating system designed for simplicity, speed, and peace of mind. - mkellyxp/nixbook

GitHub
Show threadadingbatponder  👾Jun 9, 2025
@codemonkeymike You have replaced Apple, Ubuntu, Windows and co for free. This is amazing.
Show threadHoldMyTypeJun 9, 2025
@codemonkeymike til something new