ruffsl@programming.dev to Linux@programming.devEnglish · 2 days agoAsking tony: Is NixOS Just Hype? (2077 Edition) - linkarzu - Podcastwww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square24linkfedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up130arrow-down1external-linkAsking tony: Is NixOS Just Hype? (2077 Edition) - linkarzu - Podcastwww.youtube.comruffsl@programming.dev to Linux@programming.devEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square24linkfedilinkfile-text
cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/38125775 Nix related discussion starts around the the 0:14:00 min mark.
minus-squareClay_pidgin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-212 hours agoDoes having a flake lock the versions of everything, or just the packages mentioned in the flake? (I assume the latter) I had a flake for a minute but since I had no idea what I was doing, I was more comfortable moving that stuff into my config.nix.
minus-squareEuphoma@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·12 hours agoNixpkgs is an input which does get locked
minus-squareClay_pidgin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·12 hours agoSorry, I’m not certain which way your answer goes. Nixpkgs would be all packages in the system, even if installed in config.nix or home.nix?
minus-squareEuphoma@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 hours agoNixpkgs is the nix package repo, and is an input you have to include if you want any packages. So yea
Does having a flake lock the versions of everything, or just the packages mentioned in the flake? (I assume the latter)
I had a flake for a minute but since I had no idea what I was doing, I was more comfortable moving that stuff into my config.nix.
Nixpkgs is an input which does get locked
Sorry, I’m not certain which way your answer goes. Nixpkgs would be all packages in the system, even if installed in config.nix or home.nix?
Nixpkgs is the nix package repo, and is an input you have to include if you want any packages. So yea
Okay, thank you!