# Links

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## [About the Links category](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/about-the-links-category/39)

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**Author:** [@zimbatm](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/u/zimbatm)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 24, 2023, 7:32pm UTC](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/about-the-links-category/39 "2023-12-24T19:32:38Z")

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Only links, reddit-style.

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## [Pinning NixOS with npins](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/pinning-nixos-with-npins/63721)

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**Author:** [@piegames](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/u/piegames)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [August 9, 2025, 1:29am UTC](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/pinning-nixos-with-npins/63721 "2025-08-09T01:29:03Z")

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## [Determinate Nix 3.8.4: introducing the native Linux builder for macOS](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/determinate-nix-3-8-4-introducing-the-native-linux-builder-for-macos/67617)

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**Author:** [@lucperkins](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/u/lucperkins)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 9:20pm UTC](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/determinate-nix-3-8-4-introducing-the-native-linux-builder-for-macos/67617 "2025-08-08T21:20:52Z")

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## [Full Time Nix | devenv with Domen Kožar](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/full-time-nix-devenv-with-domen-kozar/67760)

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**Author:** [@mightyiam](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/u/mightyiam)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 1:51pm UTC](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/full-time-nix-devenv-with-domen-kozar/67760 "2025-08-08T13:51:34Z")

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@domenkozar

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## [Determinate Nix 3.8.0 changelog: a faster nix flake check, improved flake locks, and lazy trees rolled out to 20% of users](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/determinate-nix-3-8-0-changelog-a-faster-nix-flake-check-improved-flake-locks-and-lazy-trees-rolled-out-to-20-of-users/66499)

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**Author:** [@lucperkins](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/u/lucperkins)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2025, 6:02pm UTC](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/determinate-nix-3-8-0-changelog-a-faster-nix-flake-check-improved-flake-locks-and-lazy-trees-rolled-out-to-20-of-users/66499 "2025-08-06T18:02:42Z")

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## [Introduction to immutable Linux systems](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/introduction-to-immutable-linux-systems/30460)

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**Author:** [@Solene](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/u/Solene)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2025, 5:20pm UTC](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/introduction-to-immutable-linux-systems/30460 "2025-08-06T17:20:44Z")

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Midly NixOS related :slight\_smile:

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## [Nix-sweep: Clean up old Nix profile generations and left-over garbage collection roots](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/nix-sweep-clean-up-old-nix-profile-generations-and-left-over-garbage-collection-roots/66428)

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**Author:** [@jzbor](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/u/jzbor)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2025, 1:11pm UTC](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/nix-sweep-clean-up-old-nix-profile-generations-and-left-over-garbage-collection-roots/66428 "2025-08-06T13:11:47Z")

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Hi everyone, One of my greatest annoyances with NixOS the last few years was how untransparent store usage is. There were a few questions that seemed hard to answer easily with nix itself/standard Nix tooling. How muc…

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## [Neovim via Nixos (but not too much)](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/neovim-via-nixos-but-not-too-much/67499)

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**Author:** [@aou](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/u/aou)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2025, 7:31pm UTC](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/neovim-via-nixos-but-not-too-much/67499 "2025-08-05T19:31:42Z")

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Thanks to @viperML , @jade , and @fzakaria for inspiration.

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## [How NixOS is built](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/how-nixos-is-built/67468)

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**Author:** [@Erethon](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/u/Erethon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2025, 11:15am UTC](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/how-nixos-is-built/67468 "2025-08-01T11:15:53Z")

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https://blog.erethon.com/blog/2025/07/31/how-nixos-is-built/ I tried writing down some of the less visible parts of building packages and NixOS. I hope I didn’t miss anything obvious.

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## [Home-manager is a false enlightenment](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/home-manager-is-a-false-enlightenment/66468)

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**Author:** [@fzakaria](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/u/fzakaria)\
**Replies:** 28\
**Last updated:** [July 30, 2025, 5:51pm UTC](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/home-manager-is-a-false-enlightenment/66468 "2025-07-30T17:51:43Z")

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People thought this was kind of spicy on r/NixOS when I posted it – interested to see the reaction here :upside\_down\_face:

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## [Development shells with Nix: four quick examples](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/development-shells-with-nix-four-quick-examples/67279)

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**Author:** [@drupol](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/u/drupol)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2025, 2:25pm UTC](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/development-shells-with-nix-four-quick-examples/67279 "2025-07-28T14:25:07Z")

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## [Whee, I made some flakes](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/whee-i-made-some-flakes/67001)

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**Author:** [@jjramsey](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/u/jjramsey)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 21, 2025, 1:24am UTC](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/whee-i-made-some-flakes/67001 "2025-07-21T01:24:06Z")

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GitHub - jjramsey/workrave-prerelease-nix-flake: Nix flake for packaging for pre-release Workrave GitHub - jjramsey/workrave-contrib-for-taskbar-apps-nix-flake: Nix flake for contributed scripts/pkgs to use Workrave in …

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## [Yae - Nix dependency manager in Go](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/yae-nix-dependency-manager-in-go/66924)

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**Author:** [@vic](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/u/vic)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 21, 2025, 12:42am UTC](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/yae-nix-dependency-manager-in-go/66924 "2025-07-21T00:42:40Z")

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Yae is a powerful yet minimal dependency manager intended for use with Nix, which functions similar to niv and npins.

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## [Michael Stapelberg: Migrating my NAS](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/michael-stapelberg-migrating-my-nas/66944)

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**Author:** [@hans4687](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/u/hans4687)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2025, 11:12am UTC](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/michael-stapelberg-migrating-my-nas/66944 "2025-07-19T11:12:05Z")

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## [Nilla: Create Nilla projects that manage your packages, development shells, systems, and more!](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/nilla-create-nilla-projects-that-manage-your-packages-development-shells-systems-and-more/66854)

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**Author:** [@zeec123](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/u/zeec123)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2025, 11:54pm UTC](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/nilla-create-nilla-projects-that-manage-your-packages-development-shells-systems-and-more/66854 "2025-07-17T23:54:05Z")

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## [Full Time Nix | home-manager with Austin Horstman (khaneliman)](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/full-time-nix-home-manager-with-austin-horstman-khaneliman/66871)

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**Author:** [@mightyiam](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/u/mightyiam)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2025, 2:55pm UTC](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/full-time-nix-home-manager-with-austin-horstman-khaneliman/66871 "2025-07-17T14:55:49Z")

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@khaneliman

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## [Migrating to Codeberg — 2025 — Blog — GNU Guix](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/migrating-to-codeberg-2025-blog-gnu-guix/64141)

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**Author:** [@AndersonTorres](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/u/AndersonTorres)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2025, 2:03pm UTC](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/migrating-to-codeberg-2025-blog-gnu-guix/64141 "2025-07-15T14:03:10Z")

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## [Stop using nix-env](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/stop-using-nix-env/20801)

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**Author:** [@max](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/u/max)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2025, 5:51pm UTC](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/stop-using-nix-env/20801 "2025-07-07T17:51:32Z")

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A small PSA about nix-env and its issues as well as what alternatives to use. https://stop-using-nix-env.privatevoid.net/

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## [Bourdieu's social theory applied to tech by Romeu Moura](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/bourdieus-social-theory-applied-to-tech-by-romeu-moura/66439)

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**Author:** [@Pamplemousse](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/u/Pamplemousse)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/bourdieus-social-theory-applied-to-tech-by-romeu-moura/66439 "2025-07-07T17:50:41Z")

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## [Generate flake.nix from flake-parts modules](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/generate-flake-nix-from-flake-parts-modules/66342)

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**Author:** [@vic](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/u/vic)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2025, 10:27am UTC](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/generate-flake-nix-from-flake-parts-modules/66342 "2025-07-03T10:27:36Z")

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## [Defaults2nix: command line utility to export macOS defaults to Nix](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/defaults2nix-command-line-utility-to-export-macos-defaults-to-nix/66347)

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**Author:** [@joshryandavis](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/u/joshryandavis)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2025, 1:14pm UTC](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/defaults2nix-command-line-utility-to-export-macos-defaults-to-nix/66347 "2025-07-02T13:14:29Z")

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Simple command line utility to export macOS defaults to Nix configs

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## [GitHub - mightyiam/files: In-repository file generation flake-parts module](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/github-mightyiam-files-in-repository-file-generation-flake-parts-module/65809)

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**Author:** [@mightyiam](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/u/mightyiam)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2025, 11:53am UTC](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/github-mightyiam-files-in-repository-file-generation-flake-parts-module/65809 "2025-07-02T11:53:16Z")

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## [Import-tree - an extensible function for importing nix files from directory trees](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/import-tree-an-extensible-function-for-importing-nix-files-from-directory-trees/65986)

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**Author:** [@vic](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/u/vic)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2025, 8:33pm UTC](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/import-tree-an-extensible-function-for-importing-nix-files-from-directory-trees/65986 "2025-07-01T20:33:27Z")

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## [GitHub - mightyiam/input-branches: Workflow and flake-part for flake input patching](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/github-mightyiam-input-branches-workflow-and-flake-part-for-flake-input-patching/66308)

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**Author:** [@mightyiam](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/u/mightyiam)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2025, 2:06pm UTC](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/github-mightyiam-input-branches-workflow-and-flake-part-for-flake-input-patching/66308 "2025-07-01T14:06:21Z")

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## [Announcing bun2nix - Build bun based projects with nix](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/announcing-bun2nix-build-bun-based-projects-with-nix/62220)

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**Author:** [@baileylu](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/u/baileylu)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2025, 11:15pm UTC](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/announcing-bun2nix-build-bun-based-projects-with-nix/62220 "2025-06-30T23:15:12Z")

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Hi everyone, recently I have gotten my tool bun2nix into a polished enough state where I’m happy enough to have other people use it. I built it partially as a learning opportunity to better understand how the various la…

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## [Elpe, the universal package installer](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/elpe-the-universal-package-installer/66188)

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**Author:** [@drupol](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/u/drupol)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2025, 6:53pm UTC](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/elpe-the-universal-package-installer/66188 "2025-06-30T18:53:21Z")

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https://nest.pijul.com/pmeunier/elpe

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## [Critical correctness bug in Lix](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/critical-correctness-bug-in-lix/66182)

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**Author:** [@nifoc](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/u/nifoc)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2025, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/critical-correctness-bug-in-lix/66182 "2025-06-30T00:00:42Z")

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## [Bringing back the Magic Nix Cache Action](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/bringing-back-the-magic-nix-cache-action/65620)

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**Author:** [@lucperkins](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/u/lucperkins)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2025, 1:08pm UTC](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/bringing-back-the-magic-nix-cache-action/65620 "2025-06-26T13:08:49Z")

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## [Dendrix: Dendritic nix configurations distribution](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/dendrix-dendritic-nix-configurations-distribution/65853)

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**Author:** [@vic](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/u/vic)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 6:04pm UTC](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/dendrix-dendritic-nix-configurations-distribution/65853 "2025-06-25T18:04:12Z")

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Hi, :slight\_smile: Just like we have editor (neovim/spacemacs) pre-configured distributions where newbies only have to download and uncomment a line to enable awesome community-maintained configurations, I started a pro…

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## [Changelog: lazy trees and security improvements](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/changelog-lazy-trees-and-security-improvements/66033)

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**Author:** [@lucperkins](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/u/lucperkins)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 8:08am UTC](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/changelog-lazy-trees-and-security-improvements/66033 "2025-06-25T08:08:16Z")

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