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Template: Set the context for what type of project. Why the project, what got me started/motivated etc. The current state of the project. The desired end state.
niche-os
niche-os is my nix OS (aka NixOS) configuration. If you're not familiar with what nix OS is, it's a complicated way of setting up a computer the exactly same way each time. So, if I got a brand new laptop, all I would need to do is install the basic nix OS, copy my niche-os project to it, run a few commands, and I'd have the same setup on it as I do on 2-3 of my other computers.
My motivation behind diving into this was I was tired of setting up a linux machine and then being afraid of making changes to it and forgetting how I set it up and breaking it, wasting a bunch of time and effort. because there are a hundred little configuration files.
This project is currently in a working state. It's usable by anyone, but, like most configuration files, highly personal to suit my needs.
Since I don't have a full blog post on the topic yet, I'll offer my brief, brief thoughts on NixOS: stay far, far away from it unless you really want your hobby to be fixing your computer, not using it. It's a barefoot, uphill battle on LEGO. You are a blinded Sisyphus and each brief victory is overshadowed by the boulder of esoteric linux knowledge careening into the valley of indecipherable error messages.
Last updated: 2025-12-16