Universal Blue•3y ago

at this rate i almost feel like removing it from the FAQ lol

Ttryhardsoccermomswag so it's `NIXPKGS_ALLOW_UNFREE=1 nix profile install --impure nixpkgs#<package>`

dreamyuki•8/30/23, 10:51 PM

https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/749925

Unix & Linux Stack Exchange

Nix desktop files

When I install a GUI application using nix, I see desktop files end inside ~/.nix-profile directory, e.g:

~/.nix-profile/share/applications/firefox.desktop

However, my desktop expect that files t...

dreamyuki•8/30/23, 10:51 PM

another good tips for .desktop file from nixpkgs

tryhardsoccermomswagOP•8/30/23, 10:52 PM

i think im about to link to documentation for nix like i did for rpm-ostree lol

Kyle Gospo•8/30/23, 10:52 PM

tryhardsoccermomswagOP•8/30/23, 10:52 PM

well actually j0rge wanted me to link documentation for rpm-ostree instead of just listing the basic layering command

Ttryhardsoccermomswag apologies to the nix cult but this is ridiculous stuff 😭

Valerie•8/30/23, 11:00 PM

The allow unfree stuff is one of the most sane things about it lol

KKyle Gospo Click to see attachment

Valerie•8/30/23, 11:01 PM

where

VValerie where

Kyle Gospo•8/30/23, 11:01 PM

emudeck

Kyle Gospo•8/30/23, 11:01 PM

discord

Ttryhardsoccermomswag at this rate i almost feel like removing it from the FAQ lol

Kyle Gospo•8/30/23, 11:01 PM

that's for the best imo

Kyle Gospo•8/30/23, 11:01 PM

it's nix, link to their docs

Kyle Gospo•8/30/23, 11:01 PM

no reason for us to maintain it

tryhardsoccermomswagOP•8/30/23, 11:02 PM

i dont even know what to link here LOL

j0rge•8/30/23, 11:03 PM

yeah we're about sign posts more than writing docs for other things. It's easier to send people to the right docs than trying to normalize everything

Valerie•8/30/23, 11:03 PM

@nickname Nix is a lot easier to manage on NixOS, but nix-env and profile and whatever just seem to be more frustrating.

tryhardsoccermomswagOP•8/30/23, 11:03 PM

https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/introduction
is this good?

Introduction - Nix Reference Manual

Valerie•8/30/23, 11:03 PM

Eh probably

Valerie•8/30/23, 11:03 PM

Looks alright

tryhardsoccermomswagOP•8/30/23, 11:03 PM

you might as well read a whole book on how to use nix

Valerie•8/30/23, 11:03 PM

Even in nix-env is le bad

Valerie•8/30/23, 11:03 PM

It works

j0rge•8/30/23, 11:03 PM

https://zero-to-nix.com/

Zero to Nix

Your guide to learning Nix and flakes

j0rge•8/30/23, 11:03 PM

send them here, call it a day

tryhardsoccermomswagOP•8/30/23, 11:04 PM

okay ill do that

tryhardsoccermomswagOP•8/30/23, 11:06 PM

added the PR

Kyle Gospo•8/31/23, 12:04 AM

figured out my metro exodus crash

Kyle Gospo•8/31/23, 12:04 AM

it's the recent gamescope update to support wayland clients

Kyle Gospo•8/31/23, 12:04 AM

metro exodus has instant-crashed on linux wayland since launch

Kyle Gospo•8/31/23, 12:04 AM

I could switch to proton but I'm stubborn

Kyle Gospo•8/31/23, 12:05 AM

so far SDL_VIDEODRIVER=x11 %command%SDL_VIDEODRIVER=x11 %command% isn't enough

Kyle Gospo•8/31/23, 12:59 AM

@j0rge

Kyle Gospo•8/31/23, 12:59 AM

Having cockpit is a godsend for debugging

Valerie•8/31/23, 1:09 AM

Ooooo

j0rge•8/31/23, 1:26 AM

TOLD YA'LL!

j0rge•8/31/23, 1:26 AM

@KyleGospo post that on mastadon so I can boost!

j0rge•8/31/23, 1:27 AM

ok I'll do it, too exciting!

Jj0rge @KyleGospo post that on mastadon so I can boost!

Kyle Gospo•8/31/23, 1:28 AM

https://mastodon.sdf.org/@kylegospo/110981631629333800

mastodon.sdf.orgKyle Gospodnetich

Kyle Gospodnetich (@kylegospo@mastodon.sdf.org)

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Live debugging my #SteamDeck running Metro Exodus with Fedora Cockpit.

Just one of those things we accidentally got for free in #Bazzite that I now can't live without.

tryhardsoccermomswagOP•8/31/23, 1:35 AM

so cool

tryhardsoccermomswagOP•8/31/23, 1:35 AM

btw someone asked on the deck discord if they can dual boot debian server with bazzite on their deck? they plan to run debian server on an external drive though

tryhardsoccermomswagOP•8/31/23, 1:36 AM

im assuming it's fine with an external drive? ive seen people dual boot bazzite and SteamOS with bazzite on a microSD card

Kyle Gospo•8/31/23, 1:37 AM

Yeah, external drive is fine

Kyle Gospo•8/31/23, 1:38 AM

Why dual boot Debian server though?

Kyle Gospo•8/31/23, 1:38 AM

Something tells me their use case might be better served by just a Debian distrobox

KKyle Gospo Something tells me their use case might be better served by just a Debian distro...

tryhardsoccermomswagOP•8/31/23, 1:39 AM

i didnt ask lol

tryhardsoccermomswagOP•8/31/23, 1:40 AM

i linked them this video saying it's probably possible - https://youtu.be/miSCLD870Mk?feature=shared

YouTube10 Minute Steam Deck Gamer

REUPLOADED - SteamDeck Bazzite installed on external SSD / SteamOS ...

Shout out to 1/4 life for being helpful in Discord and answering my questions. I ended up installing Bazzite on an external SSD as I dont want to wipe my dual boot SteamOS yet.

I've tried to document the process i did if anyone wants to replicate it. I've also added Bazzite to Clover, i just need to edit the Bazzite icon so it integrates to the...