Why I Choose Guix Over NixOS

In this video, I'll give you a few reasons why I continue to use Guix even though NixOS is great and solves a lot of the same problems. This is not a head-to-head feature comparison, just a perspective from a long-time Guix user!

#gnu #guix #guile #scheme #nixos

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CHAPTERS:

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:54 Establishing the folder structure
• 05:30 Migrating existing configuration files
• 06:04 Migrating the system configurations
• 13:17 Migrating the home-environment configuration
• 14:16 Splitting out the package definition
• 15:52 Splitting out the service definition
• 18:48 Using your dotfiles with Guix
• 20:28 Adding shell shortcuts
• 21:58 Testing your changes
• 27:29 Conclusion

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