https://808.ninja/tags/nixos/ Recent content in NixOs on neildaemond's hacker blog Hugo en-us Sun, 15 Jun 2025 10:39:36 +0800 https://808.ninja/tidbits/rebuilding-nixos-after-updating-configs/ Sun, 15 Jun 2025 10:39:36 +0800 https://808.ninja/tidbits/rebuilding-nixos-after-updating-configs/ <h3 id="im-playing-around-with-nixos-on-an-old-imac-from-2013">I&rsquo;m playing around with NixOS on an old iMac from 2013</h3> <p>Keen on using this machine in a &lsquo;primarily Rust context&rsquo;, I&rsquo;m working through the process of adding the foundational packages and, following guides, updating the underlying <code>configuration.nix</code> file and others.</p> <p>One remarkable feature of NixOS is the atomic upgrades. Applying changes, I can easily roll them back to previously saved states. To summarise:</p> <br/>