nixos-config VS framework-laptop-formula

Here’s Mitchell Hashimoto (founder of HashiCorp) setup config.

https://github.com/mitchellh/nixos-config

In my case, I started by installing the NixOS using the Gnome Installer on VmWare fusion, and then modified it using the example config from mitchellh as a guide. Actually entering the configuration yourself definitely helps with learning.

I have a NixOS dev environment in a VM which I built based on https://github.com/mitchellh/nixos-config. Similar to that setup, I use Flakes for my main configuration, and use home-manager to install + configure dev tools that I want available across multiple projects

Yes, maybe not as easily. Check my setup https://github.com/kohlerm/nixos-config which I forked from https://github.com/mitchellh/nixos-config a while ago

Hi, if u can not get a linux pc - then have a look on the following thing (nixos). https://github.com/mitchellh/nixos-config

I'm developing mostly using console applications like vim so I don't need GUI apps for what I'm doing and this made me wonder if it's not better to simply spin a Linux VM inside my macOS to do my development. Something like this: https://github.com/mitchellh/nixos-config (this guy is one of the founders of Hashicorp)

One of the most popular NixOS configs on GitHub does this https://github.com/mitchellh/nixos-config

The README describes the experience, though the author takes the approach of using the VM mainly for terminal-based stuff.

This post focused solely on the Nix package manager and Nix packages - for anyone that uses MacOS but is interesting in trying NixOS (or using it within a VM in MacOS), I definitely recommend Mitchell Hashimoto's NixOS repo: https://github.com/mitchellh/nixos-config

Honestly, doing that may be easier and a better option than using Nix packages in MacOS.

Very cool, thanks for the follow up and tips. I'm using Pop_OS (based on Ubuntu 22.04) and had to make some tweaks to get fingerprint working and other optimizations. I used this repo to get the tweaks. Did the fingerprint sensor work out of the box for 23.04 beta?

The recommendations here are very helpful https://github.com/lightrush/framework-laptop-formula Most of it will work for Pop! (what I use) the rest can be handled by the commands noted here https://github.com/lightrush/framework-laptop-formula/issues/37 (unfortunately I haven't had time figure out Salt and contribute back).

Yup, I used the automated salt formula . Though, I don't get the battery life that others have claimed. I'm around 5 and a half hours

If you're using an Ubuntu/Debian based distro, you can try this script to get things working.

I also used this script to set up power management and a few other tweaks.

Just make it hibernate after X time (2 hours for me). There a repo of scripts on github (https://github.com/lightrush/framework-laptop-formula) where you might find information on how to do it. I'm sure it's not a 1 to 1 port to Arch, but it might get you started. Just note I had to disable secure boot for hibernate to work.

I don't have a ready and correct guide to point you to for setting it up. It involves setting up hibernate which can be done in multiple different ways then modifying the default "close lid" behavior. I guess you could look up what the source code does. Salt code isn't too complicated to read.