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    Nixos wiki [maintainer=@samueldr] (by nix-community)

  • One big issue with the NixOS wiki is that the maintainer of the web server is unresponsive for a long time [0]. Therefore, the wiki software is really out of date and using the page editor is a real pain in the butt [1].

    I tried to write more for the wiki while learning things about NixOS. But it's so annoying to make changes that I eventually gave up.

    I really like NixOS and Nix in general, it just lacks a central and organized, community maintained documentation like the Arch wiki. So, I hope either the maintainer will eventually become available again (unlikely IMO) and update the server, or we could mirror the current wiki on a new server.

    [0] - [https://github.com/nix-community/wiki/issues/46](https://git...

  • nixos-and-flakes-book

    :hammer_and_wrench: :heart: Want to know NixOS & Flakes in detail? Looking for a beginner-friendly tutorial? Then you've come to the right place! 想要学习使用 NixOS 与 Flakes 吗?在寻找一份新手友好的教程?那你可来对地方了!

  • It would be useful if the wiki articles showed a 'last modified at' date. Articles like this [0] dominate search results, but it's not clear how outdated the info is. I

    In case anyone is looking for an up-to-date NixOS guide/cookbook, I've found lots of value in this [1] resource.

    [0] - https://nixos.wiki/wiki/PulseAudio

    [1] - https://nixos-and-flakes.thiscute.world/

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