In some ways I think NixOS is good for beginners. I started with Ubuntu, then Arch, then NixOS.
I managed to break Ubuntu and Arch in some really weird ways which made reinstalling my root directory easier than diagnosing the issues.
You cannot break NixOS unless you do some funky chroot shit or rebuild with temporary partitions.
This isn’t to suggest newbies should choose NixOS as a first distro, learning NixOS will give you a skill set which will not translate to knowledge about how other Linux OS’s work (because it breaks file system conventions).
However… If you know how to use NixOS, you’re living a post distro-hopping life, having ascended to godhood, and letting the Arch users know you use Nix BTW.
In some ways I think NixOS is good for beginners. I started with Ubuntu, then Arch, then NixOS.
I managed to break Ubuntu and Arch in some really weird ways which made reinstalling my root directory easier than diagnosing the issues.
You cannot break NixOS unless you do some funky chroot shit or rebuild with temporary partitions.
This isn’t to suggest newbies should choose NixOS as a first distro, learning NixOS will give you a skill set which will not translate to knowledge about how other Linux OS’s work (because it breaks file system conventions).
However… If you know how to use NixOS, you’re living a post distro-hopping life, having ascended to godhood, and letting the Arch users know you use Nix BTW.