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date     = "2022-05-11T01:32:45+00:00"
lastmod  = "2022-05-11T01:32:45+00:00"
tags     = [ "linux" ]
author   = "tdro"
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The peculiar thing about the
[`nix`](https://nixos.org/download.html#download-nix) ecosystem, is that the
easiest way I've been able to convince someone to try `nix` is to first show
[`nix-env`](https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/nix-env.html#operation---switch-generation).
Then apply the idea of declarative package management. Not too long after that
they're on [`NixOS`](https://nixos.org/download#download-nixos) or using
[`nix` flakes](https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-flake.html#flake-format),
and have catapulted far past my own knowledge of `nix`.

Only recently did I discover that in the wider ecosystem, using `nix-env` is a big
no-no --- that's sort of interesting.