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Kernel Bob :progress_pride: on Nostr: On Monday I decided, for reasons, to set up a Linux workstation on a mini PC. I ...

On Monday I decided, for reasons, to set up a Linux workstation on a mini PC. I started with NixOS. I spent the next six hours reading NixOS documentation so I could install Python.

After six hours, the docs had taught me a new programming language, explained common pitfalls (so many pitfalls!) in using this language, but had not come anywhere near "type this to install a package".

I decided to move on, and overwrote the NixOS image with...

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