β² 955 βΌ I can stop anytime I want! (sopuli.xyz) submitted 3 years ago by yrmyli@sopuli.xyz to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world 64 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[β] rikudou@lemmings.world 13 points 3 years ago (2 children) If you used NixOS, you could move your whole OS there! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] minorsecond@lemm.ee 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) Seriously thinking about nuking my years old Gentoo installation to try Nixos at this point. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] tool@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Could always just get another drive instead of tearing it down, storage is pretty cheap these days. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] minorsecond@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) True. I'll migrate my /home back to my root drive and use the spare drive to experiment with. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] tool@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) I'll migrate my /home back to my root drive and use the spare drive to experiment with. Or just leave it where it is and mount it there too Β―\(γ)/Β― permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] minorsecond@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Well my home is on my spare drive currently lol. I guess I could just create another btrfs subvol alongside @home and use that as root. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] tool@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) But where's the fun in that? Then you don't get new hardware. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] minorsecond@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago I'd normally agree with you lol, but I got laid off recently so I have to make due with what I have for now. The obvious answer that escaped me for whatever reason was just to create a VirtualBox VM. I already have it installed so why not. permalink fedilink source parent [β] martinb@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Tell me more... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] rikudou@lemmings.world 8 points 3 years ago The whole OS is configured by a single file (or subfiles you include from the main file) - every package and setting can be there. Meaning you just move the file to a new OS, run a single command, and you have the exactly same OS. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] minorsecond@lemm.ee 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) Seriously thinking about nuking my years old Gentoo installation to try Nixos at this point. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] tool@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Could always just get another drive instead of tearing it down, storage is pretty cheap these days. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] minorsecond@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) True. I'll migrate my /home back to my root drive and use the spare drive to experiment with. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] tool@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) I'll migrate my /home back to my root drive and use the spare drive to experiment with. Or just leave it where it is and mount it there too Β―\(γ)/Β― permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] minorsecond@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Well my home is on my spare drive currently lol. I guess I could just create another btrfs subvol alongside @home and use that as root. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] tool@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) But where's the fun in that? Then you don't get new hardware. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] minorsecond@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago I'd normally agree with you lol, but I got laid off recently so I have to make due with what I have for now. The obvious answer that escaped me for whatever reason was just to create a VirtualBox VM. I already have it installed so why not. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] tool@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Could always just get another drive instead of tearing it down, storage is pretty cheap these days. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] minorsecond@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) True. I'll migrate my /home back to my root drive and use the spare drive to experiment with. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] tool@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) I'll migrate my /home back to my root drive and use the spare drive to experiment with. Or just leave it where it is and mount it there too Β―\(γ)/Β― permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] minorsecond@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Well my home is on my spare drive currently lol. I guess I could just create another btrfs subvol alongside @home and use that as root. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] tool@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) But where's the fun in that? Then you don't get new hardware. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] minorsecond@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago I'd normally agree with you lol, but I got laid off recently so I have to make due with what I have for now. The obvious answer that escaped me for whatever reason was just to create a VirtualBox VM. I already have it installed so why not. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] minorsecond@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) True. I'll migrate my /home back to my root drive and use the spare drive to experiment with. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] tool@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) I'll migrate my /home back to my root drive and use the spare drive to experiment with. Or just leave it where it is and mount it there too Β―\(γ)/Β― permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] minorsecond@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Well my home is on my spare drive currently lol. I guess I could just create another btrfs subvol alongside @home and use that as root. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] tool@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) But where's the fun in that? Then you don't get new hardware. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] minorsecond@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago I'd normally agree with you lol, but I got laid off recently so I have to make due with what I have for now. The obvious answer that escaped me for whatever reason was just to create a VirtualBox VM. I already have it installed so why not. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] tool@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) I'll migrate my /home back to my root drive and use the spare drive to experiment with. Or just leave it where it is and mount it there too Β―\(γ)/Β― permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] minorsecond@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Well my home is on my spare drive currently lol. I guess I could just create another btrfs subvol alongside @home and use that as root. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] tool@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) But where's the fun in that? Then you don't get new hardware. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] minorsecond@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago I'd normally agree with you lol, but I got laid off recently so I have to make due with what I have for now. The obvious answer that escaped me for whatever reason was just to create a VirtualBox VM. I already have it installed so why not. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] minorsecond@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Well my home is on my spare drive currently lol. I guess I could just create another btrfs subvol alongside @home and use that as root. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] tool@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) But where's the fun in that? Then you don't get new hardware. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] minorsecond@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago I'd normally agree with you lol, but I got laid off recently so I have to make due with what I have for now. The obvious answer that escaped me for whatever reason was just to create a VirtualBox VM. I already have it installed so why not. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] tool@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) But where's the fun in that? Then you don't get new hardware. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] minorsecond@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago I'd normally agree with you lol, but I got laid off recently so I have to make due with what I have for now. The obvious answer that escaped me for whatever reason was just to create a VirtualBox VM. I already have it installed so why not. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] minorsecond@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago I'd normally agree with you lol, but I got laid off recently so I have to make due with what I have for now. The obvious answer that escaped me for whatever reason was just to create a VirtualBox VM. I already have it installed so why not. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] martinb@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Tell me more... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] rikudou@lemmings.world 8 points 3 years ago The whole OS is configured by a single file (or subfiles you include from the main file) - every package and setting can be there. Meaning you just move the file to a new OS, run a single command, and you have the exactly same OS. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] rikudou@lemmings.world 8 points 3 years ago The whole OS is configured by a single file (or subfiles you include from the main file) - every package and setting can be there. Meaning you just move the file to a new OS, run a single command, and you have the exactly same OS. permalink fedilink source parent
