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My NixOS configurations.

16 mentions on Hacker News by 13 people: 4 stories, 12 comments · first 2022-03-17 · latest 2026-02-08

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  1. …there yet sadly, still has a few quirks. if not mistaken x11 is what mitchell is running rightn ow https://github.com/mitchellh/nixos-config/blob/0c42252d8951a...
    comment by dedzycide · 2026-02-08 · in Vouch
  2. I run NixOS within VMWare Fusion (Mitchell Hashimoto has posted something similar https://github.com/mitchellh/nixos-config ) in my M4 Max MBP. It runs pretty well but may hit the battery life sometimes. There are some weird stuff that…
    comment by andrewbastin · 2026-01-23 · in Ask HN: What's the best virtual Linux desktop experience on macOS for devs?
  3. …but honestly there is just no comparable hardware that does what Apple has accomplished. [1]: https://github.com/mitchellh/nixos-config
    comment by imiric · 2024-11-16 · in First Impressions: Lenovo T14s with Qualcomm Snapdragon ARM64 CPU
  4. …identified it as a nix-darwin feature, and you can see how he's using it in the config he linked at https://github.com/mitchellh/nixos-config/blob/b73a16fc918c5...
    comment by abathur · 2024-01-15 · in Going declarative on macOS with Nix and Nix-Darwin
  5. Here’s Mitchell Hashimoto (founder of HashiCorp) setup config. https://github.com/mitchellh/nixos-config
    comment by alberth · 2024-01-15 · in Going declarative on macOS with Nix and Nix-Darwin
  6. …on GitHub but note that if you're new to Nix you would do better finding a simpler starting point: https://github.com/mitchellh/nixos-config (these are shared Nix configurations between macOS, Linux, and WSL on Windows).
    comment by mitchellh · 2024-01-15 · in Going declarative on macOS with Nix and Nix-Darwin
  7. …that environment. Since I don't see me convincing the 20+ people in my team to switch to VIM :) [1] https://github.com/mitchellh/nixos-config
    comment by indemnity · 2022-11-20 · in Devenv.sh: Fast and reproducible developer environments using Nix
  8. …on my Macbook Pro, its transformed the way I develop. Checkout Hashicorp founder's NixOS setup here https://github.com/mitchellh/nixos-config
    comment by jasonjackson · 2022-11-19 · in VMware Fusion 13 – native support for Apple Silicon Macs
  9. One of the most popular NixOS configs on GitHub does this https://github.com/mitchellh/nixos-config The README describes the experience, though the author takes the approach of using the VM mainly for terminal-based stuff.
    comment by rgoulter · 2022-11-15 · in Ask HN: How ready for daily driving is Asahi Linux?
  10. …NixOS (or using it within a VM in MacOS), I definitely recommend Mitchell Hashimoto's NixOS repo: https://github.com/mitchellh/nixos-config Honestly, doing that may be easier and a better option than using Nix packages in MacOS.
    comment by dcchambers · 2022-07-31 · in Using Nix on macOS
  11. …tried to get any OS other than NixOS installed. Not sure how usable Ubuntu ARM or others are. [0]: https://github.com/mitchellh/nixos-config [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31101605
    comment by indiv0 · 2022-04-20 · in Ask HN: What’s a good laptop for software development at around $2k?
  12. Just run Linux in a VM! It's my preferred workflow nowadays. See: https://github.com/mitchellh/nixos-config https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubDMLoWz76U Only real limitations are lack of ML because no server/desktop-grade GPU and some…
    comment by indiv0 · 2022-04-20 · in Ask HN: What’s a good laptop for software development at around $2k?