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+title: Ixnay on the IxOSnay
+published: 2018-09-16
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+
+dear sister...
+
+by the time you read this, my laptops OS will be dead.
+
+heres how I think it'll go down:
+
+## open source programs
+
+the support for them on nixos is **excellent**, no problems there, if that was all i were doing (and it is about 97% of what i do) it'd be fine.
+
+i still intend 100% to use nix the package manager as the dependency and build environment tool of choice for my personal projects, its too good to not use.
+
+## closed source programs
+
+mainly, ***games***, im an edgy kid i like to play games in my free time, and whenever im on holiday (prime time for playing games all day) i like to be able to *install* them.
+
+this is not an easy task on NixOS.
+
+this is not an easy task at all.
+
+this is a really *really* **really** ***really*** annoying task on nixos.
+
+sometimes they'll *just werk* if you set up a virtual file system
+
+every other time you're better off setting up a VM just to avoid all the library hell you'll have to go through.
+
+## final thoughts
+
+short post, i gotta get around to `dd'ing` a usb and messing up everything.
+
+one day i'll stick to a distro, maybe even one i really really like (like nixos)
+
+it's not you nixos its me. my beard isn't long enough, i have too much of a social life at the moment, i'm not worthy.
+
+until we meet again.
+
+`close nixos || hcra nepo`