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diff --git a/locale/eo/LC_MESSAGES/_articles/2019-06-02-using-nixos-as-an-stateless-workstation.po b/locale/eo/LC_MESSAGES/_articles/2019-06-02-using-nixos-as-an-stateless-workstation.po new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6aaef22 --- /dev/null +++ b/locale/eo/LC_MESSAGES/_articles/2019-06-02-using-nixos-as-an-stateless-workstation.po @@ -0,0 +1,196 @@ +# +msgid "" +msgstr "" + +msgid "" +"title: Using NixOS as an stateless workstation\n" +"date: 2019-06-02\n" +"layout: post\n" +"lang: en\n" +"ref: using-nixos-as-an-stateless-workstation" +msgstr "" + +msgid "" +"Last week[^last-week] I changed back to an old[^old-computer] Samsung " +"laptop, and installed [NixOS](https://nixos.org/) on it." +msgstr "" + +msgid "" +"After using NixOS on another laptop for around two years, I wanted verify " +"how reproducible was my desktop environment, and how far does NixOS actually" +" can go on recreating my whole OS from my configuration files and personal " +"data. I gravitated towards NixOS after trying (and failing) to create an " +"`install.sh` script that would imperatively install and configure my whole " +"OS using apt-get. When I found a GNU/Linux distribution that was built on " +"top of the idea of declaratively specifying the whole OS I was automatically" +" convinced[^convinced-by-declarative-aspect]." +msgstr "" + +msgid "" +"I was impressed. Even though I've been experiencing the benefits of Nix " +"isolation daily, I always felt skeptical that something would be missing, " +"because the devil is always on the details. But the result was much better " +"than expected!" +msgstr "" + +msgid "There were only 2 missing configurations:" +msgstr "" + +msgid "tap-to-click on the touchpad wasn't enabled by default;" +msgstr "" + +msgid "" +"the default theme from the gnome-terminal is \"Black on white\" instead of " +"\"White on black\"." +msgstr "" + +msgid "That's all." +msgstr "" + +msgid "" +"I haven't checked if I can configure those in NixOS GNOME module, but I " +"guess both are scriptable and could be set in a fictional `setup.sh` run." +msgstr "" + +msgid "This makes me really happy, actually. More happy than I anticipated." +msgstr "" + +msgid "" +"Having such a powerful declarative OS makes me feel like my data is the " +"really important stuff (as it should be), and I can interact with it on any " +"workstation. All I need is an internet connection and a few hours to " +"download everything. It feels like my physical workstation and the installed" +" OS are serving me and my data, instead of me feeling as hostage to the " +"specific OS configuration at the moment. Having a few backup copies of " +"everything important extends such peacefulness." +msgstr "" + +msgid "" +"After this positive experience with recreating my OS from simple Nix " +"expressions, I started to wonder how far I could go with this, and started " +"considering other areas of improvements:" +msgstr "" + +msgid "First run on a fresh NixOS installation" +msgstr "" + +msgid "" +"Right now the initial setup relies on non-declarative manual tasks, like " +"decrypting some credentials, or manually downloading **this** git repository" +" with specific configurations before **that** one." +msgstr "" + +msgid "" +"I wonder what some areas of improvements are on this topic, and if investing" +" on it is worth it (both time-wise and happiness-wise)." +msgstr "" + +msgid "Emacs" +msgstr "" + +msgid "" +"Right now I'm using the [Spacemacs](http://spacemacs.org/), which is a " +"community package curation and configuration on top of " +"[Emacs](https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/)." +msgstr "" + +msgid "" +"Spacemacs does support the notion of " +"[layers](http://spacemacs.org/doc/LAYERS.html), which you can declaratively " +"specify and let Spacemacs do the rest." +msgstr "" + +msgid "" +"However this solution isn't nearly as robust as Nix: being purely " +"functional, Nix does describe everything required to build a derivation, and" +" knows how to do so. Spacemacs it closer to more traditional package " +"managers: even though the layers list is declarative, the installation is " +"still very much imperative. I've had trouble with Spacemacs not behaving the" +" same on different computers, both with identical configurations, only " +"brought to convergence back again after a `git clean -fdx` inside " +"`~/.emacs.d/`." +msgstr "" + +msgid "" +"The ideal solution would be managing Emacs packages with Nix itself. After a" +" quick search I did found that [there is support for Emacs packages in " +"Nix](https://nixos.org/nixos/manual/index.html#module-services-emacs-adding-" +"packages). So far I was only aware of [Guix support for Emacs " +"packages](https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/en/html_node/Application-" +"Setup.html#Emacs-Packages)." +msgstr "" + +msgid "" +"This isn't a trivial change because Spacemacs does include extra curation " +"and configuration on top of Emacs packages. I'm not sure the best way to " +"improve this right now." +msgstr "" + +msgid "myrepos" +msgstr "" + +msgid "" +"I'm using [myrepos](https://myrepos.branchable.com/) to manage all my git " +"repositories, and the general rule I apply is to add any repository specific" +" configuration in myrepos' `checkout` phase:" +msgstr "" + +msgid "" +"This way when I clone this repo again the email sending is already pre-" +"configured." +msgstr "" + +msgid "" +"This works well enough, but the solution is too imperative, and my " +"`checkout` phases tend to become brittle over time if not enough care is " +"taken." +msgstr "" + +msgid "GNU Stow" +msgstr "" + +msgid "" +"For my home profile and personal configuration I already have a few dozens " +"of symlinks that I manage manually. This has worked so far, but the solution" +" is sometimes fragile and [not declarative at " +"all](https://git.sr.ht/~euandreh/dotfiles/tree/316939aa215181b1d22b69e94241eef757add98d/bash/symlinks.sh#L14-75)." +" I wonder if something like [GNU Stow](https://www.gnu.org/software/stow/) " +"can help me simplify this." +msgstr "" + +msgid "Conclusion" +msgstr "" + +msgid "" +"I'm really satisfied with NixOS, and I intend to keep using it. If what I've" +" said interests you, maybe try tinkering with the [Nix package " +"manager](https://nixos.org/nix/) (not the whole NixOS) on your current " +"distribution (it can live alongside any other package manager)." +msgstr "" + +msgid "" +"If you have experience with declarative Emacs package managements, GNU Stow " +"or any similar tool, *etc.*, [I'd like some tips](mailto:{{ " +"site.author.email }}). If you don't have any experience at all, I'd still " +"love to hear from you." +msgstr "" + +msgid "" +"[^last-week]: \"Last week\" as of the start of this writing, so around the " +"end of May 2019." +msgstr "" + +msgid "" +"[^old-computer]: I was using a 32GB RAM, i7 and 250GB SSD Samsung laptop. " +"The switch was back to a 8GB RAM, i5 and 500GB HDD Dell laptop. The biggest " +"difference I noticed was on faster memory, both RAM availability and the " +"disk speed, but I had 250GB less local storage space." +msgstr "" + +msgid "" +"[^convinced-by-declarative-aspect]: The declarative configuration aspect is " +"something that I now completely take for granted, and wouldn't consider " +"using something which isn't declarative. A good metric to show this is me " +"realising that I can't pinpoint the moment when I decided to switch to " +"NixOS. It's like I had a distant past when this wasn't true." +msgstr "" |