to install nix succesfully on my laptop I had to do the following steps:

guix install nix

nix-channel --list

if nixpkgs is not in channel then add

nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixpkgs-unstable

sudo nix-channel --update --verbose

now change the group and ower of /nix

cd /nix/

sudo chown -R {your user name} ./var

sudo chown -R {your user name} ./store

sudo chgrp -R users ./var

sudo chgrp -R users ./store

now update the channels

nix-channel --update --verbose

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then install say firefox

nix-env -iA nixpkgs.firefox

Let me check my notes ths weekend and get back to you.

I use nix for any packages I can’t get from guix repos. So that’s an option too.

I’ve been using linux as my only OS since 2019 and like you came to the conclusion that it’s come a long way and is totally a viable option instead of windows.

Linux is great at running on old HW. I have a desktop I built in 2009 that runs linux.

I know right? Aren’t there nude beaches in the south of France where people will fuck in broad daylight with others watching?

French citizens please confirm (for uh, science, and not vacation planning)!