Hi Tim. I am cooked. You made me want to try NixOs now. :) Le lun. 8 avr. 2024, 14:03, Tim Sutton <t...@kartoza.com> a écrit :
> Hi Regis (and others curious about NixOS) > > On Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 2:28 PM Selma Vidimlic via QGIS-Developer < > qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org> wrote: > >> Hello Régis, >> >> Thank you for your response and interest in my transition from Windows to >> NixOS. The change is indeed significant, but I didn't do it alone. Tim >> helped me set up the system. The thing is, on my PC where I work every day, >> Windows started causing problems with constant updates, and after one of >> the updates, the system failed to boot. I tried everything I knew (it's not >> the first time this has happened), but it didn't work, so I decided to >> switch to NixOS. As I mentioned, the change is significant, but for now, I >> still have access to a laptop that is still on Windows, so I'm combining >> the two. And Tim is of great help, I wouldn't be able to make this change >> alone. >> > > Yes, I will give Selma all the support she needs :-). For those curious > about NixOS as a desktop / day to day productivity environment, yes you can > 100% use it for this. And you don't need to be a guru to use it. Since > April 2022 there is a nice graphical installer ( > https://www.phoronix.com/news/NixOS-22.05-Released) and they have > probably one of the largest repositories of packages of any Linux > distribution (around 80k packages), including QGIS and QGIS LTR which are > always current. There are many other popular GIS packages too (see > https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/tree/master/pkgs/applications/gis with > an active community that maintains them and more are elsewhere in the > package repo). For novice users, installing a package is no more difficult > than the equivalent in ubuntu: > > apt-get install qgis > > becomes > > nix-env -i qgis > > In fact it is easier since you don't need to set up QGIS 3rd party repo > first in NixOS. > > > A number of our (Kartoza) team who are not linux gurus use NixOS on their > desktops - if you ever watched a QGIS Open Day event, it was orchestrated > by Amy on her NixOS laptop :-P > > Have fun! > > Regards > > Tim > > > > > >> >> Selma. >> >> On Fri, 22 Mar 2024 at 18:09, Régis Haubourg <regis.haubo...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi Selma, >>> As usual we are all a bit silent, there is so much to follow. Your work >>> is much appreciated. Keep on this way 👍 >>> >>> About transitionning to NixOs, you talk about your computer for >>> everyday's work ? >>> I've never seen NixOs used as a desktop main setup, mainly for getting >>> reproducible environment as an alternative to docker on servers. Let us >>> know how it goes, but maybe the jump from windows to Nix is high ? >>> >>> Le ven. 22 mars 2024, 15:33, Selma Vidimlic via QGIS-Developer < >>> qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org> a écrit : >>> >>>> Hello everyone, >>>> >>>> Here is the latest report: >>>> >>>> - Organize table - toggle selection >>>> <https://github.com/qgis/QGIS-Documentation/pull/8974> >>>> - Insert/Edit expression button - display properties >>>> <https://github.com/qgis/QGIS-Documentation/pull/8980> >>>> - Relation Reference >>>> <https://github.com/qgis/QGIS-Documentation/pull/8972> >>>> >>>> Additionally, I was focused on transitioning from WindowsOS to NixOS. >>>> >>>> Next week, I will continue documenting the 3.36 features. After that is >>>> finished, I will move on to the 3.38 features. >>>> >>>> Have a nice weekend, >>>> Selma. >>>> >>>> On Fri, 1 Mar 2024 at 17:37, Selma Vidimlic <se...@kartoza.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello everyone, >>>>> >>>>> Here is the documentation report. >>>>> >>>>> Merged pull requests: >>>>> >>>>> - Identify tool inside the "Working with vector data" chapter >>>>> <https://github.com/qgis/QGIS-Documentation/pull/8864> >>>>> - Identify tool in "Working with raster data" chapter >>>>> <https://github.com/qgis/QGIS-Documentation/pull/8764> >>>>> - Issue #8231 - Container type >>>>> <https://github.com/qgis/QGIS-Documentation/pull/8907> >>>>> - Temporal Controller >>>>> <https://github.com/qgis/QGIS-Documentation/pull/8896> >>>>> >>>>> Still open: >>>>> >>>>> - Style database >>>>> <https://github.com/qgis/QGIS-Documentation/pull/8765> >>>>> >>>>> Working on: >>>>> >>>>> - Identify tool for other data types >>>>> - 3.36 features >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Have a nice weekend, >>>>> Selma. >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, 16 Feb 2024 at 17:58, Selma Vidimlic <se...@kartoza.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hello everyone, >>>>>> >>>>>> Here is the new report. >>>>>> >>>>>> Pull request that are merged this week: >>>>>> New checkboxes <https://github.com/qgis/QGIS-Documentation/pull/8790> >>>>>> MSSQL <https://github.com/qgis/QGIS-Documentation/pull/8804> >>>>>> Field properties >>>>>> <https://github.com/qgis/QGIS-Documentation/pull/8795> >>>>>> >>>>>> This week, and I will continue next week (point cloud and mesh), I >>>>>> have been working on creating a new section for Identify results dialog >>>>>> for >>>>>> individual data formats: >>>>>> Raster <https://github.com/qgis/QGIS-Documentation/pull/8764> >>>>>> Vector <https://github.com/qgis/QGIS-Documentation/pull/8864> >>>>>> There were also some updates in Style database >>>>>> <https://github.com/qgis/QGIS-Documentation/pull/8765>. >>>>>> >>>>>> Have a nice weekend, >>>>>> Selma. >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Selma Vidimlic Husic >>>>>> QGIS Documentation Writer >>>>>> Visit http://kartoza.com to find out about open source: >>>>>> * Desktop GIS programming services >>>>>> * Geospatial web development >>>>>> * GIS Training >>>>>> * Consulting Services >>>>>> Phone: +387 61 933 651 >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Selma Vidimlic Husic >>>>> QGIS Documentation Writer >>>>> Visit http://kartoza.com to find out about open source: >>>>> * Desktop GIS programming services >>>>> * Geospatial web development >>>>> * GIS Training >>>>> * Consulting Services >>>>> Phone: +387 61 933 651 >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Selma Vidimlic Husic >>>> QGIS Documentation Writer >>>> Visit http://kartoza.com to find out about open source: >>>> * Desktop GIS programming services >>>> * Geospatial web development >>>> * GIS Training >>>> * Consulting Services >>>> Phone: +387 61 933 651 >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> QGIS-Developer mailing list >>>> QGIS-Developer@lists.osgeo.org >>>> List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer >>>> Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer >>>> >>> >> >> -- >> Selma Vidimlic Husic >> QGIS Documentation Writer >> Visit http://kartoza.com to find out about open source: >> * Desktop GIS programming services >> * Geospatial web development >> * GIS Training >> * Consulting Services >> Phone: +387 61 933 651 >> _______________________________________________ >> QGIS-Developer mailing list >> QGIS-Developer@lists.osgeo.org >> List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer >> > > > -- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Tim Sutton > Kartoza Co-Founder > Visit http://kartoza.com to find out about open source: > * Desktop GIS programming services > * Geospatial web development > * GIS Training > * Consulting Services > Tim is a member of the QGIS Project Steering Committee > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >
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