On 03/09/2014 14:43, Alexey Muranov wrote: > Hello, > > i am a beginning user of NixOS, and i am not sure if this my question is > mostly about NixOS or about Linux in general, but probably it is about NixOS, > because only NixOS has "profiles." Profiles are a convenience implemented with nix. So in the most general sense, it's not only nixos. With nix-env in fact you have profiles.
> Is it possible to have different system configurations for different users > within a single system generation? It's either a system configuration, or user configuration :) > For example, is it possible to always be in text mode (without XServer) if > logged in as root, and to have a window manager when logged in as a normal > user? The start of X is done at system level. If you want not to use X, switch tty. > Or have different window managers for different users? Or, maybe, even be > able to switch window managers for the same user without rebuilding the > system? Not much nixos specific, it's doable also with other distros. If you install multiple window managers, your display manager will ask you which one to use. _______________________________________________ nix-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/nix-dev
