Re: [Nix-dev] nix on ubuntu/debian. replace core packages.

Even with hibernation it's not really possible to boot into another OS that quickly. If you want both systems running side by side it's probably easier to use a VM. On Fri, 3 Feb 2017 at 15:50 Peter Holm wrote: > I was accidently posting this directly to zimbatm. I

Re: [Nix-dev] nix on ubuntu/debian. replace core packages.

I was accidently posting this directly to zimbatm. I reposting it to the list. 2017-02-03 1:42 GMT+01:00, Peter Holm : > I was more thinking about something like this > https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/3111 > But with custom kernel for each dist, some way to save

[Nix-dev] nix on ubuntu/debian. replace core packages.

My question is regarding Nix multiuser-install. Is it possible to replace the base-system with packages from nix.? Or even better - boot to base-system from nix core, and keep desired tools from the previous userland.? My idea is simple - if its can be done. Then probably one vould ectand it to