Overview
A deep dive into an advanced, minimal NixOS setup using LabWC (Wayland compositor) + Noctalia Shell V5 (from Cachix, not the official NixOS repo), assisted by opencode with the DeepSeek V4 Flash model for AI-guided configuration.
The result? A desktop that boots at 743 MB RAM with only 48 active
I used it for a while and was initially very happy with it, but that initial euphoria got eroded by the required maintenance.
Granted I used the unstable channel because I wanted some programs from it, but it still got annoying. Every now and then some config options got renamed, so you needed to change your config if you wanted to upgrade.
Finally some upstream change broke the kernel support for my laptop lid switch and I got no energy left to fix that.
Now I am back to basically vanilla fedora Workstation and I couldnt be happier.
I used it for a while and was initially very happy with it, but that initial euphoria got eroded by the required maintenance.
Granted I used the unstable channel because I wanted some programs from it, but it still got annoying. Every now and then some config options got renamed, so you needed to change your config if you wanted to upgrade.
Finally some upstream change broke the kernel support for my laptop lid switch and I got no energy left to fix that.
Now I am back to basically vanilla fedora Workstation and I couldnt be happier.