finix-community / finix

# finix
> `finix` - a daily-drivable experimental os, featuring finit as pid 1, to explore the NixOS design space
While exploring the NixOS design space I had several topics in mind:
- NixOS evaluation speed regression
- NixOS always imports all modules
- modular services
- decoupling services
- NixNG
- sixos
- nixbsd
Now that `finix` is running on my laptop I have a working base for experimentation. More to come.
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An example of defining a `finit` service in `nix`:
 [code] 
`finix` is currently running on my ~spare~ primary laptop:
- with `finit` instead of `systemd` as the init system
- with `seatd` instead of `elogind` as the seat manager
- with `mdevd` instead of `eudev` as the device manager
- using niri as my `wayland` compositor
`finix` initially ran:
- in an `incus` container
- in a `nspawn` container
- on `virtualbox`
- with `x11`
None of the above methods have been attempted in some time.
# Getting Started
Documentation
`finix` does not yet have a disk image available to download - installation will need to take place from a standard NixOS image, which can be downloaded here. You may download and burn either the minimal image or the graphical image and the steps will remain the same. 
For an installation guide, see Installation on our documentation site. Credits to @xZecora for writing the referenced examples.
# `cachix` binary cache
A binary cache is generously provided by the cachix free tier offering.
 [code] 
# See also
- finix options search
- finit project
- finix profiles
- finix community modules