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title = "Skynet: Nix"
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date = 2023-10-08
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# *nix, Nix and Nixos
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## *nix
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Skynet runs on a flavor of Linux called NixOS
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Normal linux commands apply (basic primer)
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``cd`` - change directory
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``mkdir`` - make directory
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``ls`` - list directory
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``touch {filename}`` - create file named {filename}
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``nano {filename}`` - edit {filename}
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``history`` - view history of previous commands
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``grep "{query}" {filename/path}`` - find {query} in a file
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There is also piping where:
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The output of one command is piped into another command
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Often called [Unix philosophy][1]
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Can make really powerful programs from smaller simple programs.
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``history | grep "nano"`` - search the history for any mention of ``nano``
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## Nix
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Nix is a (lazy) functional language
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```nix
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a = 1 # int
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b = 1.001 # float
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c = /path/to/thing # path
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d = "42" # string
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e = true # boolean
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```
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```nix
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double = x: x*2
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mul = a: b: a*b
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double 2
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mul 2 3
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```
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```nix
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s = { foo = "bar"; biz = "baz"; }
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s.foo # bar
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s.biz # baz
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```
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Info:
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1. [Offical guide][2]
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2. [Nix Pills][3]
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## NixOS
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Some crazy person saw Nix and thought "I want to make an OS with that"
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In essence a giant function is created with an OS as the output
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This does have quite a few advantages
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* Config as Code
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* Deterministic
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* Reproducible
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Skynet 2.0 had its config spread across different servers.
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Making it hard to get a good overview
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Skynet 3.0 is fully source controlled on [gitlab.skynet.ie][4]
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Deterministic and Reproducible go hand in hand.
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Deterministic means that for the same inputs you get the same output.
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Reproducible is that you are able to create the same output from
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the source code.
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We use Flakes, which adds a lockfile, reduces hassle for the dev.
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Questions?
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[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_philosophy
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[2]: https://nix.dev/tutorials/first-steps/
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[3]: https://nixos.org/guides/nix-pills/#
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[4]: https://gitlab.skynet.ie/compsoc1/skynet/nixos |