NixOS is a Linux distribution that sits between user-friendly systems like Ubuntu and more complex ones like Gentoo. Ideal for users familiar with the command line, it doesn't feature a GUI app store, making it potentially challenging for newcomers. Users seeking open-source software will find it useful, but those reliant on applications such as Chrome or Slack might face difficulties. NixOS offers two official versions with different desktop environments, showcasing its customizable nature away from mainstream distributions.
If you're uncomfortable using the command line or diving down rabbit holes to figure out how to do something that should "just work out of the box," then NixOS is probably not for you.
Where does that leave it? I'd say somewhere between Ubuntu and Arch Linux.
I've tried nearly every Linux OS I've come across, from the ridiculously simple (Ubuntu) to the astoundingly complex (Gentoo) and everything in between.
First off, there's no GUI app store. That makes it difficult for newer users who are accustomed to the easier ways other distributions have managed.
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