Translations:NixOS as a desktop/8/en

It is possible to manage your entire configuration using the methods documented in the NixOS official manual. However, most community members who use NixOS on the desktop prefer to manage their user configurations (e.g. "dotfiles") using Home Manager (citation needed). Home Manager is a user oriented tool for declaring what you want installed and how you want it configured, and thus would be used in lieu of most settings you would otherwise put into a configuration.nix or through nix-env