Tools update for 2025

Introduction Recently I bought a Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 4 (Intel) . Originally I installed Arch Linux on it but a Reddit comment along the lines of &ldquo;NixOS is the new Arch&rdquo; had me exploring Nix and NixOS . Along the way, this has also allowed me to explore some updates to my overall Linux experience and tooling. Through testing out some applications and environments, it often led me to…