# Tips and tricks

## Remove long nix paths in htop

`htop` has an option for shorter names, press `p` to toggle between full path and short path

## Migrating from Debian 12 to Nixos

> [!TIP]
> You need a fast internet connection to achieve this in less than 5 hours... #truestory 

Following the procedure from https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/#sec-installing-from-other-distro (skipping the extra partition)

There was also the option of [nixos anywhere](https://github.com/nix-community/nixos-anywhere).