Same issue, I still use nix on m’y laptop because it’s neat as can be, but I have to admit developing on nix can be quite a hassle if you don’t go it “the nix way”, moreover some packages don’t work as well because nix doesn’t link binaries the standard way (zed editor for example)

I’ve never bien able to get printing to work on arch, void or nixos.

For some reason though debian, fedora, open s’use ans their derivatives have been easier than on windows