jlilja / nix-home

Nix home

Nix configuration with home manager.

New install on Linux

For installs on Fedora, disable SELinux first, otherwise there'll be conflicts with Systemd.

1. sh <(curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install) --daemon
2. Verify being able to run nix-instantiate '<nixpkgs>' -A hello without root.
3. nix-channel --add https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager/archive/master.tar.gz home-manager
4. nix-channel --update
5. nix-shell '<home-manager>' -A install
6. Add experimental-features = nix-command flakes to ~/.config/nix/nix.conf.
7. Re-evaluate the session (log out & log in).
8. Clone this repo in $HOME/.config/home-manager.
9. home-manager switch --flake .

What's not in nix

Packages

• Docker - Fedora installer https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/fedora
• Wine 32 bit prefix
• Nerd fonts - https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts
• Lutris
• Steam - https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/gaming/proton/

Manual setups

• Updating sudoers file for zsh to patch $PATH.
• US and SE keyboards with switching through keybindings.
• Rofi trigger keybindings (l-ctrl + space).
• Add zsh via nix to /etc/shells and make it default.
  • echo $(which zsh) | sudo tee -a /etc/shells
  • chsh

Further reading

• Declarative management of dotfiles with Nix and Home Manager
• Getting started with Home Manager for Nix
• Tidying up your $HOME with Nix
• OpenGl fixes for non-nixos installations
  • NixGL
• Flakes usage in HM
• Nix on ubuntu and webGL