nkoturovic/nixos-dotfiles

New instructions (flakes)

Taken from: github.com/Misterio77/nix-starter-configs

export NIX_CONFIG="experimental-features = nix-command flakes"

Be sure that <hostname> is set to use right configuration.nix and hardware-configuration.nix This should be done through nixos-generate-config, it generate only hardware-configuration if configuration.nix exists. But, if configuration.nix is initially generated it won't do any harm, as you can only copy hardware-configuration.nix, put it to ./nixos/ folder and make sure to change include directive for it in the original ./nixos/kotur-pc.configuration.nix

To install from the installer run:

# On live CD
nixos-install --flake .#kotur-pc

# On distro
sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake .#kotur-pc

To avoid using .#kotur-pc, you can create a symlink (this is possible because the current hostname is default output inspected by nixos-rebuild) kotur-pc -> (nixos)

cd /etc/
sudo ln -s /home/kotur/.nixos-dotfiles nixos
sudo nixos-rebuild switch

Home manager goes similar

home-manager switch --flake .#kotur

If home-manager is not installed on the system, use:

nix shell nixpkgs#home-manager
# and then run the previous command
home-manager switch --flake .#kotur

Similarly, to avoid using .#kotur, you can create a symlink (username is default output inspected by home manager) username -> home-manager

cd /home/kotur/.config
ln -s /home/kotur/.nixos-dotfiles home-manager
home-manager switch

If you think about symlinks for nixos and home-manager, it should be the first thing you create, even before running the installer/home manager for the first time ;)

The only downside is that system and home-manager installers need to be ran separately

Enjoy!!

Old Instructions

Make symbolic links configuration.nix -> /etc/nixos/configuration.nix
home-manager is ~/.config/home-manager

Install base system

Install basic nixos
- Ex. GUI install, but chose minimal
- You can add encryption as well
After installing copy configuration.nix to the /mnt
Boot the system
Symlink configuration.nix to /etc/nixos/configuration.nix
run nixos-rebuild switch

Install home-manager

Follow the standalone install tutorial

nix-channel --add https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager/archive/release-23.11.tar.gz home-manager
nix-channel --update

Be sure to logout/login to continue

nix-shell '<home-manager>' -A install

Make symbolic links home-manager -> /.config/home-manager
Run home-manager switch

Colors

if color scheme is not dark, run: configure-gtk

Commands

Removing old generations

sudo nixos-collect-gabage [-d]
nixos-collect-gabage [-d] # clean home-manager generations

TODO

Use flakes for building configuration.nix and home-manager
Consider adding home-manager as a nixos module
Move sway to home-manager
Fix lock screen and sleep

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