nixos-config

My NixOS system+user configuration. Powered by Nix, Nix Flakes, Home Manager, and passion.

My Setup

What Is	What I Use
Browser	Firefox
DM	LightDM with Mini-Greeter
Editor	Neovim
Launcher	Rofi
Shell	Zsh with Zgen
Status Bar	Polybar
Terminal	Alacritty + tmux
WM	bspwm

Quickstart

Note: the optional steps are needed to set up a custom configuration and are highly recommended (mainly because you probably have different hardware than mine, and you also probably want to customize the system to your own needs).

Note 2: the commands in the following steps should be considered to be run as root (e.g. using sudo).

1. Download and boot the latest build of NixOS 21.05.
2. Partition as you like and mount your root to /mnt (see the manual).
3. (Optional) Generate an initial configuration as stated in the manual, using

nixos-generate-config --root /mnt

4. (Optional) Temporarely move the files generated in /mnt/etc/nixos somewhere else.
5. Start a nix-shell with

nix-shell -p git nixFlakes

6. Clone this repo with

git clone https://github.com/BuriedInTheGround/nixos-config.git /mnt/etc/nixos

7. Fix some paths with

mv /etc/nixos /etc/nixos.bak
ln -s /mnt/etc/nixos /etc/nixos

8. (Optional) Create a sub-directory inside hosts/ with the name you want for your host.
9. (Optional) Put the files you moved in (4) into your host folder.
10. (Optional) Rename hosts/<your-hostname>/configuration.nix to hosts/<your-hostname>/default.nix.
11. (Optional) Customize hosts/<your-hostname>/default.nix by adding modules and NixOS settings.
12. (Optional) Set your username by changing my default ("simone") in modules/options.nix.
13. (Optional) Add your changes with git (mandatory if you actually made changes), e.g.

git add hosts/<your-hostname>
git add modules/options.nix

14. Install NixOS with

nixos-install --root /mnt --flake /mnt/etc/nixos#<your-hostname> --impure

15. (Optional) Use nixos-enter to setup some files or folders in advance.
16. Reboot.
17. Change your root and user password.
18. Enjoy your system! 🌸