alexandre-dos-reis/nix

Nix Configuration

Updating the system

• From the initial nixos directory: /etc/nixos: sudo nixos-rebuild switch .
• From a flake: /etc/nixos: sudo nixos-rebuild --flake .
  • As a default, nix looks for the hostname in the nixosConfigurations key. You can specify another machine/key with sudo nixos-rebuild --flake ".#other-config"

Todos

• Split configurations into multiple files to conditionnaly call config per platform/os.
  • For kitty.
• Use nix-colors
• Try to import the nvim config
  • Introducing lazynixhelper use your existing

Resources

• Nix Colors Input
• Official Nix Cookbook

Search packages

• packages
• home-manager
• Search through nix versions

Docs

• lib.attrsets
• builtins Functions
• Nix Cheat Sheet

Tutorials & Articles

• Nix Language
• Nix Flake writing guide
• LibrePheonix nixos series
• Nix-starter-configs
• Manage tmux with Home-Manager
• Ly Yang NixOS series
• Declarative GNOME configuration with NixOS
• Walkthrough of Nix Install and Setup on MacOS
• Tidying up your $HOME with Nix
• DevInsideYou - Nix Home Manager Tutorial
• Handling Secrets in NixOS: An Overview

Some flakes users

• fufexan
• librephoenix
• shaunsingh
• Misterio77
• MatthewCroughan
• jakehamilton
  • Is Darwin ?
  • Gnome extension
• ryan4yin
  • nix-darwin-kickstarter
• SomeGuyNamedMay
• Home-Manager Flake Template
• dustinlyons macos oriented
• Zaney - NixOs wayland, hyprland, nix-colors, ...
• Yusef Cross Platform
• JRMurr xdg example with home-manager
• EmergentMind

Install home-manager on Ubuntu

• installing-home-manager-on-ubuntu
• How to use Nix on Ubuntu or any Linux Distro
  • Related article use above

Resources on programs

• Hyprland as Part of Your Development Workflow

Integrate Neovim with nix

• Setup LazyVim using Nix and home-manager
• Neovim - LazyVim - can’t load plugins

Making nixGL works with Home Manager

See this issue.

Example:

• rengare example

Partitioning on Nixos system

From NixOS Episode 1 - Installation

• Create a gpt style partition table
• Create a 500 mb EFI boot partition with FAT swap system
• (Optional) Create a Swap partition based on the ram
• Create the system partition with the remaining space.