My dot-files

OSX configurations, expressed in Nix

Installation requirements

There are three requirements to be able to apply this setup:

homebrew
xcode developer tools
nix
being logged into the app store

Generate a ssh key and add it to github.

ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -N '' -C "EMAIL"

Installing homebrew

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
brew analytics off

official docs

Installing xcode developer tools

You need git to pull this repository if you open a terminal and type git then a prompt will appear asking you to install xcode developer tools.

Install nix

Install nix using the interactive script that they provide for multi-user installation.

sh <(curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install) --daemon

official docs

Install

Before running the install script set the hostname to one list in the flake.nix.

sudo scutil --set HostName lair|swamp
sudo scutil --set LocalHostName lair|swamp
sudo scutil --set ComputerName lair|swamp
dscacheutil -flushcache
./install.sh

sudo scutil --set HostName swamp.local
sudo scutil --set LocalHostName swamp.local
sudo scutil --set ComputerName swamp.local
dscacheutil -flushcache

reboot
set the keyboard to British PC
press FN + ESC
import GPG keys
log into password manager
log into spotify
nvim tree-sitter install all

Starting a nix linux-builder on macos

nix run 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/23.05#darwin.builder'

if you have issues with port 22 already being allocated you can disable remote login in your machine with the following command:

sudo systemsetup -setremotelogin off

If you have started already the builder vm and you want to stop it just run pkill qemu.

Varmilo keyboard

FN + a for about 3 seconds until capslock flashes and keyboard will swap to mac mode.
FN + w for about 3 seconds until capslock flashes and keyboard will swap to Windows mode.
If capslock does not flash after pressing any of the previous combinations mentioned above. Keyboard should be already in mentioned mode.
FN + ESC for about 3 seconds until capslock flashes and keyboard will be reset to defaults.
https://en.varmilo.com/keyboardproscenium/question
Hold Fn down and press ESC about 4 seconds, if Capslocked backlight can flash 3 times, it means reset succeed. If FN and left WIN swapped,hold left WIN down, and press ESC about 4 seconds, capslocked backlight will flash 3 times.

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