My NixOS default config

For my PCs, and my account only.

Home Manager is enabled even if not strictly needed for myself only.

WIP: Still playing with NixOS

Manual setup

System config

install nixos from ISO
from console run:

sudo nix-channel --add https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager/archive/release-23.05.tar.gz home-manager
sudo nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-unstable nixos-unstable
sudo nix-channel --update

nix-shell -p git
cd /etc/nixos
sudo git clone https://github.com/paolodenti/mynixos.git
sudo rm configuration.nix
sudo ln -s mynixos/hosts/<host name>/configuration.nix configuration.nix

sudo nixos-rebuild switch --upgrade

Install /home/pdenti secrets

copy the private age.txt to $HOME/.sops/age.txt
sops --decrypt --age $(agepublic) --output $HOME/.secrets mynixos/.secrets
todo: which is the best way to copy secret files? (kubeconfigs, ssh keys, etc.)

TODO: check out agenix

Manual installations (not the NixOS way)

I am cutting here myself some slack, while I learn how to use NixOS in the right way, with nix-shell for different environments/projects, and flakes.

Install SDKMAN manually, without updating zshrc

curl -s "https://get.sdkman.io?rcupdate=false" | bash
logout / login
sdk install java 17.0.9-amzn
sdk install maven 3.9.5

Enable flatpak repo

flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

Notes

To force update (autoupdate is enabled)

sudo nix-channel --update && sudo nixos-rebuild switch --upgrade

To force garbage collect and clean boot menu (autogc is enabled)

clear-nix-boot-menu

To produce nix settings for the corrent dconf configuration

dconf dump / | dconf2nix

TODO

restructure with common imports
check out agenix or sops-nix
move to flakes
get rid of the manual sw setups
get rid of nvm and move to nix-shell
create different configuration for different hosts and find a smart way to link the right configuration/hardware config
move home manager users out of configuration.nix