https://github.com/panadestein/nixos-config

A minimalist NixOS config
https://github.com/panadestein/nixos-config

dotfiles-linux functional-programming nix nixos nixos-configuration qtile xmonad

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A minimalist NixOS config

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/panadestein/nixos-config
• Owner: Panadestein
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2022-01-26T23:54:14.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-11-11T09:39:55.000Z (about 2 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-11T10:24:28.898Z (about 2 months ago)
• Topics: dotfiles-linux, functional-programming, nix, nixos, nixos-configuration, qtile, xmonad
• Language: Nix
• Homepage:
• Size: 11.2 MB
• Stars: 11
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 2
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.org
  • License: LICENSE.md

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* Panadestein's Nix/NixOS Configuration

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Welcome to my personal flake [[https://nixos.org/][Nix/NixOS]] configuration, powered by [[https://nix-community.github.io/home-manager/][home-manager]]. This configuration

is designed to be production-ready (according to my personal requirements) and comes with the [[https://xmonad.org/][xmonad]] and [[https://qtile.org/screenshots/][Qtile]]

tiling window managers. Additionally, I have a declarative configuration for the [[https://release.gnome.org/][gnome]]

desktop environment, although it's not my primary environment.

** Remarks:

This configuration is specifically tailored for AMD hardware, hence, modifications might

be necessary to suit other machines.

*** Using flakes

Nix [[https://www.tweag.io/blog/2020-07-31-nixos-flakes/][flakes]] is the preferred way to utilize this configuration. The use of flakes enhances the reproducibility

of the system and enables seamless support for multiple machines via the =flake.nix= file.

**** NixOS

My NixOS machine is called [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrus_Smith][cyrus]]. Here I build the home and system configuration together as follows:

#+begin_src bash

  sudo nixos-rebuild --flake .# switch

#+end_src

Upgrading the system implies updating the inputs one at the time:

#+begin_src bash

  sudo nix flake lock --update-input 

#+end_src

or all of them together:

#+begin_src bash

  nix flake update

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**** Non-NixOS

I maintain a second configuration for non-NixOS hosts (tested in Guix System so far), which is

called [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atabey_(goddess)][atabey]]. Here I build only the home configuration:

#+begin_src bash

  nix build .#

  ./result/activate

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*** Using nix-channels

The flake configuration can be easily transformed into a non-flake, channel based one.

For example, if you want to use the =nixos-unstable= you could do:

#+begin_src bash

  sudo nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-unstable nixos

  sudo nixos-rebuild switch --upgrade

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When using a hybrid workflow (e.g. to keep using =nix-shell= in a flake system)

it is important to update the channels without rebuilding:

#+begin_src bash

  nix-channel --update

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