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my personal nixos dotfiles c:
https://github.com/zackartz/nixos-dots

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# zack's nixos dotfiles



![image](https://github.com/zackartz/nixos-dots/assets/34588810/0f4c85c2-f9e8-4de3-89c1-0a95c0ab681f)



my customized versions of other's dotfiles



major credits to [sioodmy](https://github.com/sioodmy/dotfiles) and [luckasRanarison](https://github.com/luckasRanarison/nvimrc).



could not have done this without their work :)



## Installation Instructions



### Step 0: Install NixOS Normally



Grab the [nixos iso](https://nixos.org/download/) and install nixos on to your computer using the graphical installer.



> [!WARNING]

> You can choose whatever desktop environment you want, but make sure the username you choose is the one you will want to continue with!



> [!TIP]

> You can use [nixos anywhere](https://github.com/nix-community/nixos-anywhere) to install your config to other systems (or like, a server) via ssh once you have your desktop installed :)



### Step 1: Enable Flakes and the Nix command



Right now the configuration you installed resides in `/etc/nixos/configuration.nix`, we want to edit that file to enable the `nix` command and the Flake feature. Simply add this line to that file:



```nix

nix.settings.experimental-features = [ "nix-command" "flakes" ];

```



After this is done, go ahead and run `sudo nixos-rebuild switch`.



### Step 2: Cloning the Github Repo



Go ahead and create a nix shell with git with the following:



```bash

nix shell nixpkgs#git

git clone https://github.com/zackartz/nixos-dots.git nixos

```



> [!WARNING]

> Various scripts expect your local config to be at `~/nixos`, by changing the `FLAKE` sessionVariable in `modules/home/shells/zsh/default.nix` you can choose a different path.



### Step 3: Adding a new `system` and `home`



This config is built with [home-manager](https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager), which allows us to declare config files in our home directory and install user-specific applications.



With this, it also uses [snowfall](https://github.com/snowfallorg/lib) which is a directory-oriented opinionated way of structuring your flake, files added to `systems` or `homes` get picked up and auto exported from our flake, and anything in `lib`, `packages`, or `overlays` are exported and automatically shared within our flake.



Let's start with the `system`.



Create a new file in `systems/x86_64-linux//default.nix` with the following contents.



```nix

{

  pkgs,

  lib,

  system,

  inputs,

  config,

  ...

}: {

  imports = [./hardware-configuration.nix];



  hardware.audio.enable = true;

  hardware.nvidia.enable = false; # Enable if you have a nvidia GPU

  ui.fonts.enable = true;



  protocols.wayland.enable = true;



  services.fstrim.enable = true; # Optional, improve SSD lifespan

  services.xserver.enable = true; # Optional, but recommended (allows XWayland to work)

  services.gnome.gnome-keyring.enable = true;



  # Bootloader.

  boot.loader.systemd-boot.enable = lib.mkForce false;

  boot.lanzaboote = {

    enable = true;

    pkiBundle = "/etc/secureboot";

  };

  boot.loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables = true;



  networking.hostName = "earth"; # Define your hostname. MUST BE THE SAME AS THE HOSTNAME YOU SPECIFIED EARLIER!!!



  # services.openssh = {

  #   enable = true;

  #   PasswordAuthentication = true;

  # };



  time.timeZone = "America/Detroit"; # Change to your TZ



  programs.zsh.enable = true;

  # REMEMBER TO CHANGE TO YOUR USERNAME

  users.users.zoey = {

    isNormalUser = true;

    description = "zoey";

    extraGroups = ["networkmanager" "wheel"];

    shell = pkgs.zsh;

  };



  # CHANGE USERNAME HERE TOO

  snowfallorg.users.zoey = {

    create = true;

    admin = false;



    home = {

      enable = true;

    };

  };



  catppuccin.enable = true; # If you want your TTY to be catppuccin too haha

}

```



One note, change the `# Bootloader` section to what is currently in `/etc/nixos/configuration.nix` so that the bootloader config stays the same.



Nice! We're also going to need the `hardware-configuration.nix` for your system, copy that file from `/etc/nixos/hardware-configuration.nix` so it sits alongside the `default.nix` file.



Now, lets add a file to define your home. Create a file at `homes/x86_64-linux/@/default.nix`.



```nix

{

  inputs,

  pkgs,

  system,

  lib,

  ...

}: {

  wms.hyprland.enable = true; # Hyprland is the only fully-supported window manager in my config atm.

  apps = {

    web.librewolf.enable = true; # can also use firefox

    web.librewolf.setDefault = true;



    tools.git.enable = true;

    tools.tmux.enable = true;

    tools.neovim.enable = true;

    tools.skim.enable = true;

    tools.starship.enable = true;

    tools.direnv.enable = true;

    tools.tealdeer.enable = true;

    tools.bat.enable = true;



    tools.gh.enable = true;



    term.kitty.enable = true;



    music.spotify.enable = true; # disable if you don't use spotify



    helpers = {

      anyrun.enable = true;

      ags.enable = true;

    };

  };



  shells.zsh.enable = true;



  rice.gtk.enable = true;



  services.lock.enable = true;



  xdg.enable = true;



  programs = {

    gpg.enable = true;

    man.enable = true;

    eza.enable = true;

    dircolors = {

      enable = true;

      enableZshIntegration = true;

    };

  };



  catppuccin.enable = true;

  catppuccin.flavor = "macchiato";

  catppuccin.accent = "pink";



  # Add any packages you want in your path here!

  home.packages = [

    pkgs.ungoogled-chromium



    pkgs.postman

    pkgs.mosh



    pkgs.dconf

    pkgs.wl-clipboard

    pkgs.pavucontrol

    pkgs.wlogout

    pkgs.sway-audio-idle-inhibit

    pkgs.grim

    pkgs.slurp



    pkgs.xfce.thunar

    pkgs.feh

    pkgs.nitch

    pkgs.nix-output-monitor



    pkgs.nh

    pkgs.dwl



    pkgs.custom.rebuild

    pkgs.custom.powermenu

  ];



  programs.zoxide = {

    enable = true;

    enableZshIntegration = true;

    options = ["--cmd cd"];

  };



  programs.cava.enable = true;



  programs.btop = {

    enable = true;

    extraConfig = ''

      update_ms = 100

      vim_keys = true

    '';

  };



  programs.lazygit.enable = true;

  programs.fzf.enable = true;



  systemd.user.services.xwaylandvideobridge = {

    Unit = {

      Description = "Tool to make it easy to stream wayland windows and screens to exisiting applications running under Xwayland";

    };

    Service = {

      Type = "simple";

      ExecStart = lib.getExe pkgs.xwaylandvideobridge;

      Restart = "on-failure";

    };

    Install = {

      WantedBy = ["default.target"];

    };

  };



  services = {

    gpg-agent = {

      enable = true;

      pinentryPackage = lib.mkForce pkgs.pinentry-gnome3;

      enableSshSupport = true;

      enableZshIntegration = true;

    };

  };

}

```



This is a pretty minimal config, (with some neat applications), but feel free to disable any you don't want or need!



### Step 4: Installing the config



Once you have all that, run these two commands to install and build the config!



```bash

git add -A # add the new files you created

sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake ~/nixos# # replace the ~/nixos with the location of the config if you changed it.

```



Go ahead and reboot and you should be in the new config, tada!