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ryan4yin | 二花 9a307b313d refactor: host profiles; give ruby, kana and aquamarine the TUI home (#512)
- Add the agent profile (modules/nixos/agent.nix: rootless Podman, linger,
  nix-ld) with home/linux/tui.nix as its home role; ruby, kana and
  aquamarine use it, so hosts no longer import from hosts/idols-ruby.
- Gate nushell's ~/.secrets source behind modules.shell.secrets.enable,
  off on agent hosts.
- Persist the TUI home state on aquamarine's tmpfs root.
- Document host profiles in hosts/README.md; add tests/agent-profile and
  drop the x86_64 colmena-parity test, which needs mysecrets.

Assisted-by: Claude Code (claude-opus-5-5)
2026-11-03 04:57:06 -06:00
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Desktop Environment Configurations

This directory contains desktop environment and window manager configurations managed by Home Manager.

Available Configurations

Window Managers

  • niri: Niri compositor configuration with custom settings, keybindings, spawn-at-startup rules, and window rules
  • i3: Headless X11 session for the computer-use VMs (idols-ruby, idols-kana); see i3/README.md

Base Desktop Environment

  • base: Common desktop configurations shared across all environments, including:
    • Noctalia: native (v5) all-in-one Wayland desktop shell; see base/README.md for the components it replaces
    • Creative tools and media applications
    • Development tools
    • Fcitx5 input method framework
    • Games and gaming utilities
    • GTK theme configurations
    • Note-taking applications
    • Wayland session tools and environment variables
    • XDG desktop configurations

Why install Desktop Environments in Home Manager instead of NixOS Module?

  1. Configuration Location: Desktop environment configuration files are located in ~/.config, which can be easily managed by Home Manager.

  2. User-specific Services: User-specific systemd services (fcitx5, hypridle, etc.) can be easily managed by Home Manager. If desktop environments were configured via NixOS Module, these user-level services might fail to start automatically. With Home Manager modules, we can control systemd service dependency order more effectively.

  3. System Benefits: By minimizing package installation through NixOS Module:

    • Makes the NixOS system more secure and stable
    • Increases portability to non-NixOS systems, as Home Manager can be installed on any Linux system
    • Allows for easier switching between different window managers without system-level changes