Nix Configuration

This repository is home to the nix code that builds my systems.

TODO

• vscode extensions - nix-vscode-extensions
• secret management - sops-nix
• switch from i3wm to hyprland
  • i3wm: old and stable, only support X11
  • sway: compatible with i3wm, support Wayland. do not support Nvidia GPU officially.
  • hyprland: project starts from 2022, support Wayland, envolving fast, good looking, support Nvidia GPU.

Why Nix?

Nix allows for easy to manage, collaborative, reproducible deployments. This means that once something is setup and configured once, it works forever. If someone else shares their configuration, anyone can make use of it.

How to install Nix and Deploy this Flake?

Nix can be used on Linux and MacOS, we have to method to install Nix:

1. Official Way to Install Nix: writen in bash script, nix-command & flake are disabled by default till now (2023-04-23).
   1. you need to follow Enable flakes - NixOS Wiki to enable flake feature.
   2. and it provide no method to uninstall nix automatically, you need to delte all resources & users & group(nixbld) manually.
2. The Determinate Nix Installer: writen mainly in Rust, enable nix-command & flake by default, and offer an easy way to uninstall Nix.

After installed Nix with nix-command & flake enabled, you can deploy this flake with the following command:

sudo nixos-rebuild switch .#nixos-test

References

• Nix Basics