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| config | ||
| hosts | ||
| lib | ||
| modules | ||
| overlays | ||
| packages | ||
| templates/minimal | ||
| default.nix | ||
| flake.lock | ||
| flake.nix | ||
| LICENSE | ||
| README.md | ||
| shell.nix | ||
Hey, you. You're finally awake. You were trying to configure your OS declaratively, right? Walked right into that NixOS ambush, same as us, and those dotfiles over there.
 
 
 
 
| Shell: | zsh + zgen | 
| DM: | lightdm + lightdm-mini-greeter | 
| WM: | bspwm + polybar | 
| Editor: | Doom Emacs (and occasionally vim) | 
| Terminal: | st | 
| Launcher: | rofi | 
| Browser: | firefox | 
| GTK Theme: | Ant Dracula | 
Quick start
- Yoink the latest build of NixOS 21.05.
- Boot into the installer.
- Do your partitions and mount your root to /mnt(for example)
- Install these dotfiles:
- nix-shell -p git nixFlakes
- git clone https://github.com/hlissner/dotfiles /mnt/etc/nixos
- Install NixOS: nixos-install --root /mnt --flake /mnt/etc/nixos#XYZ, whereXYZis the host you want to install. Use#genericfor a simple, universal config, or create a sub-directory inhosts/for your device. See host/kuro for an example.
- Reboot!
- Change your rootand$USERpasswords!
Management
And I say, bin/hey. What's going on?
Usage: hey [global-options] [command] [sub-options]
Available Commands:
  check                  Run 'nix flake check' on your dotfiles
  gc                     Garbage collect & optimize nix store
  generations            Explore, manage, diff across generations
  help [SUBCOMMAND]      Show usage information for this script or a subcommand
  rebuild                Rebuild the current system's flake
  repl                   Open a nix-repl with nixpkgs and dotfiles preloaded
  rollback               Roll back to last generation
  search                 Search nixpkgs for a package
  show                   [ARGS...]
  ssh HOST [COMMAND]     Run a bin/hey command on a remote NixOS system
  swap PATH [PATH...]    Recursively swap nix-store symlinks with copies (or back).
  test                   Quickly rebuild, for quick iteration
  theme THEME_NAME       Quickly swap to another theme module
  update [INPUT...]      Update specific flakes or all of them
  upgrade                Update all flakes and rebuild system
Options:
    -d, --dryrun                     Don't change anything; preform dry run
    -D, --debug                      Show trace on nix errors
    -f, --flake URI                  Change target flake to URI
    -h, --help                       Display this help, or help for a specific command
    -i, -A, -q, -e, -p               Forward to nix-env
Frequently asked questions
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Why NixOS? Because declarative, generational, and immutable configuration is a godsend when you have a fleet of computers to manage. 
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How do you manage secrets? With agenix. 
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How do I change the default username? - Set the USERenvironment variable the first time you runnixos-install:USER=myusername nixos-install --root /mnt --flake /path/to/dotfiles#XYZ
- Or change "hlissner"in modules/options.nix.
 
- Set the 
- 
Why did you write bin/hey? I envy Guix's CLI and want similar for NixOS, but its toolchain is spread across many commands, none of which are as intuitive: nix,nix-collect-garbage,nixos-rebuild,nix-env,nix-shell.I don't claim heyis the answer, but everybody likes their own brew.
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How 2 flakes? Would it be the NixOS experience if I gave you all the answers in one, convenient place? No. Suffer my pain: - A three-part tweag article that everyone's read.
- An overengineered config to scare off beginners.
- A minimalistic config for scared beginners.
- A nixos wiki page that spells out the format of flake.nix.
- Official documentation that nobody reads.
- Some great videos on general nixOS tooling and hackery.
- A couple flake configs that I may have shamelessly rummaged through.
- Some notes about using Nix
- What helped me figure out generators (for npm, yarn, python and haskell)
- What y'all will need when Nix drives you to drink.