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129 lines
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[](https://github.com/hlissner/doom-emacs)
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[](https://nixos.org)
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**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.
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<img src="/../screenshots/alucard/fakebusy.png" width="100%" />
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<p align="center">
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<span><img src="/../screenshots/alucard/desktop.png" height="178" /></span>
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<span><img src="/../screenshots/alucard/rofi.png" height="178" /></span>
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<span><img src="/../screenshots/alucard/tiling.png" height="178" /></span>
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</p>
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------
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| **Shell:** | zsh + zgen |
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| **DM:** | lightdm + lightdm-mini-greeter |
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| **WM:** | bspwm + polybar |
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| **Editor:** | [Doom Emacs][doom-emacs] (and occasionally [vim]) |
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| **Terminal:** | st |
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| **Launcher:** | rofi |
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| **Browser:** | firefox |
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| **GTK Theme:** | [Ant Dracula](https://github.com/EliverLara/Ant-Dracula) |
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-----
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## Quick start
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1. Yoink the latest build of [NixOS 21.05][nixos].
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2. Boot into the installer.
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3. Do your partitions and mount your root to `/mnt` ([for example](hosts/kuro/README.org))
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4. Install these dotfiles:
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5. `nix-shell -p git nixFlakes`
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6. `git clone https://github.com/hlissner/dotfiles /mnt/etc/nixos`
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7. Install NixOS: `nixos-install --root /mnt --flake /mnt/etc/nixos#XYZ`, where
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`XYZ` is [the host you want to install](hosts/). Use `#generic` for a
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simple, universal config, or create a sub-directory in `hosts/` for your device. See [host/kuro] for an example.
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8. Reboot!
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9. Change your `root` and `$USER` passwords!
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## Management
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And I say, `bin/hey`. [What's going on?](http://hemansings.com/)
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```
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Usage: hey [global-options] [command] [sub-options]
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Available Commands:
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check Run 'nix flake check' on your dotfiles
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gc Garbage collect & optimize nix store
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generations Explore, manage, diff across generations
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help [SUBCOMMAND] Show usage information for this script or a subcommand
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rebuild Rebuild the current system's flake
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repl Open a nix-repl with nixpkgs and dotfiles preloaded
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rollback Roll back to last generation
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search Search nixpkgs for a package
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show [ARGS...]
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ssh HOST [COMMAND] Run a bin/hey command on a remote NixOS system
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swap PATH [PATH...] Recursively swap nix-store symlinks with copies (or back).
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test Quickly rebuild, for quick iteration
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theme THEME_NAME Quickly swap to another theme module
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update [INPUT...] Update specific flakes or all of them
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upgrade Update all flakes and rebuild system
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Options:
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-d, --dryrun Don't change anything; preform dry run
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-D, --debug Show trace on nix errors
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-f, --flake URI Change target flake to URI
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-h, --help Display this help, or help for a specific command
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-i, -A, -q, -e, -p Forward to nix-env
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```
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## Frequently asked questions
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+ **Why NixOS?**
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Because declarative, generational, and immutable configuration is a godsend
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when you have a fleet of computers to manage.
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+ **How do you manage secrets?**
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With [agenix].
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+ **How do I change the default username?**
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1. Set the `USER` environment variable the first time you run `nixos-install`:
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`USER=myusername nixos-install --root /mnt --flake /path/to/dotfiles#XYZ`
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2. Or change `"hlissner"` in modules/options.nix.
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+ **Why did you write bin/hey?**
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I envy Guix's CLI and want similar for NixOS, but its toolchain is spread
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across many commands, none of which are as intuitive: `nix`,
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`nix-collect-garbage`, `nixos-rebuild`, `nix-env`, `nix-shell`.
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I don't claim `hey` is the answer, but everybody likes their own brew.
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+ **How 2 flakes?**
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Would it be the NixOS experience if I gave you all the answers in one,
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convenient place?
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No. Suffer my pain:
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+ [A three-part tweag article that everyone's read.](https://www.tweag.io/blog/2020-05-25-flakes/)
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+ [An overengineered config to scare off beginners.](https://github.com/nrdxp/nixflk)
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+ [A minimalistic config for scared beginners.](https://github.com/colemickens/nixos-flake-example)
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+ [A nixos wiki page that spells out the format of flake.nix.](https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Flakes)
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+ [Official documentation that nobody reads.](https://nixos.org/learn.html)
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+ [Some great videos on general nixOS tooling and hackery.](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-cY3DcYladGdFQWIKL90SQ)
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+ A couple flake configs that I
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[may](https://github.com/LEXUGE/nixos)
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[have](https://github.com/bqv/nixrc)
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[shamelessly](https://git.sr.ht/~dunklecat/nixos-config/tree)
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[rummaged](https://github.com/utdemir/dotfiles)
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[through](https://github.com/purcell/dotfiles).
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+ [Some notes about using Nix](https://github.com/justinwoo/nix-shorts)
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+ [What helped me figure out generators (for npm, yarn, python and haskell)](https://myme.no/posts/2020-01-26-nixos-for-development.html)
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+ [What y'all will need when Nix drives you to drink.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eni9PPPPBpg)
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[doom-emacs]: https://github.com/hlissner/doom-emacs
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[vim]: https://github.com/hlissner/.vim
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[nixos]: https://releases.nixos.org/?prefix=nixos/unstable/
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[host/kuro]: https://github.com/hlissner/dotfiles/tree/master/hosts/kuro
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[agenix]: https://github.com/ryantm/agenix
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