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❄️ NixOS dotfiles

My configuration files for NixOS. Feel free to look around and copy!

Special thanks to:

• Sioodmy's dotfiles
• Syndrizzle's dotfiles
• Javacafe01's dotfiles
• Siduck76's NvChad
• NixOS Manual
• Epsyle's NixOS Dotfiles

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Info

• RAM usage on startup: ~180mb
• Package count: :package: 582
• Uses the jabuti theme
• Terminal emulator: :foot: foot
• Window manager: :herb: Hyprland
• Shell: :shell: zsh
• Editor: :pencil: neovim
• Browser: :fox_face: Firefox
• Other: dunst, swaybg, eww, wofi

Commands to know

• Rebuild and switch the system configuration (in the config directory):

rebuild

OR

doas nixos-rebuild switch --flake .#yourComputer --fast

• Connect to wifi (replace stuff within brackets with your info)

iwctl --passphrase [passphrase] station [device] connect [SSID]

Installation

** IMPORTANT: do NOT use my laptop.nix and/or desktop.nix! These files include settings that are specific to MY drives and they will mess up for you if you try to use them on your system. **

Please be warned that it may not work perfectly out of the box. For best security, read over all the files to confirm there are no conflictions with your current system.

Prerequisites:

• NixOS installed and running
• Flakes enabled
• Root access

Clone the repo and cd into it:

git clone https://github.com/notusknot/dotfiles-nix ~/.config/nixos && cd ~/.config/nixos

First, create a hardware configuration for your system:

sudo nixos-generate-config

You can then copy this to a the hosts/ directory (note: change yourComputer with whatever you want):

mkdir hosts/yourComputer
cp /etc/nixos/hardware-configuration.nix ~/.config/nixos/hosts/yourComputer/

You can either add or create your own output in flake.nix, by following this template:

nixosConfigurations = {
    # Now, defining a new system is can be done in one line
    #                                Architecture   Hostname
    laptop = mkSystem inputs.nixpkgs "x86_64-linux" "laptop";
    desktop = mkSystem inputs.nixpkgs "x86_64-linux" "desktop";
    # ADD YOUR COMPUTER HERE! (feel free to remove mine)
    yourComputer = mkSystem inputs.nixpkgs "x86_64-linux" "yourComputer";
};

Next, create hosts/yourComputer/user.nix, a configuration file for your system for any modules you want to enable:

{ config, lib, inputs, ...}:

{
    imports = [ ../../modules/default.nix ];
    config.modules = {
        # gui
        hyprland.enable = true;

        # cli
        nvim.enable = true;

        # system
        xdg.enable = true;
    };
}

The above config installs and configures hyprland, nvim, and xdg user directories. Each config is modularized so you don't have to worry about having to install the software alongside it, since the module does it for you. Every available module can be found in the modules directory.

Lastly, build the configuration with

sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake .#yourComputer

And that should be it! If there are any issues please don't hesistate to submit an issue or contact me.

Conclusion

And thats about it for my configuration. The code is registered under the MIT license, meaning you are allowed to use or distribute the code as you please, and if you need any help or have any suggestions, you can reach me on Discord at notusknot#5622 or email me at notusknot@pm.me.