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These are just some simple install notes for myself (in-case I have to reinstall unexpectedly).
** Install Notes for Myself
To get this running on a NixOS system, I will start by cloning the repo:
To get this running on a NixOS system, start by cloning the repo:
#+BEGIN_SRC sh :noeval
git clone https://gitlab.com/librephoenix/nixos-config.git ~/.dotfiles
#+END_SRC
To get the hardware configuration on a new system, I can other copy from =/etc/nixos/hardware-configuration.nix= or run:
To get the hardware configuration on a new system, either copy from =/etc/nixos/hardware-configuration.nix= or run:
#+BEGIN_SRC sh :noeval
cd ~/.dotfiles
sudo nixos-generate-config --show-hardware-config > system/hardware-configuration.nix
#+END_SRC
Then, I can switch into the system configuration by running:
Also, if you have a differently named user account than my default (=emmet=), you /must/ update the following lines in the let binding near the top of the [[./flake.nix][flake.nix]]:
#+BEGIN_SRC nix :noeval
...
# ----- USER SETTINGS ----- #
username = "YOURUSERNAME"; # username
name = "YOURNAME"; # name/identifier
...
#+END_SRC
There are many more config options there that you may also want to change as well.
Once the variables are set, then switch into the system configuration by running:
#+BEGIN_SRC sh :noeval
cd ~/.dotfiles
sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake .#system
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home-manager switch --flake .#user
#+END_SRC
This loads in my convenience script =phoenix=, which replaces frequently used nix and nixos commands with more user friendly ones, namely:
This loads in my convenience script =phoenix= (still a WIP), which replaces frequently used nix and nixos commands with more user friendly ones, namely:
- =phoenix sync= to build and switch system and home configuration
- =phoenix sync system= to build and switch only system configuration
- =phoenix sync user= to build and switch only home configuration