🌟 NixOS Dotfiles

A modern, reproducible, and elegant NixOS configuration using Home Manager and Flakes.

✨ Features

• 🎨 Clean and modern desktop environment
• 🔧 Fully reproducible system configuration
• 🏠 Home Manager for user environment management
• ❄️ Nix Flakes for declarative and reproducible builds
• 🚀 Easy installation process
• 🎯 Optimized for daily use

🛠️ Technologies

System

• OS: NixOS (Linux)
• Window Manager: Hyprland
• Shell: Fish
• Terminal: Foot
• Package Manager: Nix with Flakes
• Configuration Manager: Home Manager

Desktop Environment

• Status Bar: Eww
• Application Launcher: Fuzzel
• Notifications: Mako
• File Manager: Thunar
• Screenshot Tool: Grimblast
• Color Picker: Hyprpicker
• Clipboard Manager: Cliphist
• Audio Control: PavuControl
• Media Controls: Playerctl

Development

• Editor: Neovim, Cursor, Helix
• Version Control: Git
• Build System: Nix Build

Utilities

• Cloud Storage: OneDrive, Rsync
• Network Management: Network Manager
• System Monitoring: Built-in Nix tools

📥 Quick Installation

1. Boot into NixOS live environment

2. Set up internet connection:

   # List available network interfaces
   ip link show
   
   # Connect to WiFi (replace values in <>)
   wpa_supplicant -B -i <interface> -c <(wpa_passphrase "<wifi_name>" "<wifi_password>")
   
   # Verify connection
   ping -c 3 google.com

3. Set up your partitions and mount them:

   # Mount your root partition
   mount /dev/your-root-partition /mnt
   
   # For UEFI systems
   mkdir -p /mnt/boot/efi
   mount /dev/your-efi-partition /mnt/boot/efi

4. Get the configuration:

   # Install git temporarily
   nix-shell -p git
   
   # Clone the repository
   cd /mnt/etc/nixos
   git clone https://github.com/chere3/dots.git . --recurse-submodules

5. Generate and update hardware configuration:

   nixos-generate-config --root /mnt
   # Replace the hardware configuration with the generated one
   cp /mnt/etc/nixos/hardware-configuration.nix /mnt/etc/nixos/nixos/hosts/<hostname>/

6. Install NixOS:

   nixos-install --flake /mnt/etc/nixos#<hostname>

7. After reboot, set up home configuration:

   git clone https://github.com/chere3/dots.git ~/.dots --recurse-submodules
   doas nh home switch -R

🔧 Post-Installation

Additional Setup Steps

Troubleshooting Network Issues

If you lose connection during installation:

1. Use ip link show to identify your network interface
2. For WiFi, use:

   wpa_supplicant -B -i <interface> -c <(wpa_passphrase "<wifi_name>" "<wifi_password>")

3. For ethernet, usually no configuration is needed
4. Verify with:

   ping -c 3 google.com

📸 Screenshots

View Screenshots

🎨 Customization

The configuration is organized into several key components:

• nixos/ - System configuration
• home/ - User environment configuration
• flake.nix - Main configuration entry point

📝 Notes

• Make sure to replace <hostname> with your actual hostname
• Backup your data before installation
• Check hardware compatibility with NixOS

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to submit issues and pull requests.

📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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