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@@ -7,161 +7,3 @@ my customized versions of other's dotfiles
 major credits to [sioodmy](https://github.com/sioodmy/dotfiles) and [luckasRanarison](https://github.com/luckasRanarison/nvimrc).
 
 could not have done this without their work :)
-
-## How to Install
-
-### Prerequisetes
-
-Grab the latest NixOS ISO from NixOS [nixos.org](https://nixos.org). After that, make a new shell with git available:
-
-```bash
-nix shell nixpkgs#git
-```
-
-Now, configure your disk as seen [here](https://nixos.wiki/wiki/NixOS_Installation_Guide#Partitioning).
-
-> [!NOTE]
-> Just follow the partitioning and mounting steps, the other steps to install will be listed below.
-
-### 1. Cloning the repository
-
-With git installed, clone the repository with
-
-```bash
-git clone https://github.com/zackartz/nixos-dots.git && cd nixos-dots
-```
-
-### 2. Configuring the System
-
-Generate your `hardware-configuration.nix` file.
-
-```bash
-sudo nixos-generate-config --root /mnt
-```
-
-You will now have two files in `/mnt/etc/nixos`. We will need `hardware-configuration.nix` and part of `configuration.nix`.
-
-```bash
-[nixos@live:~/nixos-dots]$ ls /mnt/etc/nixos/
-configuration.nix  hardware-configuration.nix
-```
-
-Go ahead and make a new folder for your pc inside of the `hosts` directory.
-
-```bash
-cd hosts && mkdir vm # change "vm" to your preferred hostname -- it MUST match the hostname you plan on using for scripts to work properly.
-```
-
-> [!TIP]
-> You can use the "m" alias to create directories once you have booted into the installed system!
-
-Now, copy the files over from `/mnt/etc/nixos/`.
-
-```bash
-cd vm && cp /mnt/etc/nixos/* . # remember to change "vm" to your hostname
-mv configuration.nix config.old.nix # we will be writing our own configuration.nix
-```
-
-Now, make a new file: `configuration.nix`.
-
-```bash
-touch configuration.nix
-```
-
-Open up `configuration.nix` in your favorite editor and paste the following:
-
-```nix
-{
-  pkgs,
-  inputs,
-  ...
-}: {
-  imports = [
-    ../common/default.nix
-    ./hardware-configuration.nix
-  ];
-
-  networking.hostName = "vm"; # Define your hostname.
-
-  programs.zsh.enable = true;
-  # Define a user account. Don't forget to set a password with ‘passwd’.
-  users.users.zack = {
-    isNormalUser = true;
-    description = "zack";
-    extraGroups = ["networkmanager" "wheel"];
-    shell = pkgs.zsh;
-  };
-
-  home-manager = {
-    extraSpecialArgs = {inherit inputs;};
-    users = {
-      "zack" = {
-        imports = [../../modules/home-manager/default.nix];
-        _module.args.theme = import ../../core/theme.nix;
-
-        home.username = "zack";
-        home.homeDirectory = "/home/zack";
-      };
-    };
-  };
-}
-```
-
-Change the instances of `zack` to your desired username, and customize as you see fit!
-
-We will need to copy some things over from `configuration.nix`, namely boot related options. I am doing this in a VM, so I see these boot related options. Find the `boot.loader` option, and copy it over from your old file into this new one.
-
-```nix
-  # Use the GRUB 2 boot loader.
-  boot.loader.grub.enable = true;
-  # boot.loader.grub.efiSupport = true;
-  # boot.loader.grub.efiInstallAsRemovable = true;
-  # boot.loader.efi.efiSysMountPoint = "/boot/efi";
-  # Define on which hard drive you want to install Grub.
-  boot.loader.grub.device = "/dev/vda"; # the device to change
-```
-
-> [!WARNING]
-> DO NOT COPY THIS CODE, THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT TO LOOK FOR
-
-Make sure the device targets the correct drive for your EFI to be installed on.
-
-Finally, add the following to `flake.nix` (somewhere around line 100).
-
-```nix
-    nixosConfigurations.vm = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
-      specialArgs = {inherit inputs;};
-      modules = [
-        ./hosts/vm/configuration.nix
-        inputs.home-manager.nixosModules.default
-      ];
-    };
-```
-
-### 3. Installing the system
-
-Now that you have the config ready to go, run the following command.
-
-```bash
-rm -rf .git # remove the github repository
-sudo nixos-install --flake ~/nixos-dots#vm # again, remember to change vm to be your hostname
-```
-
-### 4. Post-Install configuration.
-
-Set a password for your user:
-
-```bash
-sudo passwd zack # replace with your username
-```
-
-Copy the flake to your home folder
-
-```bash
-cp -r ~/nixos-dots /mnt/home/zack/nixos # replace "zack" with your username
-```
-
-Reboot the system and you're done! Enjoy the system!
-
-> [!TIP]
-> Check `./modules/shell/zsh/aliases.nix` for useful aliases, like "r" to rebuild your system!