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