Dotfiles

My personal dotfiles managed with Nix Flakes.

Directory Structure

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|-- config         # Actual configuration files
│   ├── zsh        # Zsh configuration
│   ├── git        # Git configuration
│   ├── vim        # Vim configuration
│   └── ...
|── hosts          # Host-specific configurations
│   ├── aarch64-darwin  # Apple Silicon Mac settings
│   ├── x86_64-darwin   # Intel Mac settings
│   ├── x86_64-linux    # Linux settings
|── modules        # Common modules
│   ├── nix-darwin       # nix-darwin common settings
│   ├── home-manager     # home-manager common settings
|--flake.nix       # Nix Flake configuration

Setup

Prerequisites

Before diving into Nix, you'll need to prepare your system.

• Run the Pre-installation Script:
  • Execute the pre-install.sh script located in the root of this repository.
  • This script handles essential setup like XDG Base Directory configuration, Homebrew installation (on macOS), and Zinit installation.

  ./pre-install.sh

• Install Determinate Nix:
  • It's recommended to install Determinate Nix on macOS.
  • Determinate Nix provides a robust and reliable installation of Nix, ensuring better compatibility and a smoother experience when managing your dotfiles with Nix flakes on your Mac.

Installation

macOS with nix-darwin

For Intel Mac:

sudo nix run github:LnL7/nix-darwin -- switch --flake .#intel-mac

For Apple Silicon Mac:

sudo nix run github:LnL7/nix-darwin -- switch --flake .#arm-mac

Linux or Standalone home-manager (macOS)

nix run --experimental-features 'nix-command flakes' .#home-manager -- switch --flake .#linux

Update flake.lock

nix flake update

References

• Nix Flakes Documentation
• Determinate Nix
• Nix Packages Search