thericecold/dots

🍚 Peak Riced NixOS Configuration. ❄️

_{Last nix update: may 7, 2024}

Nix dots

 
 Overview 
    
 Installation 
    
 Commands 
    
 Acknowledgements 
 

Showcase

💻 Desktop

showcase.mp4

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Window Manager: Hyprland
Desktop Environment: Kaizen

👨‍💻 Development Setup

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Text editor: Kaivim
Terminal Multiplexer: [Zellij]
Scratchpad: Pyprland's scratchpad

🗃️ Archived but still cool

Hyprlock

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[!NOTE]
This is my personal configuration for my setup. If something doesn't work, feel free to open up an issue or message me

❄️ Flake Overview

Inputs

• Nix Packages: Collection of Nix Packages.
• Home Manager: User environment management using Nix package manager.
• Disko: Declarative disk partitioning and formatting using Nix.
• Sops Nix: Atomic, declarative, and reproducible secret provisioning for NixOS based on sops.
• NUR: Nix User Repositories, user contributed packages.
• Nix Packages Wayland: Nix packages for Wayland.
• Kaizen: Desktop environment configured using Ags.
• Kaivim: Personal Neovim configuration built with Nixvim.
• Spicetify Nix: A nix flake for configuring Spicetify.

Outputs

💻 Nixos: configuration for all hosts.

To switch host cd to dots directory and run nix-switch <hostname>.

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• Shared (defaults)
  • bash: Shell
  • grub: Bootloader
  • pipewire: Sound server
  • doas: Less bloated sudo
  • podman: Containerization tool
  • jetbrains mono: Typeface Nerd Font

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• Kaizen: Fully riced configuration that I will continue to improve.
  • Services: Flatpak, Bluetooth Manager
  • Hardware: Bluetooth, OpenGL, OpenTabDriver.
  • Programs:
    • Droidcam: Turns phone camera into a webcam.
    • virt-manager: GUI tool for managing virtual machines via libvirt.
    • Hyprland: A highly customizable dynamic tiling wayland compositor.
  • Virtualisation:
    • libvirt and QEMU
    • Waydroid: Container-based android system.

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• Minimo: Lightweight configuration for the minimalist.

  • Window Manager: dwm

    
    

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🏠 Home: Home configurations for users and hosts.

To switch home by cd to dots directory and run hm-switch.

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• Shared (defaults)
  • firefox: Browser
  • helix: Text Editor
  • zoxide: Smarter cd command
  • btop: System resource monitor
  • bat: Syntax highlighting (catppuccin)

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• Kaizen: Fully riced configuration that I will continue to improve
  • Desktop: Kaizen
    • Cursor: Bibata-Modern-Ice
    • GTK Theme: Matcha-gtk-theme
    • Window Manager: Hyprland
      • Pyprland: Scratchpads and magnify.
      • Hypridle: Idle management
      • Hyprshade: Shader configuration tool
  • Terminal Applications
    • Zellij: Multiplexer
    • Yazi: File Manager
    • Curlie: httpie-like curl
    • Neomutt: E-mail Reader
    • Slides: Presentation Tool
    • Utilities: eza, fastfetch, onefetch
    • Games: tetris, uchess, toipe
    • Other: pipes, krabby
  • Desktop Applications
    • foot: Terminal
    • mpv: Media player
    • sioyek: PDF Viewer
    • neovide: Neovim GUI client
    • spicetify: Customized spotify
    • vesktop: Custom discord app
    • ncmpcpp: MPD client music player
    • vscodium (disabled): Less bloat vscode
    • Other: easyeffects, krita, blender, inkscape, libresprite and godot
  • Shell Scripts:
    • Colorscripts: blocks, crunch, pacman, and tanks

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• Minimo: (WIP)

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🫕 How to cook (Installation)

Initial Steps

• Download NixOS minimal installation ISO.
• Boot into the installer.
• Switch to root: sudo -i
• Install utility packages: nix-shell

Quick Installation

• Connecting to Wi-Fi.

iwctl --passphrase <passphrase> station <device> connect <SSID>

• Clone repo: git clone https://github.com/thericecold/dots
• Generate configuration : nixos-generate-config --root /mnt
• Copy hardware configuration:

  cp /mnt/etc/nixos/hardware-configuration.nix /mnt/etc/nixos/nixos-config/hosts/<host>

• Install: nixos-install --flake kaizen

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🧑‍💻 Shell Commands

Aliases

• x: exit
• v: nvim
• f: fuck
• c: clear
• np: nix profile
• hm: home-manager
• nix-update: doas nix flake update
• hm-switch: git add . ; nh home switch
• nix-rollback: doas nixos-rebuild switch --rollback

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Functions

• Update an input included in flake.nix file.

nix-update-input <input> # Example: nix-update-input nixpkgs

• Upgrade a nix profile.

NOTE: run nix profile list to see the profile index

nix-upgrade <index> # Example: nix-upgrade 3

• Rebuild switch a NixOS host.

NOTE: There are only two host; kaizen and minimo

nix-switch <hostname> # Example: nix-switch kaizen

• Cleanup and rebuild switch a NixOS host.

nix-clean-switch <hostname> # Example: nix-clean-switch kaizen

• Update flake inputs and rebuild switch a NixOS host.

nix-update-switch <hostname> # Example: nix-update-switch kaizen

• Cleanup, update flake inputs and rebuild switch a NixOS host.

nix-full-switch <hostname> # Example: nix-full-switch kaizen

• Install a package/profile from Nix packages.

nixpkgs-add <package> # Example: nixpkgs-add firefox

• Install a nix flake github repository.

nixgit-add <username/repository> # Example: nixgit-add thericecold/kaivim

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🙏 Acknowledgements

• Misterio77/nix-config - To properly write configuration.
• Ruixi-rebirth/melted-flakes - Inspired me to switch to NixOS.