nixos

Getting started

Install lix

curl --silent --show-error --fail --location https://install.lix.systems/lix | sh -s -- install

Optional: Create flake.nix

• Initialize nix-darwin.

mkdir --parents ~/github/sheeeng/nix/nix-darwin && cd $_
nix flake init --template nix-darwin
sed --in-place "s/simple/$(scutil --get LocalHostName)/" flake.nix
sed --in-place "s/x86_64-darwin/aarch64-darwin/" flake.nix

Install nix-darwin

nix run nix-darwin --experimental-features "nix-command flakes" -- switch --flake ~/github/sheeeng/nix/nix-darwin

Using nix-darwin

• Extract the inlined configuration from flake.nix into a separate file named darwin.nix.

• Setup flake-based Home Manager nix-darwin in flake.nix.

• Create a home.nix file.

nix run nix-darwin -- switch --flake ~/github/sheeeng/nix/nix-darwin

• Rebuild configuration.

darwin-rebuild switch --flake ~/github/sheeeng/nix/nix-darwin