aean's NixOS Configuration and Dotfiles

Overview

Welcome to my NixOS configuration repository! This setup is tailored for a single-desktop environment, focusing on simplicity, readability, and organization. If you're looking for a straightforward way to get started with NixOS, and you don't mind a few personal preferences baked in, this config might be for you.

Objectives

Made to:

• Be simple
• Be readable
• Be organized
• Manage as many things declaratively as reasonably possible
• Integrate livability workarounds for Nvidia's drivers (fix Wayland, sleep, etc)

Not made to:

• Be maintained like an actual release
• Be super modular
• Run on more than one PC

Highlights

• Plasma 6 (Note: Install Qogir theme manually)
• Home Manager integration
• Plasma Manager for Plasma-specific configurations
• Flatpaks for additional software
• Overlays for custom package sets
• Cron jobs for automated tasks
• Custom services defined with systemd
• Docker for containerized applications
• Plymouth for a pretty boot screen
• Steam and other gaming packages
• File symlinking in home.nix for declarative dotfile management

Getting Started

Follow these steps to get this configuration up and running on your NixOS system:

1. Install NixOS: Download and install NixOS from the official ISO.
2. Boot into NixOS: Start your system with NixOS.
3. Clone the Repository:

   git clone <your-repo-url> ~/.dotfiles

4. Customize: Go through the repository and delete or comment out things you don't need or want.
5. Create secrets.nix: In ~/.dotfiles/home, create secrets.nix based on the template below.
6. Rebuild: Run the rebuild script to apply configurations.

   ~/.dotfiles/home/bin/rebuild

7. Access Commands: The commands rebuild and cleanup should now be in your bash $PATH.

secrets.nix Template

Create ~/.dotfiles/home/secrets.nix:

{
  username = "aean0x";
  hostName = "nix-pc";
  description = "Full Name";

  # Generate with "mkpasswd -m sha-512"
  hashedPassword = "";
}