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Nico c68fcdbf2f nijika: turn into a desktop system 
enables kde aswell as both chromium and firefox. and gaming apps
2025-06-05 21:59:43 +10:00
hosts miki: enable nvidia gpu drivers 2025-06-05 21:49:20 +10:00
modules kde: enable more of the default applications 2025-06-05 21:59:43 +10:00
stow zsh: add brew to path on macOS systems 2025-05-23 19:18:06 +10:00
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conf.sh conf.sh: use sudo for darwin-rebuild 2025-05-24 15:20:49 +10:00
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flake.nix nijika: turn into a desktop system 2025-06-05 21:59:43 +10:00
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README.md

my little nix system

installation

linux - desktop

  1. Boot up NixOS live iso on a system.
  2. Clone flake
  3. Make a folder for the system under hosts/
  4. Run nixos-generate-config --dir hosts/HOSTNAME
  5. Set LUKS encryption passphrase via sudo nano /tmp/secret.key
  6. Run disko sudo nix --experimental-features "nix-command flakes" run github:nix-community/disko/latest -- --mode destroy,format,mount /path/to/disko-config.nix
  7. Copy over flake directory to new system
  8. Install system with sudo nixos-install --flake .#HOSTNAME - set a password for root
  9. Reboot into new system.
  10. Open a terminal and run passwd
  11. Log into normal user and configure networking via nmtui
  12. Apply dotfiles via stow stow in the base of the dotfiles directory.
  13. Download a wallpaper and apply it via matugen image

Secure boot

If a system has a secure boot, install the system WITHOUT the secureboot module. Once the steps above have been completed return here.

  1. Generate secureboot signing keys with sudo nix run nixpkgs#sbctl create-keys
  2. Rebuild the system WITH the secureboot module.
  3. Run sudo sbctl verify to check if SOME of the files are signed.
  4. Reboot your system, in the UEFI enable onboarding secureboot keys, usually a setting called 'Reset to setup mode'.
  5. Boot into your NixOS system and run sudo sbctl enroll-keys --microsoft to enroll your keys.
  6. Reboot into your UEFI again and enable secure boot.

macOS

  1. Install xcode developer tools, determinate nix and brew.
xcode-select --install
curl -fsSL https://install.determinate.systems/nix | sh -s -- install --determinate
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
  1. Install Nix flake to system. nix run nix-darwin/master#darwin-rebuild -- switch
  2. Reboot
  3. Install OpenUTAU https://github.com/stakira/OpenUtau/releases/latest/download/OpenUtau-osx-x64.dmg
  4. Configure non-automated settings
  • set accent colour
  • set display to be spacious
  • customise spotlight settings
  • disable bluetooth
  • enable firewall
  • set wallpaper
  • enable switching workspace keybinds