Personal NixOS System Configuration

NixOS Features

• NixOS 23.11 (Tapir)
• Home Manager
• Linux Kernel 6.3.4-zen1
• Mesa 23.1.3
• LightDM (Display Manager)
• Pantheon Deskop Environment
• Nushell
• Starship Prompt
• Nano CLI Editor
• Visual Studio Code
• Opensnitch
• Steam

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NixOS

NixOS comes preinstalled with the Nix package manager, update the nix package manager configuration to enable the nix-command & flakes experimental features.

Enabling Nix Flakes

Edit /etc/nix/nix.conf and add/modify the following line:

experimental-features = nix-command flakes

Setup

Execute the following within the project directory:

# Basic switch
sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake ./#machine-hostname

# Switch with upgrade
sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake ./#machine-hostname --upgrade

# Example
sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake ./#AMZ-Linux

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Nix Flakes Commands

Inside the root of the project directory execute the following:

# Updates flake.lock
nix flake update

# Updates flake.lock with refreshed cache
nix flake update --refresh

Nix Store Maintenance

Execute the following, if you would like to run garbage collection:

sudo nix-collect-garbage -d

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Resources & Manuals

Guides

• Zero to Nix

Installers

• The Determinate Nix Installer

Manuals

• NixOS Manual
• Nixpkgs Manual
• Nix Package Manager Manual

Nix & NixOS

• NixOS - Homepage
• NixOS - Github
• NixOS - Nixpkgs
• NixOS - Package Search
• NixOS - Options Search
• NixOS - Channel Status

Home Manager (Home Directory Management)

• Home Manager - Github
• Home Manager - Options Search

Projects Built With Nix

• Devenv - Developer Environments
• Cachix - CI/CD & Binary Cache
• Garnix - CI/CD & Binary Cache