NixOS Configuration

This repository contains a Nix flake to set up Hyprland with a custom configuration on NixOS.

Description

A custom tailored NixOS configuration targeting the Hyprland window manager, complemented with a range of packages to offer a robust and efficient environment.

Prerequisites

1. NixOS with flake support enabled.
2. Ensure you are running on x86_64-linux architecture.

User Configuration

1. The repository includes a user-config.nix file that has been set up with my user details for flake purity. If you intend to use this configuration, you'll need to update this file with your details:

{
  username = "yourUsername";      # Replace 'yourUsername' with your actual username
  homeDirectory = "/home/yourUsername";  # Adjust the path accordingly
}

2. The information contained in ~/nixos-build/hardware-configuration.nix will also need to be replaced with the information in the default hardware file: /etc/nixos/hardware-configuration.nix to ensure the serial numbers and metadata match up.

3. A new directory in the /home/username/.local/state/ folder will need to created to store the nix profiles. You will need to first create a nix diorectory in the state directory and then a profiles directory in the nix directory. E.g. /home/user/.local/state/nix/profiles.

Flake Build Commands

To build the flake, you'll need to run the following commands:

sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake "$(pwd)#mySystem"
home-manager switch --flake "$(pwd)#myUser" --extra-experimental-features nix-command --extra-experimental-features flakes

Once the flake has been built, you can run further builds from the flake repo with the flake-build custom alias I have set up.

Repo Structure

• flake.nix: The central configuration defining the system and home-manager setups, including dependencies.
• configuration.nix: NixOS system configuration.
• home.nix: Contains configurations for the user's environment, including home-manager packages and shell setup.
• user-config.nix: User and home path details = hyprland-config.nix: Config for the Hyprland window manager
• dotfiles/: Contains various dotfiles that can be linked or copied to user's home.

Dependencies

• nixpkgs: Uses the nixos-unstable branch of the official NixOS/nixpkgs repository on GitHub.
• home-manager: Sourced from the nix-community's home-manager repository. Note: It follows the same nixpkgs as defined in the flake.

Contributing

Feel free to raise issues or submit Pull Requests if you find any problems or have suggestions for improvements.