nix-config

simplified nix configuration applied for ubuntu

Home Manager

$ nix build github:dimfatal/nix-config#homeConfigurations.gvolpe-edp.activationPackage
$ result/activate

Programs

The home.nix file contains details about all the software I use, but here's a shout-out to the ones I use the most and that are customized to my needs.

Type	Program
Editor	NeoVim
Launcher	Rofi
Shell	Fish
Status Bar	Polybar
Terminal	Alacritty
Window Manager	XMonad

Themes

Type	Name
GTK Theme	Juno Ocean
GTK Icon Theme	Beauty Line
Terminal Font	JetBrainsMono
alternative Font	Nerd Font
alternative Font	Jet Brains Font

Structure

Here is an overview of the directories' structure:

.
├── build
├── flake.nix
├── flake.lock
├── switch
├── home
├── imgs
├── lib
├── notes
├── outputs
└── system

• build: the build and installation script.
• flake.nix: home and system configurations.
• switch: helper script to switch home and system configurations.
• home: all the user programs, services and dotfiles.
• imgs: screenshots and other images.
• lib: custom nix library functions and overlays used to instantiate pkgs.
• notes: cheat-sheets, docs, etc.
• outputs: the Home Manager and NixOS flake outputs.
• system: the NixOS configuration, settings for different laptops and window managers.

Install

You can have a look at the available flake outputs before getting started.

$ nix flake show github:gvolpe/nix-config
github:gvolpe/nix-config/b7fb45d60b761fe39ee1ce78d2b1fd0f0c8db50e
├───homeConfigurations: unknown
└───packages
    └───x86_64-linux
        ├───bazecor: package 'bazecor-1.3.9-patched'
        ├───metals: package 'metals-1.2.0'
        └───metals-updater: package 'metals-updater-script'