uynix

one nix to rule them all

Based on @zmre 's awesome tutorial.
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As of 01/2023, this bootstraps nix + home-manager + my flake from scratch

MacOS

• Install nix sh <(curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install)
• Quit->Start Terminal(s)
• Install Homebrew
• MacOS <= 10.14: Change default shell to zsh: chsh -s /bin/zsh

nix build --extra-experimental-features "nix-command flakes" --show-trace uynix/.#darwinConfigurations.high-sierra.system
./result/sw/bin/darwin-rebuild switch --flake uynix/.#mojave #available: mojave, monterey
sudo rm /etc/nix/nix.conf /etc/shells
mv ~/.zshrc ~/.zshrc.before_nix
sudo mv /etc/zshrc /etc/zshrc.before_nix # There might be other problematic paths, just follow the installer
mv ~/.zshenv ~/.zshenv_before_nix

• Select meslogs nf font in iterm2 preferences

Notes:

• "iterm2" cask not working on MacOS <= 10.14
• "mpv" cask build doesn't support recent youtube updates on MacOS <= 10.14. Falling back to macports installation. (Yes, I justify 2GBs of dependencies because I refuse to compile homebrew libraries from source for every new update. Sue me)

Linux

Make sure to install zsh with your package manager first AND set it as your default shell

sh <(curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install) --daemon
# Restart terminal(s)
nix-channel --add https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager/archive/master.tar.gz home-manager
nix-channel --update
nix-shell '<home-manager>' -A install
sudo nano /etc/nix/nix.conf # Add: experimental-features = nix-command flakes
home-manager switch --flake ~/uynix/.#seff