This is my NixOS system configuration.

[!INFO] If you are new to Linux, do not start with NixOS. Try Fedora or Mint instead.

If you do want to exile and torture yourself, know this: SUPER is the Windows key, or the Command key on a Mac keyboard When looking for solutions online, search "NixOS" specifically. Use wiki.nixos.org, not nixos.wiki.

This configuration uses Disko for partition management, so you will need to wipe your hard drive. BACKUP YOUR FILES!

First, create a NixOS USB using the normal methods, and boot into it. Create a Nix Shell with git and flakes.

nix shell --experimental-features "nix-command flakes" nixpkgs#git

Clone the repsitory.

git clone https://github.com/libewa/nixconfig

Optionally, modify modules/system/germanlocale.nix to set a different locale, or remove the reference in flake.nix and commit your changes.

You should also change modules/system/users.nix, to configure users and set a password, using a hash from mkpasswd. Again, commit your changes.

Push to a remote if you want to build upon your changes later.

Then, to activate the configuration, run Disko.

sudo nix run 'github:nix-community/disko/latest#disko-install' -- --flake .#<flake attribute> --disk sda <device>

You can also use the shortcut script:

sudo install-os <flake attribute> <device>

Replace <flake attribute> with the flake attribute you want to configure, probably yoga, and <device> with a raw disk device path (like /dev/sda).

After a long time, you can reboot, and your system should work.

You will see the Simple Desktop Display Manager (sddm). You will need to login twice due to a bug, but you're not done yet. Upon launching into Hyprland, you will see a big yellow bar telling you that you are using a "generated configuration".

To remove this bar, simply activate the included home-manager configuration.

Open kitty by pressing SUPER and Q, and run this:

nh home switch

Reboot, for good measure.

Your setup should now be pretty much identical to mine.

Building an ISO image is easier, as NixOS provides templates for insecure setups like this.

Simply set aside a lot of space for your nix store, run one of these build commands, and wait around 15 minutes:

$ nix build .#iso-gui
$ nix build .#iso-term

Then, boot the ISO however you would do with one from nixos.org, or any other Linux livedisc.

To modify the configuration for your own need, modify the hosts/desktop/ folder and rename it to your local hostname. You can optionally delete it if it's not needed anymore. In flake.nix, add a new entry to the nixos-configurations object, with your host name as the key. You can copy the yoga entry for this. Comment out or remove modules/system/germanlocale.nix if you use a QWERTY and not a QWERTZ keyboard.

Then, rebuild with this command:

nh os switch

Use this command for rebuilding from now on.