nix-darwin

Nix-darwin setup for (M/Intel) Macs.

setup

0x00 First to setup

• Setup your hostname on your Mac.

 sudo scutil --get ComputerName | sudo tee /etc/hostname

• Install Nix, multi-user installation.
• Install Homebrew. Not strictly nescessary, but some apps are not in nixpkgs, and nix integrates nicely with homebrew. Borrow nescessary parts off of the nix-darwin-kickstarter/minimal, and put it in ~/.config/nix-darwin (this repo).
• Install nix-darwin, using nix it self, and nix flakes

nix run nix-darwin -- switch --flake ~/.config/nix --impure

0x01 Build the system and switch to it

use root!!!

darwin-rebuild switch --flake ~/.config/nix --impure

contents

• flake.nix
  • main entrypoint
  • systems configuration: only one for a single mac
  • dependency setup: inputs
• flake.lock
  • pinned versions of all dependencies
• modules/
  • apps.nix: system and homebrew packages
  • host-users.nix: machine and user setup
  • nix-core.nix: configuration of nix itself on the machine
  • system.nix: mac specific settings; dock, keyboard, finder++
• home/
  • home manager modules: user specific package configuration