Nix-configuration

Deploy on a new machine

• setup the filesystem as you see fit
• check out repository to /mnt/etc/nixos
• run nixos-generate-config --root /mnt in /mnt/etc/nixos
• create machine/<machine-name>/default.nix and add machine specific configuration to it
• move hardware-configuration.nix to machine/<machine-name>/hardware-configuration.nix
• add your machine to /mnt/etc/nixos/default.nix
• stage the machine-folder to the git-repository
• run
  • nix-shell -p nixFlakes
  • sudo _NIXOS_REBUILD_REEXEC=1 nixos-install --no-root-passwd --flake .#hostname
  • nixos-install --no-root-passwd --flake .#hostname

redesign checklist

• lorri or similar (nix-direnv)
• whole home manager stuff
• baseconfiguration handled
• programs handled
• locale/fonts
• zsh
• gnupg agent
• integrate steam-run module
• integrate texlive module