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use
${pkgs.pkgname}to refer to the package path nix config -
with home-manager, use home.sessionVariables to set environment variables
to update nix darwin
go to ~/.config/nix-darwin/ , run nix flake update
references
I mainly followed ChatGPT for quick reference and
- https://nixcademy.com/posts/nix-on-macos/
- Setting up Nix on macOS
- 📆 Mon Jan 15 2024 by Jacek Galowicz
- Nix is my favorite package manager to use on macOS
- https://mynixos.com/
documentation
- https://daiderd.com/nix-darwin/manual/index.html
- nix-darwin Configuration Options
- https://nix-community.github.io/home-manager/index.xhtml#ch-nix-flakes
- Home Manager Manual
- https://nix-community.github.io/home-manager/options.xhtml#opt-home.file
- Home Manager Configuration Options
- https://nixcademy.com/cheatsheet/
- Nix Cheatsheet
others
- https://carlosvaz.com/posts/declarative-macos-management-with-nix-darwin-and-home-manager/#declarative-homebrew-package-management
- Declarative macOS management with nix-darwin and home-manager
- https://github.com/LnL7/nix-darwin
- Nix modules for darwin, /etc/nixos/configuration.nix for macOS.
- Nix in 100 Seconds
- https://victorpierre.dev/blog/declarative-macos-configurations-with-nix/
- Reproducible macOS Configurations with Nix July 9, 2024
- https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-installer
- Determinate Nix Installer is a fast, friendly, and reliable way to install and manage Nix everywhere, including macOS, Linux, Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), SELinux, the Valve Steam Deck, and more.
- https://blog.6nok.org/how-i-use-nix-on-macos/
- How I use Nix on macOS
- https://davi.sh/blog/2024/01/nix-darwin/
- Package management on macOS with nix-darwin
nix config reference
- https://github.com/malob/nixpkgs
- This repo contains my Nix configs for macOS and Linux and by extension, configuration for most tools/programs I use, at least in the terminal.
- https://github.com/kivikakk/vyxos
install Nix:the package manager
I use Option 2.
Option 1: Install Nix on macOS using the official installer
sh <(curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install)Option 2: Install Nix on macOS using the Determinate Nix Installer
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf -L https://install.determinate.systems/nix | \
sh -s -- installAfter the installation, open another terminal and try this hello world. Have patient, it might takes a while.
nix run "nixpkgs#hello"
# Hello, world!install flakes
Already installed with the Determinate Nix Installer.
install nix-darwin
- https://davi.sh/til/nix/nix-macos-setup
- Setting up Nix on macOS
create flake.nix
mkdir -p ~/.config/nix-darwin
cd ~/.config/nix-darwin
nix flake init -t nix-darwin
sed -i '' "s/simple/$(scutil --get LocalHostName)/" flake.nixOpen the created flake.nix, Change nixpkgs.hostPlatform to aarch64-darwin because I'm using Apple Silicon.
install nix-darwin
nix run nix-darwin -- switch --flake ~/.config/nix-darwinusing nix-darwin
Open a new terminal(or like me, open a new tab in iTerm2) and try this.
darwin-rebuild switch --flake ~/.config/nix-darwinThis will be the command you'll see go through the rest of your life, treasure the moment you haven't remember it yet.
update
# at ~/.config/nix-darwin
nix flake updateplay with nix
remove vim and install neovim
find the package name in nixpkgs
Add the following Nix code to your NixOS Configuration, usually located in /etc/nixos/configuration.nix
environment.systemPackages = [
pkgs.neovim
];# ~/.config/nix-darwin/flake.nix
...
environment.systemPackages = [
# pkgs.vim # remove this
pkgs.neovim
];- https://github.com/sum-rock/SumAstroNvim
- Sum Rock's AstroNvim Implementation This is an implementation of the AstroNvim configuration/plugin distribution for Neovim using Nix flakes.
- maybe try it later
- it is so difficult to use astronvim with nix, the former is download and it is working, the latter is configure everything.
make installed GUI apps available in spotlight search
# ~/.config/nix-darwin/flake.nix
# configuration = { pkgs, ... }: {
# add config after pkgs,
configuration = { pkgs, config, ... }: {
# add pkgs.mkalias to systemPackages
environment.systemPackages =
[
pkgs.mkalias
# add this too
# https://gist.github.com/elliottminns/211ef645ebd484eb9a5228570bb60ec3?permalink_comment_id=5271771#gistcomment-5271771
system.activationScripts.applications.text = let
env = pkgs.buildEnv {
name = "system-applications";
paths = config.environment.systemPackages;
pathsToLink = "/Applications";
};
in
pkgs.lib.mkForce ''
# Set up applications.
echo "setting up /Applications..." >&2
rm -rf /Applications/Nix\ Apps
mkdir -p /Applications/Nix\ Apps
find ${env}/Applications -maxdepth 1 -type l -exec readlink '{}' + |
while read -r src; do
app_name=$(basename "$src")
echo "copying $src" >&2
${pkgs.mkalias}/bin/mkalias "$src" "/Applications/Nix Apps/$app_name"
done
'';install home-manager with flake
to make the vscode nix format work
install pkgs.nixfmt-rfc-style
add this to vscode config
"nix.formatterPath": "/run/current-system/sw/bin/nixfmt"set default shell to fish
To use iterm2 set command to fish might lost the PATH environment. Now use this workaround.
# in home-manager configuration
programs.fish.enable = true;in nix-darwin flake.nix
programs.zsh = {
enable = true;
interactiveShellInit = ''
if [[ $(${pkgs.procps}/bin/ps --no-header --pid=$PPID --format=comm) != "fish" && -z ''${BASH_EXECUTION_STRING} ]]
then
shopt -q login_shell && LOGIN_OPTION='--login' || LOGIN_OPTION=""
exec ${pkgs.fish}/bin/fish $LOGIN_OPTION
fi
'';
};install app with homebrew
find the app name in homebrew formulae, add it to here
# ~/.config/nix-darwin/flake.nix
casks = [
"folx"
"tailscale"
"calibre"
"the-unarchiver"
"android-studio"
"upscayl"
"arc"
# add to here
];then run
darwin-rebuild switch --flake ~/.config/nix-darwinclean nix store
sudo nix-collect-garbage -d