nixos install of live usb

1. open gparted

• device / create partition table
• new / add label (nixos)

2. open terminal

sudo su
mount /dev/disk/by-label/nixos /mnt
nix-shell -p git
git clone https://github.com/cafetestrest/nixos.git /mnt/etc/nixos

3. update your username and other variables under:

nano nixos/hosts/desktop/desktop-modules.nix

4. Run the following to apply (change host)

nixos-install --flake .#<host>
reboot

nixos install after normal os installation

1. clone repository locally

nix-shell -p git
git clone https://github.com/cafetestrest/nixos.git
cd nixos

2. update your username and other variables under:

nano nixos/hosts/desktop/desktop-modules.nix

3. install nixos

sudo nixos-rebuild boot --flake .#$USER
reboot

Post install:

• Wallpaper (https://github.com/ArcticSpaceFox/nixos-artwork/blob/master/wallpapers/nixos-wallpaper-ice-pattern-gradient.svg)

Rotated 180 degrees horizontally and vertically (to get purple to the bottom right) Upscaled to 3840x2160

Configuration files:

• openweathermap API keys and location data located at: $HOME/.config/scripts/weather.rc
• yrweather API keys and location data located at: $HOME/.config/ags/weather_key