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General purpose Nix starter template for macOS or NixOS w/ step-by-step instructions

24 mentions on Hacker News by 6 people: 2 stories, 22 comments · first 2022-05-27 · latest 2024-04-25

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  1. …for a couple years, you can use it to try Nix without as much up front learning. Almost 1000 stars! https://github.com/dustinlyons/nixos-config Edit: Just crossed 1k! Thanks HN
    comment by dlyons · 2024-04-25 · in Package management on macOS with Nix-Darwin
  2. …was always a pain. I made it easy for others to try if you’re interested, almost 800 stars now: https://github.com/dustinlyons/nixos-config
    comment by dlyons · 2024-02-26 · in I Use Nix on macOS
  3. …Nix for MacOS configuration starter that has a step by step guide on getting started (725+ stars). https://github.com/dustinlyons/nixos-config
    comment by dlyons · 2024-02-17 · in My MacBook Setup (the 2024 version)
  4. …want to try it yourself. Many other folks have told me they find it useful too (almost 700 stars): https://github.com/dustinlyons/nixos-config
    comment by dlyons · 2024-01-29 · in Ask HN: How do you setup a new Mac?
  5. …since replaced it with flakes and devenv. My configuration with a step by step guide (600+ stars): https://github.com/dustinlyons/nixos-config
    comment by dlyons · 2024-01-15 · in Going declarative on macOS with Nix and Nix-Darwin
  6. Here's my flake that does it: https://github.com/dustinlyons/nixos-config/blob/main/flake....
    comment by dlyons · 2024-01-15 · in Going declarative on macOS with Nix and Nix-Darwin
  7. …Could you possibly tell me (or link to the explanation) what's special about that Emacs instance? https://github.com/dustinlyons/nixos-config/blob/main/module... -- This file appears to be part of it, but I'm not very experienced with Nix…
    comment by bloopernova · 2024-01-09 · in Flakes aren't real and cannot hurt you: using Nix flakes the non-flake way
  8. …Nix as easy to adopt as possible by creating Nix commands and a step by step guide (600+ stars): https://github.com/dustinlyons/nixos-config I love Nix. I use it every day to manage multiple local dev environments. And I use devenv instead…
    comment by dlyons · 2024-01-09 · in Flakes aren't real and cannot hurt you: using Nix flakes the non-flake way
  9. …I jump between Cursor (vscode-based), Neovim and Emacs for different tasks on a daily. I also found https://github.com/dustinlyons/nixos-config/blob/main/module... just a few days ago which could be a useful resource when you're building…
    comment by vidbina · 2024-01-06 · in 2024-01-01 Emacs News
  10. …use case; bore yourself through the syntax and be rewarded with an easily reproducible system. [1] https://github.com/dustinlyons/nixos-config
    comment by dlyons · 2023-11-02 · in macOS Sonoma Broke Grep
  11. …Just uninstall the current nix and install using nix-installer? My config is loosely based off https://github.com/dustinlyons/nixos-config if this matters. Using nix-darwin.
    comment by russelg · 2023-10-25 · in Nix Survival Mode: macOS upgrades won't break Nix anymore
  12. …also flake inputs so your apps versions get declaratively managed/locked too! Here’s how I do it: https://github.com/dustinlyons/nixos-config/blob/main/flake....
    comment by boots22 · 2023-10-25 · in Nix Survival Mode: macOS upgrades won't break Nix anymore
  13. …to write free books ;) I've spent over a year making my personal Nix config work well for others: https://github.com/dustinlyons/nixos-config
    comment by dlyons · 2023-10-09 · in NixOS and Flakes Book: An unofficial book for beginners (free)
  14. Here's my MacOS Nix environment that also works on NixOS: https://github.com/dustinlyons/nixos-config
    comment by dlyons · 2023-08-25 · in macOS Configuration Using Nix-Darwin And home-manager
  15. …being able to use my NixOS machine and MacBook to seamlessly carry around the same dev environment. https://github.com/dustinlyons/nixos-config
    comment by dlyons · 2023-08-13 · in NixOS RFC 136 approved: A plan to stabilize the new CLI and Flakes incrementally
  16. …that powers my Macbook, Linux PC, and home lab server. Emacs + org-roam to capture everything. https://github.com/dustinlyons/nixos-config
    comment by dlyons · 2023-07-04 · in Ask HN: Could you share your personal blog here?
  17. …environments on a team. Flox is a new thing to check out My repo if it helps anyone get started: https://github.com/dustinlyons/nixos-config
    comment by dlyons · 2023-03-01 · in Nix journey part 0: Learning and reference materials
  18. …macos/*, and common/*. The first two just import the latter. Here's a link if it's helpful: - https://github.com/dustinlyons/nixos-config
    comment by dlyons · 2023-02-27 · in The Determinate Nix Installer
  19. …know you can even install Mac App Store apps? Here are the relevant bits where my config does it: https://github.com/dustinlyons/nixos-config/blob/main/macos/...
    comment by dlyons · 2023-02-16 · in Homebrew 4.0.0
  20. …on" folder to always fetch syncs), and my Steam Deck. If you use Nix it's really easy to setup: https://github.com/dustinlyons/nixos-config/blob/main/nixos/...
    comment by dlyons · 2023-02-04 · in Expected changes with Dropbox for macOS
  21. …other machines I use. Here's my Nix setup for my M1 Macbook using nix-darwin, if it helps anyone: https://github.com/dustinlyons/nixos-config
    comment by dlyons · 2022-09-25 · in Ask HN: Xcode users – how do you make it more usable?
  22. …or I'll wait for the next release. Links to my configs https://github.com/dustinlyons/guix-config https://github.com/dustinlyons/nixos-config
    comment by dudeinsf · 2022-05-27 · in GNU Guix System