rwxae's dotfiles

Shared configuration files for NixOS and MacOS.

Philosophy

• Keyboard-first interaction
• One app on the screen at a time
• No docks and menu bars on the screen
• No distracting things like animations and wallpapers
• Prefer CLI over GUI
• Prefer defaults when possible

Features

• Declarative configuration powered by Nix
• Fully configured MacOS. Essential features include:
  • Tweaked Dock, Finder and other system preferences
  • Enabled AeroSpace window manager
  • Caps Lock key is bound for language switching without delay. Read my article "Caps Lock sucks on MacOS" for more details
• Installed and configured essential development tools

Install

For NixOS

1. Burn and use the latest ISO

Download and burn the minimal ISO image to a USB, or create a new VM with the ISO as base. Boot the installer.

2. Follow Manual Installation guide

3. Clone this repository

nix shell --extra-experimental-features 'nix-command flakes' nixpkgs#git
git clone https://github.com/rwxae/dotfiles.git

4. Build your system

Choose your host configuration (or create a new) and run the following:

sudo nixos-rebuild --extra-experimental-features 'nix-command flakes' switch --flake /path/to/dotfiles#hostname

Now reboot.

Progress:

• Custom nix options
• Docs: repo structure