nix

Darwin Nix

• edit ~/.nixpkgs/darwin-configuration.nix
• run % darwin-rebuild switch
• upgrade

  sudo -i sh -c 'nix-channel --update && nix-env -iA nixpkgs.nix && launchctl remove org.nixos.nix-daemon && launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.nixos.nix-daemon.plist'

Flakes

An introduction to nix flakes

Cheat Sheet

• Install a package: nix-env -f '<nixpkgs>' -iA tmux
• Remove a package: nix-env -e tmux
• List all installed packages: nix-env --query
• Search for tmux: nix search tmux
• Update package list: nix-channel --update

Nix on Mac OS

Docs

• blogpost

Todo

• Write pkgs (what’s the right wording here) for OSS Mac only applications (like Spectacle, Amphetamine, … see MacOs)
  • Example: iterm

Missing Mac OS applications

• pngpaste
• Karabiner
• Rectangle
• Tunnelblick
• Flycut
• Itsycal

Unfree

• Contexts
• Lens
• Logseq