# Nix Home Manager Configuration

This repository contains a Nix home-manager flake for configuring a user environment on a remote Linux system with Nix installed. The configuration is designed for user `tbingmann` and includes custom Bash settings and direnv support.

## Features

- Custom Bash configuration with useful aliases and functions
- direnv integration for project-specific environment variables
- Git configuration
- Essential command-line utilities

## Prerequisites

- Nix package manager installed on the remote system
- Flakes enabled in Nix configuration

### Enabling Required Experimental Features

If you encounter errors about experimental features being disabled, you need to enable them. There are several ways to do this:

1. **Temporary solution** - Add flags to each command:
   ```bash
   nix --extra-experimental-features "nix-command flakes" <command>
   ```

2. **Permanent solution** - Create or edit your `nix.conf` file:

   For a single user:
   ```bash
   mkdir -p ~/.config/nix
   echo "experimental-features = nix-command flakes" > ~/.config/nix/nix.conf
   ```

   For system-wide configuration (requires sudo):
   ```bash
   sudo mkdir -p /etc/nix
   echo "experimental-features = nix-command flakes" | sudo tee -a /etc/nix/nix.conf
   ```

## Installation

### Local Installation

1. Clone this repository to your remote machine:

```bash
git clone https://g.t1.xyz/tb/nix-ebay-home.git ~/nix-home
cd ~/nix-home
```

2. Apply the configuration:

```bash
# If home-manager is not installeds
nix run github:nix-community/home-manager/release-25.05 -- switch --flake .#tbingmann
```

Alternatively, if you have home-manager installed:

```bash
home-manager switch --flake .#tbingmann
```

### Direct Installation from Git Repository

You can apply the configuration directly from a Git repository without cloning:

```bash
# If home-manager is not installed
nix --no-write-lock-file run github:nix-community/home-manager/release-25.05 -- switch --refresh --flake 'git+https://g.t1.xyz/tb/nix-ebay-home.git#tbingmann'

# If home-manager is installed
home-manager --no-write-lock-file switch --flake 'git+https://g.t1.xyz/tb/nix-ebay-home.git#tbingmann'
```

## Usage

### Updating

To update the configuration:

#### Local repository:
1. Modify the configuration files (`flake.nix`, `home.nix`)
2. Run `home-manager switch --flake .#tbingmann`

#### From remote Git repository:
```bash
# Pull latest changes from the repository
git -C ~/.config/home-manager pull

# Apply the updated configuration
home-manager switch --flake ~/.config/home-manager#tbingmann

# Or directly without pulling first
home-manager --no-write-lock-file switch --flake 'git+https://g.t1.xyz/tb/nix-ebay-home.git#tbingmann'
```

## Customization

- Edit `home.nix` to customize your home environment
- Modify Bash configuration in the `programs.bash` section
- Add or remove packages in the `home.packages` section

## Troubleshooting

If you encounter issues:

1. Check that Nix flakes are enabled
2. Ensure you're using the correct username in the configuration
3. Run with `--debug` flag for more information:

```bash
home-manager switch --flake .#tbingmann --debug
```