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:

Temporary solution - Add flags to each command:

nix --extra-experimental-features "nix-command flakes" <command>

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

For a single user:

mkdir -p ~/.config/nix
echo "experimental-features = nix-command flakes" > ~/.config/nix/nix.conf

For system-wide configuration (requires sudo):

sudo mkdir -p /etc/nix
echo "experimental-features = nix-command flakes" | sudo tee -a /etc/nix/nix.conf

Installation

Local Installation

Clone this repository to your remote machine:

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

Apply the configuration:

# 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:

home-manager switch --flake .#tbingmann

Direct Installation from Git Repository

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

# If home-manager is not installed
nix --no-write-lock-file run github:nix-community/home-manager/release-25.05 -- switch --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:

Modify the configuration files (flake.nix, home.nix)
Run home-manager switch --flake .#tbingmann

From remote Git repository:

# 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:

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

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

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