dotfiles

This repository manages dotfiles .* under $HOME. To use, clone this repository on $HOME/dotfiles and run install.

Installation

1. Clone this repository

git clone https://github.com/siraken/dotfiles.git

2. Install Nix

Install Nix using Determinate Nix Installer.

If the installer prompts you to install Determinate Nix, select no to install Nix from NixOS instead.

INFO nix-installer v3.4.1
INFO For a more robust Nix installation, use the Determinate package for macOS: https://dtr.mn/determinate-nix

Install Determinate Nix?

Selecting 'no' will install Nix from NixOS instead.

Proceed? ([Y]es/[n]o/[e]xplain):

To uninstall Nix, run the command below:

/nix/nix-installer uninstall

3. Install nix-darwin

cd dotfiles
sudo nix run nix-darwin/nix-darwin-25.05#darwin-rebuild -- switch --flake .#darwin --impure

After the installation, you may need to restart your terminal. The darwin-* commands are available in your shell.

4. Run darwin-rebuild or home-manager

# Build darwin flake using:
sudo darwin-rebuild build --flake .#THE_NAME --impure
sudo darwin-rebuild switch --flake .#THE_NAME --impure

# ex)
sudo darwin-rebuild switch --flake .#darwin --impure

or

nix run home-manager/release-25.05 -- switch --flake .#THE_NAME --impure

# ex)
nix run home-manager/release-25.05 -- switch --flake .#wsl-ubuntu --impure

x. Garbage Collection

nix store gc