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<div class="toc"> <p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p> <dl class="toc"> <dt> <span class="preface"> <a href="index.xhtml#preface">Preface</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="part"> <a href="index.xhtml#ch-installation">Installing Home Manager</a> </span></dt><dd><dl><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-install-standalone">Standalone installation</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-install-nixos-module">NixOS module</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-install-nix-darwin-module">nix-darwin module</a> </span></dt></dl></dd><dt> <span class="part"> <a href="index.xhtml#ch-usage">Using Home Manager</a> </span></dt><dd><dl><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-usage-configuration">Configuration Example</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-usage-rollbacks">Rollbacks</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-usage-dotfiles">Keeping your ~ safe from harm</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-usage-graphical">Graphical services</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-updating">Updating</a> </span></dt></dl></dd><dt> <span class="part"> <a href="index.xhtml#ch-nix-flakes">Nix Flakes</a> </span></dt><dd><dl><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-flakes-prerequisites">Prerequisites</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-flakes-standalone">Standalone setup</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-flakes-nixos-module">NixOS module</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-flakes-nix-darwin-module">nix-darwin module</a> </span></dt></dl></dd><dt> <span class="part"> <a href="index.xhtml#ch-writing-modules">Writing Home Manager Modules</a> </span></dt><dd><dl><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-option-types">Option Types</a> </span></dt></dl></dd><dt> <span class="part"> <a href="index.xhtml#ch-contributing">Contributing</a> </span></dt><dd><dl><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-contrib-getting-started">Getting started</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-guidelines">Guidelines</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-news">News</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-tests">Tests</a> </span></dt></dl></dd><dt> <span class="part"> <a href="index.xhtml#ch-3rd-party">Third-Party Tools and Extensions</a> </span></dt><dd><dl><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-3rd-party-module-collections">Module Collections</a> </span></dt></dl></dd><dt> <span class="part"> <a href="index.xhtml#ch-faq">Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)</a> </span></dt><dd><dl><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#_why_is_there_a_collision_error_when_switching_generation">Why is there a collision error when switching generation?</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#_why_are_the_session_variables_not_set">Why are the session variables not set?</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#_how_to_set_up_a_configuration_for_multiple_users_machines">How to set up a configuration for multiple users/machines?</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#_why_do_i_get_an_error_message_about_literal_ca_desrt_dconf_literal_or_literal_dconf_service_literal">Why do I get an error message about <code class="literal">ca.desrt.dconf</code> or <code class="literal">dconf.service</code>?</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#_how_do_i_install_packages_from_nixpkgs_unstable">How do I install packages from Nixpkgs unstable?</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#_how_do_i_change_the_package_used_by_a_module">How do I change the package used by a module?</a> </span></dt></dl></dd><dt> <span class="appendix"> <a href="options.xhtml">A. Home Manager Configuration Options</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="appendix"> <a href="nixos-options.xhtml">B. NixOS Configuration Options</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="appendix"> <a href="nix-darwin-options.xhtml">C. nix-darwin Configuration Options</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="appendix"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml">D. Release Notes</a> </span></dt> </dl></div>
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<div class="preface"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h1 class="title" > <span id="preface"></span>Preface </h1> </div> </div></div><p>This manual will eventually describe how to install, use, and extend Home
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<div class="preface"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h1 id="preface" class="title" >Preface </h1> </div> </div></div><p>This manual will eventually describe how to install, use, and extend Home
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Manager.</p><p>If you encounter problems then please reach out on the IRC channel
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<a class="link" href="https://webchat.oftc.net/?channels=home-manager" target="_top">#home-manager</a>
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hosted by <a class="link" href="https://oftc.net/" target="_top">OFTC</a>.
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<a class="link" href="https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager/issues" target="_top">Home Manager issue tracker</a>.</p><div class="note"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p>Commands prefixed with <code class="literal">$ sudo</code> have to be run as root, either
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requiring to login as root user or temporarily switching to it using
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<code class="literal">sudo</code> for example.</p></div>
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</div><div class="part"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h1 class="title" > <span id="ch-installation"></span>Installing Home Manager </h1> </div> </div></div><div class="partintro"><p>Home Manager can be used in three primary ways:</p><div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist " type="1"><li class="listitem"><p>Using the standalone <code class="literal">home-manager</code> tool. For platforms other than
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</div><div class="part"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h1 id="ch-installation" class="title" >Installing Home Manager </h1> </div> </div></div><div class="partintro"><p>Home Manager can be used in three primary ways:</p><div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist " type="1"><li class="listitem"><p>Using the standalone <code class="literal">home-manager</code> tool. For platforms other than
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NixOS and Darwin, this is the only available choice. It is also
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recommended for people on NixOS or Darwin that want to manage their
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home directory independently of the system as a whole. See
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setup.</p></li></ol></div><div class="note"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p>In this chapter we describe how to install Home Manager in the standard
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way using channels. If you prefer to use <a class="link" href="https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Flakes" target="_top">Nix
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Flakes</a> then please see the instructions
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in <a class="link" href="index.xhtml#ch-nix-flakes" title="Nix Flakes" >nix flakes</a>.</p></div><div class="toc"> <p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p> <dl class="toc"> <dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-install-standalone">Standalone installation</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-install-nixos-module">NixOS module</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-install-nix-darwin-module">nix-darwin module</a> </span></dt> </dl></div></div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="sec-install-standalone"></span>Standalone installation </h2> </div> </div></div><div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist " type="1"><li class="listitem"><p>Make sure you have a working Nix installation. Specifically, make
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in <a class="link" href="index.xhtml#ch-nix-flakes" title="Nix Flakes" >nix flakes</a>.</p></div><div class="toc"> <p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p> <dl class="toc"> <dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-install-standalone">Standalone installation</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-install-nixos-module">NixOS module</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-install-nix-darwin-module">nix-darwin module</a> </span></dt> </dl></div></div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-install-standalone" class="title" style="clear: both">Standalone installation </h2> </div> </div></div><div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist " type="1"><li class="listitem"><p>Make sure you have a working Nix installation. Specifically, make
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sure that your user is able to build and install Nix packages. For
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example, you should be able to successfully run a command like
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<code class="literal">nix-instantiate '<nixpkgs>' -A hello</code> without having to switch to
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<a class="link" href="options.xhtml#opt-programs.home-manager.path" >home-manager.path</a> option to specify the absolute
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path to the repository.</p><p>Once installed you can see <a class="link" href="index.xhtml#ch-usage" title="Using Home Manager" >Using Home Manager</a> for a more detailed
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description of Home Manager and how to use it.</p>
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</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="sec-install-nixos-module"></span>NixOS module </h2> </div> </div></div><p>Home Manager provides a NixOS module that allows you to prepare user
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</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-install-nixos-module" class="title" style="clear: both">NixOS module </h2> </div> </div></div><p>Home Manager provides a NixOS module that allows you to prepare user
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environments directly from the system configuration file, which often is
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more convenient than using the <code class="literal">home-manager</code> tool. It also opens up
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additional possibilities, for example, to automatically configure user
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you create. This contains the system’s NixOS configuration.</p><pre><code class="programlisting nix">{ lib, pkgs, osConfig, ... }:
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</code></pre></div><p>Once installed you can see <a class="link" href="index.xhtml#ch-usage" title="Using Home Manager" >Using Home Manager</a> for a more detailed
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description of Home Manager and how to use it.</p>
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</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="sec-install-nix-darwin-module"></span>nix-darwin module </h2> </div> </div></div><p>Home Manager provides a module that allows you to prepare user
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</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-install-nix-darwin-module" class="title" style="clear: both">nix-darwin module </h2> </div> </div></div><p>Home Manager provides a module that allows you to prepare user
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environments directly from the
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<a class="link" href="https://github.com/LnL7/nix-darwin/" target="_top">nix-darwin</a> configuration file,
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which often is more convenient than using the <code class="literal">home-manager</code> tool.</p><p>To make the NixOS module available for use you must <code class="literal">import</code> it into
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</code></pre></div><p>Once installed you can see <a class="link" href="index.xhtml#ch-usage" title="Using Home Manager" >Using Home Manager</a> for a more detailed
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description of Home Manager and how to use it.</p>
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</div>
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</div><div class="part"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h1 class="title" > <span id="ch-usage"></span>Using Home Manager </h1> </div> </div></div><div class="partintro"><p>Your use of Home Manager is centered around the configuration file,
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</div><div class="part"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h1 id="ch-usage" class="title" >Using Home Manager </h1> </div> </div></div><div class="partintro"><p>Your use of Home Manager is centered around the configuration file,
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which is typically found at <code class="literal">~/.config/home-manager/home.nix</code> in the
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standard installation or <code class="literal">~/.config/home-manager/flake.nix</code> in a Nix
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flake based installation.</p><div class="note"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p>The default configuration used to be placed in <code class="literal">~/.config/nixpkgs</code>¸ so
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</code></pre><p>Once a configuration is successfully built, it can be activated. The
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activation performs the steps necessary to make the files, programs, and
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services available in your user environment. The <code class="literal">home-manager switch</code>
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command performs a combined build and activation.</p><div class="toc"> <p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p> <dl class="toc"> <dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-usage-configuration">Configuration Example</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-usage-rollbacks">Rollbacks</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-usage-dotfiles">Keeping your ~ safe from harm</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-usage-graphical">Graphical services</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-updating">Updating</a> </span></dt> </dl></div></div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="sec-usage-configuration"></span>Configuration Example </h2> </div> </div></div><p>A fresh install of Home Manager will generate a minimal
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command performs a combined build and activation.</p><div class="toc"> <p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p> <dl class="toc"> <dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-usage-configuration">Configuration Example</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-usage-rollbacks">Rollbacks</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-usage-dotfiles">Keeping your ~ safe from harm</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-usage-graphical">Graphical services</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-updating">Updating</a> </span></dt> </dl></div></div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-usage-configuration" class="title" style="clear: both">Configuration Example </h2> </div> </div></div><p>A fresh install of Home Manager will generate a minimal
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<code class="literal">~/.config/home-manager/home.nix</code> file containing something like</p><pre><code class="programlisting nix">{ config, pkgs, ... }:
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{
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</code></pre><p>or if you are not feeling so lucky,</p><pre><code class="programlisting shell">home-manager build
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</code></pre><p>which will create a <code class="literal">result</code> link to a directory containing an
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activation script and the generated home directory files.</p>
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</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="sec-usage-rollbacks"></span>Rollbacks </h2> </div> </div></div><p>While the <code class="literal">home-manager</code> tool does not explicitly support rollbacks at
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</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-usage-rollbacks" class="title" style="clear: both">Rollbacks </h2> </div> </div></div><p>While the <code class="literal">home-manager</code> tool does not explicitly support rollbacks at
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do so are</p><div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist " type="1"><li class="listitem"><p>Run <code class="literal">home-manager generations</code> to determine which generation you
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Starting home manager activation
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…
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</code></pre></li></ol></div>
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</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="sec-usage-dotfiles"></span>Keeping your ~ safe from harm </h2> </div> </div></div><p>To configure programs and services Home Manager must write various
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</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-usage-dotfiles" class="title" style="clear: both">Keeping your ~ safe from harm </h2> </div> </div></div><p>To configure programs and services Home Manager must write various
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Please move the above files and try again
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</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-usage-graphical" class="title" style="clear: both">Graphical services </h2> </div> </div></div><p>Home Manager includes a number of services intended to run in a
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graphical session, for example <code class="literal">xscreensaver</code> and <code class="literal">dunst</code>.
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</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="sec-updating"></span>Updating </h2> </div> </div></div><p>If you have installed Home Manager using the Nix channel method then
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</div><div class="part"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h1 id="ch-nix-flakes" class="title" >Nix Flakes </h1> </div> </div></div><div class="partintro"><p>Home Manager is compatible with <a class="link" href="https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Flakes" target="_top">Nix
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incompatible ways.</p><p>Just like in the standard installation you can use the Home Manager
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description of this setup.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>This allows the user profiles to be built together with the system
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setup.</p></li></ol></div><div class="toc"> <p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p> <dl class="toc"> <dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-flakes-prerequisites">Prerequisites</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-flakes-standalone">Standalone setup</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-flakes-nixos-module">NixOS module</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-flakes-nix-darwin-module">nix-darwin module</a> </span></dt> </dl></div></div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="sec-flakes-prerequisites"></span>Prerequisites </h2> </div> </div></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist " style="list-style-type: disc;"><li class="listitem"><p>Install Nix 2.4 or later, or have it in <code class="literal">nix-shell</code>.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Enable experimental features <code class="literal">nix-command</code> and <code class="literal">flakes</code>.</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist " style="list-style-type: circle;"><li class="listitem"><p>When using NixOS, add the following to your <code class="literal">configuration.nix</code>
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setup.</p></li></ol></div><div class="toc"> <p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p> <dl class="toc"> <dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-flakes-prerequisites">Prerequisites</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-flakes-standalone">Standalone setup</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-flakes-nixos-module">NixOS module</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-flakes-nix-darwin-module">nix-darwin module</a> </span></dt> </dl></div></div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-flakes-prerequisites" class="title" style="clear: both">Prerequisites </h2> </div> </div></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist " style="list-style-type: disc;"><li class="listitem"><p>Install Nix 2.4 or later, or have it in <code class="literal">nix-shell</code>.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Enable experimental features <code class="literal">nix-command</code> and <code class="literal">flakes</code>.</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist " style="list-style-type: circle;"><li class="listitem"><p>When using NixOS, add the following to your <code class="literal">configuration.nix</code>
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and rebuild your system.</p><pre><code class="programlisting nix">nix = {
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introduction about writing a Home Manager configuration.</p></li></ul></div>
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</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="sec-flakes-standalone"></span>Standalone setup </h2> </div> </div></div><p>To prepare an initial Home Manager configuration for your logged in
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-flakes-standalone" class="title" style="clear: both">Standalone setup </h2> </div> </div></div><p>To prepare an initial Home Manager configuration for your logged in
|
||||
user, you can run the Home Manager <code class="literal">init</code> command directly from its
|
||||
flake.</p><p>For example, if you are using the unstable version of Nixpkgs or NixOS,
|
||||
then to generate and activate a basic configuration run the command</p><pre><code class="programlisting shell">$ nix run home-manager/master -- init --switch
|
||||
|
@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ to use the standard <code class="literal">nix flake update</code> command for th
|
|||
or <code class="literal">--update-input <input></code> to <code class="literal">home-manager</code> when building or
|
||||
switching, and these options will be forwarded to <code class="literal">nix build</code>. See the
|
||||
<a class="link" href="https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Flakes" target="_top">NixOS Wiki page</a> for details.</p></div>
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="sec-flakes-nixos-module"></span>NixOS module </h2> </div> </div></div><p>To use Home Manager as a NixOS module, a bare-minimum <code class="literal">flake.nix</code> would
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-flakes-nixos-module" class="title" style="clear: both">NixOS module </h2> </div> </div></div><p>To use Home Manager as a NixOS module, a bare-minimum <code class="literal">flake.nix</code> would
|
||||
be as follows:</p><pre><code class="programlisting nix">{
|
||||
description = "NixOS configuration";
|
||||
|
||||
|
@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ and is automatically rebuilt with the system when using the appropriate
|
|||
command for the system, such as
|
||||
<code class="literal">nixos-rebuild switch --flake <flake-uri></code>.</p><p>You can use the above <code class="literal">flake.nix</code> as a template in <code class="literal">/etc/nixos</code> by</p><pre><code class="programlisting shell">$ nix flake new /etc/nixos -t github:nix-community/home-manager#nixos
|
||||
</code></pre>
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="sec-flakes-nix-darwin-module"></span>nix-darwin module </h2> </div> </div></div><p>The flake-based setup of the Home Manager nix-darwin module is similar
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-flakes-nix-darwin-module" class="title" style="clear: both">nix-darwin module </h2> </div> </div></div><p>The flake-based setup of the Home Manager nix-darwin module is similar
|
||||
to that of NixOS. The <code class="literal">flake.nix</code> would be:</p><pre><code class="programlisting nix">{
|
||||
description = "Darwin configuration";
|
||||
|
||||
|
@ -492,12 +492,12 @@ to that of NixOS. The <code class="literal">flake.nix</code> would be:</p><pre><
|
|||
command here may be <code class="literal">darwin-rebuild switch --flake <flake-uri></code>.</p><p>You can use the above <code class="literal">flake.nix</code> as a template in <code class="literal">~/.config/darwin</code> by</p><pre><code class="programlisting shell">$ nix flake new ~/.config/darwin -t github:nix-community/home-manager#nix-darwin
|
||||
</code></pre>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
</div><div class="part"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h1 class="title" > <span id="ch-writing-modules"></span>Writing Home Manager Modules </h1> </div> </div></div><div class="partintro"><p>The module system in Home Manager is based entirely on the NixOS module
|
||||
</div><div class="part"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h1 id="ch-writing-modules" class="title" >Writing Home Manager Modules </h1> </div> </div></div><div class="partintro"><p>The module system in Home Manager is based entirely on the NixOS module
|
||||
system so we will here only highlight aspects that are specific for Home
|
||||
Manager. For information about the module system as such please refer to
|
||||
the <a class="link" href="https://nixos.org/nixos/manual/index.html#sec-writing-modules" target="_top">Writing NixOS
|
||||
Modules</a>
|
||||
chapter of the NixOS manual.</p><div class="toc"> <p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p> <dl class="toc"> <dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-option-types">Option Types</a> </span></dt> </dl></div></div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="sec-option-types"></span>Option Types </h2> </div> </div></div><p>Overall the basic option types are the same in Home Manager as NixOS. A
|
||||
chapter of the NixOS manual.</p><div class="toc"> <p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p> <dl class="toc"> <dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-option-types">Option Types</a> </span></dt> </dl></div></div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-option-types" class="title" style="clear: both">Option Types </h2> </div> </div></div><p>Overall the basic option types are the same in Home Manager as NixOS. A
|
||||
few Home Manager options, however, make use of custom types that are
|
||||
worth describing in more detail. These are the option types <code class="literal">dagOf</code> and
|
||||
<code class="literal">gvariant</code> that are used, for example, by
|
||||
|
@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ contains the value of a GVariant element.</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span i
|
|||
elements (GVariant format string <code class="literal">{${key.type}${value.type}}</code>),
|
||||
where each element is a GVariant value.</p></dd></dl></div></dd></dl></div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
</div><div class="part"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h1 class="title" > <span id="ch-contributing"></span>Contributing </h1> </div> </div></div><div class="partintro"><p>Contributions to Home Manager are very welcome. To make the process as
|
||||
</div><div class="part"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h1 id="ch-contributing" class="title" >Contributing </h1> </div> </div></div><div class="partintro"><p>Contributions to Home Manager are very welcome. To make the process as
|
||||
smooth as possible for both you and the Home Manager maintainers we
|
||||
provide some guidelines that we ask you to follow. See <a class="link" href="index.xhtml#sec-contrib-getting-started" title="Getting started" >Getting
|
||||
started</a> for information on how to set up
|
||||
|
@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ to the <a class="link" href="https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager/issue
|
|||
issue</a> page
|
||||
and write a description of your problem. Include as much information as
|
||||
you can, ideally also include relevant excerpts from your Home Manager
|
||||
configuration.</p><div class="toc"> <p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p> <dl class="toc"> <dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-contrib-getting-started">Getting started</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-guidelines">Guidelines</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-news">News</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-tests">Tests</a> </span></dt> </dl></div></div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="sec-contrib-getting-started"></span>Getting started </h2> </div> </div></div><p>If you have not previously forked Home Manager then you need to do that
|
||||
configuration.</p><div class="toc"> <p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p> <dl class="toc"> <dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-contrib-getting-started">Getting started</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-guidelines">Guidelines</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-news">News</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-tests">Tests</a> </span></dt> </dl></div></div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-contrib-getting-started" class="title" style="clear: both">Getting started </h2> </div> </div></div><p>If you have not previously forked Home Manager then you need to do that
|
||||
first. Have a look at GitHub’s <a class="link" href="https://help.github.com/articles/fork-a-repo/" target="_top">Fork a
|
||||
repo</a> for instructions on
|
||||
how to do this.</p><p>Once you have a fork of Home Manager you should create a branch starting
|
||||
|
@ -656,13 +656,13 @@ programs.home-manager.path = "$HOME/devel/home-manager";
|
|||
</code></pre><p>and running <code class="literal">home-manager switch</code> to activate the change.
|
||||
Afterwards, <code class="literal">home-manager build</code> and <code class="literal">home-manager switch</code> will use
|
||||
your cloned repository.</p></li></ol></div><p>The first option is good if you only temporarily want to use your clone.</p>
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="sec-guidelines"></span>Guidelines </h2> </div> </div></div><div class="toc"> <dl class="toc"> <dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-guidelines-back-compat">Maintain backward compatibility</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-guidelines-forward-compat">Keep forward compatibility in mind</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-guidelines-valuable-options">Add only valuable options</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-guidelines-add-tests">Add relevant tests</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-guidelines-module-maintainer">Add relevant documentation</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#_add_yourself_as_a_module_maintainer">Add yourself as a module maintainer</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-guidelines-code-style">Format your code</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-guidelines-commit-message-style">Format your commit messages</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-guidelines-news-style">Format your news entries</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-guidelines-conditional-modules">Use conditional modules and news</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-guidelines-licensing">Mind the license</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-commit-style">Commits</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#ex-commit-message">Example commit</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-code-style">Code Style</a> </span></dt> </dl></div><p>If your contribution satisfy the following rules then there is a good
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-guidelines" class="title" style="clear: both">Guidelines </h2> </div> </div></div><div class="toc"> <dl class="toc"> <dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-guidelines-back-compat">Maintain backward compatibility</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-guidelines-forward-compat">Keep forward compatibility in mind</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-guidelines-valuable-options">Add only valuable options</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-guidelines-add-tests">Add relevant tests</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-guidelines-module-maintainer">Add relevant documentation</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#_add_yourself_as_a_module_maintainer">Add yourself as a module maintainer</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-guidelines-code-style">Format your code</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-guidelines-commit-message-style">Format your commit messages</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-guidelines-news-style">Format your news entries</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-guidelines-conditional-modules">Use conditional modules and news</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-guidelines-licensing">Mind the license</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-commit-style">Commits</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#ex-commit-message">Example commit</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-code-style">Code Style</a> </span></dt> </dl></div><p>If your contribution satisfy the following rules then there is a good
|
||||
chance it will be merged without too much trouble. The rules are
|
||||
enforced by the Home Manager maintainers and to a lesser extent the Home
|
||||
Manager CI system.</p><p>If you are uncertain how these rules affect the change you would like to
|
||||
make then feel free to start a discussion in the
|
||||
<a class="link" href="https://webchat.oftc.net/?channels=home-manager" target="_top">#home-manager</a> IRC
|
||||
channel, ideally before you start developing.</p><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h3 class="title" > <span id="sec-guidelines-back-compat"></span>Maintain backward compatibility </h3> </div> </div></div><p>Your contribution should not cause another user’s existing configuration
|
||||
channel, ideally before you start developing.</p><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h3 id="sec-guidelines-back-compat" class="title" >Maintain backward compatibility </h3> </div> </div></div><p>Your contribution should not cause another user’s existing configuration
|
||||
to break unless there is a very good reason and the change should be
|
||||
announced to the user through an
|
||||
<a class="link" href="https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/index.html#sec-assertions" target="_top">assertion</a>
|
||||
|
@ -670,12 +670,12 @@ or similar.</p><p>Remember that Home Manager is used in many different environme
|
|||
you should consider how your change may effect others. For example,</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist " style="list-style-type: disc;"><li class="listitem"><p>Does your change work for people that do not use NixOS? Consider
|
||||
other GNU/Linux distributions and macOS.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Does your change work for people whose configuration is built on one
|
||||
system and deployed on another system?</p></li></ul></div>
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h3 class="title" > <span id="sec-guidelines-forward-compat"></span>Keep forward compatibility in mind </h3> </div> </div></div><p>The master branch of Home Manager tracks the unstable channel of
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h3 id="sec-guidelines-forward-compat" class="title" >Keep forward compatibility in mind </h3> </div> </div></div><p>The master branch of Home Manager tracks the unstable channel of
|
||||
Nixpkgs, which may update package versions at any time. It is therefore
|
||||
important to consider how a package update may affect your code and try
|
||||
to reduce the risk of breakage.</p><p>The most effective way to reduce this risk is to follow the advice in
|
||||
<a class="link" href="index.xhtml#sec-guidelines-valuable-options" title="Add only valuable options" >Add only valuable options</a>.</p>
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h3 class="title" > <span id="sec-guidelines-valuable-options"></span>Add only valuable options </h3> </div> </div></div><p>When creating a new module it is tempting to include every option
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h3 id="sec-guidelines-valuable-options" class="title" >Add only valuable options </h3> </div> </div></div><p>When creating a new module it is tempting to include every option
|
||||
supported by the software. This is <span class="emphasis"><em>strongly</em></span> discouraged. Providing
|
||||
many options increases maintenance burden and risk of breakage
|
||||
considerably. This is why only the most <a class="link" href="https://github.com/NixOS/rfcs/blob/master/rfcs/0042-config-option.md#valuable-options" target="_top">important software
|
||||
|
@ -689,11 +689,11 @@ require no explicit options at all.</p><p>If the software uses a structured conf
|
|||
YAML, INI, TOML, or even a plain list of key/value pairs then consider
|
||||
using a <code class="literal">settings</code> option as described in <a class="link" href="https://github.com/NixOS/rfcs/blob/master/rfcs/0042-config-option.md" target="_top">Nix RFC
|
||||
42</a>.</p>
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h3 class="title" > <span id="sec-guidelines-add-tests"></span>Add relevant tests </h3> </div> </div></div><p>If at all possible, make sure to add new tests and expand existing tests
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h3 id="sec-guidelines-add-tests" class="title" >Add relevant tests </h3> </div> </div></div><p>If at all possible, make sure to add new tests and expand existing tests
|
||||
so that your change will keep working in the future. See
|
||||
<a class="link" href="index.xhtml#sec-tests" title="Tests" >Tests</a> for more information about the Home Manager test
|
||||
suite.</p><p>All contributed code <span class="emphasis"><em>must</em></span> pass the test suite.</p>
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h3 class="title" > <span id="sec-guidelines-module-maintainer"></span>Add relevant documentation </h3> </div> </div></div><p>Many code changes require changing the documentation as well. The
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h3 id="sec-guidelines-module-maintainer" class="title" >Add relevant documentation </h3> </div> </div></div><p>Many code changes require changing the documentation as well. The
|
||||
documentation is written in
|
||||
<a class="link" href="https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/unstable/#sec-contributing-markup" target="_top">Nixpkgs-flavoured Markdown</a>.
|
||||
All text is hosted in Home Manager’s Git repository.</p><p>The HTML version of the manual containing both the module option
|
||||
|
@ -705,26 +705,26 @@ $ xdg-open ./result/share/doc/home-manager/index.html
|
|||
the man page version of the module options looks good:</p><pre><code class="programlisting shell">$ nix-build -A docs.manPages
|
||||
$ man ./result/share/man/man5/home-configuration.nix.5.gz
|
||||
</code></pre>
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h3 class="title" > <span id="_add_yourself_as_a_module_maintainer"></span>Add yourself as a module maintainer </h3> </div> </div></div><p>Every new module <span class="emphasis"><em>must</em></span> include a named maintainer using the
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h3 id="_add_yourself_as_a_module_maintainer" class="title" >Add yourself as a module maintainer </h3> </div> </div></div><p>Every new module <span class="emphasis"><em>must</em></span> include a named maintainer using the
|
||||
<code class="literal">meta.maintainers</code> attribute. If you are a user of a module that
|
||||
currently lacks a maintainer then please consider adopting it.</p><p>If you are present in the nixpkgs maintainer list then you can use that
|
||||
entry. If you are not then you can add yourself to
|
||||
<code class="literal">modules/lib/maintainers.nix</code> in the Home Manager project.</p><p>As a maintainer you are expected to respond to issues and
|
||||
pull-requests associated with your module.</p><p>Maintainers are encouraged to join the IRC or Matrix channel and
|
||||
participate when they have opportunity.</p>
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h3 class="title" > <span id="sec-guidelines-code-style"></span>Format your code </h3> </div> </div></div><p>Make sure your code is formatted as described in <a class="link" href="index.xhtml#sec-code-style" title="Code Style" >Code
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h3 id="sec-guidelines-code-style" class="title" >Format your code </h3> </div> </div></div><p>Make sure your code is formatted as described in <a class="link" href="index.xhtml#sec-code-style" title="Code Style" >Code
|
||||
Style</a>. To maintain consistency throughout the project
|
||||
you are encouraged to browse through existing code and adopt its style
|
||||
also in new code.</p>
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h3 class="title" > <span id="sec-guidelines-commit-message-style"></span>Format your commit messages </h3> </div> </div></div><p>Similar to <a class="link" href="index.xhtml#sec-guidelines-code-style" title="Format your code" >Format your code</a> we encourage a
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h3 id="sec-guidelines-commit-message-style" class="title" >Format your commit messages </h3> </div> </div></div><p>Similar to <a class="link" href="index.xhtml#sec-guidelines-code-style" title="Format your code" >Format your code</a> we encourage a
|
||||
consistent commit message format as described in
|
||||
<a class="link" href="index.xhtml#sec-commit-style" title="Commits" >Commits</a>.</p>
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h3 class="title" > <span id="sec-guidelines-news-style"></span>Format your news entries </h3> </div> </div></div><p>If your contribution includes a change that should be communicated to
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h3 id="sec-guidelines-news-style" class="title" >Format your news entries </h3> </div> </div></div><p>If your contribution includes a change that should be communicated to
|
||||
users of Home Manager then you can add a news entry. The entry must be
|
||||
formatted as described in <a class="link" href="index.xhtml#sec-news" title="News" >News</a>.</p><p>When new modules are added a news entry should be included but you do
|
||||
not need to create this entry manually. The merging maintainer will
|
||||
create the entry for you. This is to reduce the risk of merge conflicts.</p>
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h3 class="title" > <span id="sec-guidelines-conditional-modules"></span>Use conditional modules and news </h3> </div> </div></div><p>Home Manager includes a number of modules that are only usable on some
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h3 id="sec-guidelines-conditional-modules" class="title" >Use conditional modules and news </h3> </div> </div></div><p>Home Manager includes a number of modules that are only usable on some
|
||||
of the supported platforms. The most common example of platform specific
|
||||
modules are those that define systemd user services, which only works on
|
||||
Linux systems.</p><p>If you add a module that is platform specific then make sure to include
|
||||
|
@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ a condition in the <code class="literal">loadModule</code> function call. This w
|
|||
accessible only on systems where the condition evaluates to <code class="literal">true</code>.</p><p>Similarly, if you are adding a news entry then it should be shown only
|
||||
to users that may find it relevant, see <a class="link" href="index.xhtml#sec-news" title="News" >News</a> for a
|
||||
description of conditional news.</p>
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h3 class="title" > <span id="sec-guidelines-licensing"></span>Mind the license </h3> </div> </div></div><p>The Home Manager project is covered by the MIT license and we can only
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h3 id="sec-guidelines-licensing" class="title" >Mind the license </h3> </div> </div></div><p>The Home Manager project is covered by the MIT license and we can only
|
||||
accept contributions that fall under this license, or are licensed in a
|
||||
compatible way. When you contribute self written code and documentation
|
||||
it is assumed that you are doing so under the MIT license.</p><p>A potential gotcha with respect to licensing are option descriptions.
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||||
|
@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ Often it is convenient to copy from the upstream software documentation.
|
|||
When this is done it is important to verify that the license of the
|
||||
upstream documentation allows redistribution under the terms of the MIT
|
||||
license.</p>
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h3 class="title" > <span id="sec-commit-style"></span>Commits </h3> </div> </div></div><p>The commits in your pull request should be reasonably self-contained,
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h3 id="sec-commit-style" class="title" >Commits </h3> </div> </div></div><p>The commits in your pull request should be reasonably self-contained,
|
||||
that is, each commit should make sense in isolation. In particular, you
|
||||
will be asked to amend any commit that introduces syntax errors or
|
||||
similar problems even if they are fixed in a later commit.</p><p>The commit messages should follow the <a class="link" href="https://chris.beams.io/posts/git-commit/#seven-rules" target="_top">seven
|
||||
|
@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ exception, if there is no clear component, or your change affects many
|
|||
components, then the <code class="literal">{component}</code> part is optional. See
|
||||
<a class="link" href="index.xhtml#ex-commit-message" title="Example commit" >example_title</a> for a commit message that fulfills
|
||||
these requirements.</p>
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h3 class="title" > <span id="ex-commit-message"></span>Example commit </h3> </div> </div></div><p>The commit
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h3 id="ex-commit-message" class="title" >Example commit </h3> </div> </div></div><p>The commit
|
||||
<a class="link" href="https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager/commit/69f8e47e9e74c8d3d060ca22e18246b7f7d988ef" target="_top">69f8e47e9e74c8d3d060ca22e18246b7f7d988ef</a>
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||||
contains the commit message</p><pre><code class="programlisting">
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||||
starship: allow running in Emacs if vterm is used
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||||
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@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ contains the commit message</p><pre><code class="programlisting">
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|||
</code></pre><p>which ticks all the boxes necessary to be accepted in Home Manager.</p><p>Finally, when adding a new module, say <code class="literal">programs/foo.nix</code>, we use the
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||||
fixed commit format <code class="literal">foo: add module</code>. You can, of course, still include
|
||||
a long description if you wish.</p>
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||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h3 class="title" > <span id="sec-code-style"></span>Code Style </h3> </div> </div></div><p>The code in Home Manager is formatted by the
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h3 id="sec-code-style" class="title" >Code Style </h3> </div> </div></div><p>The code in Home Manager is formatted by the
|
||||
<a class="link" href="https://github.com/serokell/nixfmt/" target="_top">nixfmt</a> tool and the formatting is
|
||||
checked in the pull request tests. Run the <code class="literal">format</code> tool inside the
|
||||
project repository before submitting your pull request.</p><p>Keep lines at a reasonable width, ideally 80 characters or less. This
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||||
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@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ which use a hyphenated style. For example, the Home Manager option
|
|||
in Nixpkgs.</p>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="sec-news"></span>News </h2> </div> </div></div><p>Home Manager includes a system for presenting news to the user. When
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-news" class="title" style="clear: both">News </h2> </div> </div></div><p>Home Manager includes a system for presenting news to the user. When
|
||||
making a change you, therefore, have the option to also include an
|
||||
associated news entry. In general, a news entry should only be added for
|
||||
truly noteworthy news. For example, a bug fix or new option does
|
||||
|
@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ has a message along the lines of</p><pre><code class="programlisting">A new modu
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|||
systemd, then a condition like</p><pre><code class="programlisting nix">condition = hostPlatform.isLinux;
|
||||
</code></pre><p>should be added. If you contribute a module then you don’t need to
|
||||
add this entry, the merger will create an entry for you.</p></li></ul></div>
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="sec-tests"></span>Tests </h2> </div> </div></div><p>Home Manager includes a basic test suite and it is highly recommended to
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-tests" class="title" style="clear: both">Tests </h2> </div> </div></div><p>Home Manager includes a basic test suite and it is highly recommended to
|
||||
include at least one test when adding a module. Tests are typically in
|
||||
the form of "golden tests" where, for example, a generated
|
||||
configuration file is compared to a known correct file.</p><p>It is relatively easy to create tests by modeling the existing tests,
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||||
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@ -819,16 +819,16 @@ and may cause failures. To run against the nixpkgs from the flake.lock,
|
|||
use instead e.g.</p><pre><code class="programlisting shell">$ nix develop --ignore-environment .#all
|
||||
</code></pre>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
</div><div class="part"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h1 class="title" > <span id="ch-3rd-party"></span>Third-Party Tools and Extensions </h1> </div> </div></div><div class="partintro"><p>Here is a collection of tools and extensions that relate to Home
|
||||
</div><div class="part"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h1 id="ch-3rd-party" class="title" >Third-Party Tools and Extensions </h1> </div> </div></div><div class="partintro"><p>Here is a collection of tools and extensions that relate to Home
|
||||
Manager. Note, these are maintained outside the regular Home Manager
|
||||
flow so quality and support may vary wildly. If you encounter problems
|
||||
then please raise them in the corresponding project, not as issues in
|
||||
the Home Manager tracker.</p><p>If you have made something interesting related to Home Manager then you
|
||||
are encouraged to create a PR that expands this chapter.</p><div class="toc"> <p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p> <dl class="toc"> <dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-3rd-party-module-collections">Module Collections</a> </span></dt> </dl></div></div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="sec-3rd-party-module-collections"></span>Module Collections </h2> </div> </div></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist " style="list-style-type: disc;"><li class="listitem"><p><a class="link" href="https://github.com/schuelermine/xhmm" target="_top">xhmm — extra Home Manager
|
||||
are encouraged to create a PR that expands this chapter.</p><div class="toc"> <p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p> <dl class="toc"> <dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#sec-3rd-party-module-collections">Module Collections</a> </span></dt> </dl></div></div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-3rd-party-module-collections" class="title" style="clear: both">Module Collections </h2> </div> </div></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist " style="list-style-type: disc;"><li class="listitem"><p><a class="link" href="https://github.com/schuelermine/xhmm" target="_top">xhmm — extra Home Manager
|
||||
modules</a></p><p>A collection of modules maintained by Anselm Schüler.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><a class="link" href="https://github.com/danth/stylix/" target="_top">Stylix — System-wide colorscheming and
|
||||
typography</a></p><p>Configure your applications to get coherent color scheme and font.</p></li></ul></div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
</div><div class="part"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h1 class="title" > <span id="ch-faq"></span>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) </h1> </div> </div></div><div class="partintro"><div class="toc"> <p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p> <dl class="toc"> <dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#_why_is_there_a_collision_error_when_switching_generation">Why is there a collision error when switching generation?</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#_why_are_the_session_variables_not_set">Why are the session variables not set?</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#_how_to_set_up_a_configuration_for_multiple_users_machines">How to set up a configuration for multiple users/machines?</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#_why_do_i_get_an_error_message_about_literal_ca_desrt_dconf_literal_or_literal_dconf_service_literal">Why do I get an error message about <code class="literal">ca.desrt.dconf</code> or <code class="literal">dconf.service</code>?</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#_how_do_i_install_packages_from_nixpkgs_unstable">How do I install packages from Nixpkgs unstable?</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#_how_do_i_change_the_package_used_by_a_module">How do I change the package used by a module?</a> </span></dt> </dl></div></div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="_why_is_there_a_collision_error_when_switching_generation"></span>Why is there a collision error when switching generation? </h2> </div> </div></div><p>Home Manager currently installs packages into the user environment,
|
||||
</div><div class="part"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h1 id="ch-faq" class="title" >Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) </h1> </div> </div></div><div class="partintro"><div class="toc"> <p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p> <dl class="toc"> <dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#_why_is_there_a_collision_error_when_switching_generation">Why is there a collision error when switching generation?</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#_why_are_the_session_variables_not_set">Why are the session variables not set?</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#_how_to_set_up_a_configuration_for_multiple_users_machines">How to set up a configuration for multiple users/machines?</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#_why_do_i_get_an_error_message_about_literal_ca_desrt_dconf_literal_or_literal_dconf_service_literal">Why do I get an error message about <code class="literal">ca.desrt.dconf</code> or <code class="literal">dconf.service</code>?</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#_how_do_i_install_packages_from_nixpkgs_unstable">How do I install packages from Nixpkgs unstable?</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="index.xhtml#_how_do_i_change_the_package_used_by_a_module">How do I change the package used by a module?</a> </span></dt> </dl></div></div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="_why_is_there_a_collision_error_when_switching_generation" class="title" style="clear: both">Why is there a collision error when switching generation? </h2> </div> </div></div><p>Home Manager currently installs packages into the user environment,
|
||||
precisely as if the packages were installed through <code class="literal">nix-env --install</code>.
|
||||
This means that you will get a collision error if your Home Manager
|
||||
configuration attempts to install a package that you already have
|
||||
|
@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ error: build of ‘/nix/store/b37x3s7pzxbasfqhaca5dqbf3pjjw0ip-user-environment.
|
|||
using <code class="literal">nix-env --uninstall</code> and reattempt the Home Manager generation
|
||||
switch.</p><p>You could also opt to unistall <span class="emphasis"><em>all</em></span> of the packages from your profile
|
||||
with <code class="literal">nix-env --uninstall '*'</code>.</p>
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="_why_are_the_session_variables_not_set"></span>Why are the session variables not set? </h2> </div> </div></div><p>Home Manager is only able to set session variables automatically if it
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="_why_are_the_session_variables_not_set" class="title" style="clear: both">Why are the session variables not set? </h2> </div> </div></div><p>Home Manager is only able to set session variables automatically if it
|
||||
manages your Bash, Z shell, or fish shell configuration. To enable such
|
||||
management you use <a class="link" href="options.xhtml#opt-programs.bash.enable" >programs.bash.enable</a>,
|
||||
<a class="link" href="options.xhtml#opt-programs.zsh.enable" >programs.zsh.enable</a>, or <a class="link" href="options.xhtml#opt-programs.fish.enable" >programs.fish.enable</a>.</p><p>If you don’t want to let Home Manager manage your shell then you will
|
||||
|
@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ way. In Bash and Z shell this can be done by adding</p><pre><code class="program
|
|||
fish shell, it is possible to source it using <a class="link" href="https://github.com/oh-my-fish/plugin-foreign-env" target="_top">the foreign-env
|
||||
plugin</a></p><pre><code class="programlisting bash">fenv source "$HOME/.nix-profile/etc/profile.d/hm-session-vars.sh" > /dev/null
|
||||
</code></pre>
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="_how_to_set_up_a_configuration_for_multiple_users_machines"></span>How to set up a configuration for multiple users/machines? </h2> </div> </div></div><p>A typical way to prepare a repository of configurations for multiple
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="_how_to_set_up_a_configuration_for_multiple_users_machines" class="title" style="clear: both">How to set up a configuration for multiple users/machines? </h2> </div> </div></div><p>A typical way to prepare a repository of configurations for multiple
|
||||
logins and machines is to prepare one "top-level" file for each unique
|
||||
combination.</p><p>For example, if you have two machines, called "kronos" and "rhea" on
|
||||
which you want to configure your user "jane" then you could create the
|
||||
|
@ -884,13 +884,13 @@ logins. Of course, instead of just a single <code class="literal">common.nix</co
|
|||
have multiple ones, even one per program or service.</p><p>You can get some inspiration from the <a class="link" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/NixOS/comments/9bb9h9/post_your_homemanager_homenix_file/" target="_top">Post your home-manager home.nix
|
||||
file!</a>
|
||||
Reddit thread.</p>
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="_why_do_i_get_an_error_message_about_literal_ca_desrt_dconf_literal_or_literal_dconf_service_literal"></span>Why do I get an error message about <code class="literal">ca.desrt.dconf</code> or <code class="literal">dconf.service</code>? </h2> </div> </div></div><p>You are most likely trying to configure something that uses dconf but
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="_why_do_i_get_an_error_message_about_literal_ca_desrt_dconf_literal_or_literal_dconf_service_literal" class="title" style="clear: both">Why do I get an error message about <code class="literal">ca.desrt.dconf</code> or <code class="literal">dconf.service</code>? </h2> </div> </div></div><p>You are most likely trying to configure something that uses dconf but
|
||||
the DBus session is not aware of the dconf service. The full error you
|
||||
might get is</p><pre><code class="programlisting">error: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name ca.desrt.dconf was not provided by any .service files
|
||||
</code></pre><p>or</p><pre><code class="programlisting">error: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.systemd1.NoSuchUnit: Unit dconf.service not found.
|
||||
</code></pre><p>The solution on NixOS is to add</p><pre><code class="programlisting nix">programs.dconf.enable = true;
|
||||
</code></pre><p>to your system configuration.</p>
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="_how_do_i_install_packages_from_nixpkgs_unstable"></span>How do I install packages from Nixpkgs unstable? </h2> </div> </div></div><p>If you are using a stable version of Nixpkgs but would like to install
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="_how_do_i_install_packages_from_nixpkgs_unstable" class="title" style="clear: both">How do I install packages from Nixpkgs unstable? </h2> </div> </div></div><p>If you are using a stable version of Nixpkgs but would like to install
|
||||
some particular packages from Nixpkgs unstable – or some other channel
|
||||
– then you can import the unstable Nixpkgs and refer to its packages
|
||||
within your configuration. Something like</p><pre><code class="programlisting nix">{ pkgs, config, ... }:
|
||||
|
@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ in
|
|||
$ nix-channel --update
|
||||
</code></pre><p>Note, the package will not be affected by any package overrides,
|
||||
overlays, etc.</p>
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="_how_do_i_change_the_package_used_by_a_module"></span>How do I change the package used by a module? </h2> </div> </div></div><p>By default Home Manager will install the package provided by your chosen
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="_how_do_i_change_the_package_used_by_a_module" class="title" style="clear: both">How do I change the package used by a module? </h2> </div> </div></div><p>By default Home Manager will install the package provided by your chosen
|
||||
<code class="literal">nixpkgs</code> channel but occasionally you might end up needing to change
|
||||
this package. This can typically be done in two ways.</p><div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist " type="1"><li class="listitem"><p>If the module provides a <code class="literal">package</code> option, such as
|
||||
<code class="literal">programs.beets.package</code>, then this is the recommended way to
|
||||
|
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|
@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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|||
</tr>
|
||||
</table>
|
||||
<hr />
|
||||
</div><div class="appendix"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h1 class="title" > <span id="ch-nix-darwin-options"></span>Appendix C. nix-darwin Configuration Options </h1> </div> </div></div><div class="variablelist">
|
||||
</div><div class="appendix"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h1 id="ch-nix-darwin-options" class="title" >Appendix C. nix-darwin Configuration Options </h1> </div> </div></div><div class="variablelist">
|
||||
<a id="nix-darwin-options"></a>
|
||||
<dl class="variablelist">
|
||||
<dt>
|
||||
|
|
|
@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
|
|||
</tr>
|
||||
</table>
|
||||
<hr />
|
||||
</div><div class="appendix"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h1 class="title" > <span id="ch-nixos-options"></span>Appendix B. NixOS Configuration Options </h1> </div> </div></div><div class="variablelist">
|
||||
</div><div class="appendix"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h1 id="ch-nixos-options" class="title" >Appendix B. NixOS Configuration Options </h1> </div> </div></div><div class="variablelist">
|
||||
<a id="nixos-options"></a>
|
||||
<dl class="variablelist">
|
||||
<dt>
|
||||
|
|
|
@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
|
|||
</tr>
|
||||
</table>
|
||||
<hr />
|
||||
</div><div class="appendix"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h1 class="title" > <span id="ch-options"></span>Appendix A. Home Manager Configuration Options </h1> </div> </div></div><div class="variablelist">
|
||||
</div><div class="appendix"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h1 id="ch-options" class="title" >Appendix A. Home Manager Configuration Options </h1> </div> </div></div><div class="variablelist">
|
||||
<a id="home-manager-options"></a>
|
||||
<dl class="variablelist">
|
||||
<dt>
|
||||
|
@ -56095,6 +56095,9 @@ attribute set of (path or strings concatenated with “\n”)</p>
|
|||
<p><span class="emphasis"><em>Type:</em></span>
|
||||
YAML value</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p><span class="emphasis"><em>Default:</em></span>
|
||||
<code class="literal">{ }</code></p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p><span class="emphasis"><em>Example:</em></span></p><pre><code class="programlisting">{
|
||||
lat = 52.3;
|
||||
lng = 4.8;
|
||||
|
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|
@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
|
|||
</tr>
|
||||
</table>
|
||||
<hr />
|
||||
</div><div class="appendix"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h1 class="title" > <span id="ch-release-notes"></span>Appendix D. Release Notes </h1> </div> </div></div><div class="toc"> <p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p> <dl class="toc"> <dt> <span class="chapter"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-24.05">Release 24.05</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="chapter"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-23.11">Release 23.11</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="chapter"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-23.05">Release 23.05</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="chapter"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-22.11">Release 22.11</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="chapter"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-22.05">Release 22.05</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="chapter"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-21.11">Release 21.11</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="chapter"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-21.05">Release 21.05</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="chapter"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-20.09">Release 20.09</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="chapter"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-20.03">Release 20.03</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="chapter"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-19.09">Release 19.09</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="chapter"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-19.03">Release 19.03</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="chapter"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-18.09">Release 18.09</a> </span></dt> </dl></div><p>This section lists the release notes for stable versions of Home Manager
|
||||
and the current unstable version.</p><div class="chapter"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" > <span id="sec-release-24.05"></span>Release 24.05 </h2> </div> </div></div><div class="toc"> <p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p> <dl class="toc"> <dt> <span class="section"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-24.05-highlights">Highlights</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-24.05-state-version-changes">State Version Changes</a> </span></dt> </dl></div><p>This is the current unstable branch and the information in this section
|
||||
is therefore not final.</p><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="sec-release-24.05-highlights"></span>Highlights </h2> </div> </div></div><p>This release has the following notable changes:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist " style="list-style-type: disc;"><li class="listitem"><p>The <code class="literal">.release</code> file in the Home Manager project root has been
|
||||
</div><div class="appendix"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h1 id="ch-release-notes" class="title" >Appendix D. Release Notes </h1> </div> </div></div><div class="toc"> <p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p> <dl class="toc"> <dt> <span class="chapter"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-24.05">Release 24.05</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="chapter"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-23.11">Release 23.11</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="chapter"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-23.05">Release 23.05</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="chapter"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-22.11">Release 22.11</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="chapter"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-22.05">Release 22.05</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="chapter"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-21.11">Release 21.11</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="chapter"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-21.05">Release 21.05</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="chapter"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-20.09">Release 20.09</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="chapter"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-20.03">Release 20.03</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="chapter"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-19.09">Release 19.09</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="chapter"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-19.03">Release 19.03</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="chapter"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-18.09">Release 18.09</a> </span></dt> </dl></div><p>This section lists the release notes for stable versions of Home Manager
|
||||
and the current unstable version.</p><div class="chapter"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-release-24.05" class="title" >Release 24.05 </h2> </div> </div></div><div class="toc"> <p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p> <dl class="toc"> <dt> <span class="section"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-24.05-highlights">Highlights</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-24.05-state-version-changes">State Version Changes</a> </span></dt> </dl></div><p>This is the current unstable branch and the information in this section
|
||||
is therefore not final.</p><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-release-24.05-highlights" class="title" style="clear: both">Highlights </h2> </div> </div></div><p>This release has the following notable changes:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist " style="list-style-type: disc;"><li class="listitem"><p>The <code class="literal">.release</code> file in the Home Manager project root has been
|
||||
removed. Please use the <code class="literal">release.json</code> file instead.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>The <span class="command"><strong>home-manager uninstall</strong></span> command has been reworked to,
|
||||
hopefully, be more robust. The new implementation makes use of a new
|
||||
Boolean configuration option <a class="link" href="options.xhtml#opt-uninstall" >uninstall</a> that can
|
||||
|
@ -66,12 +66,12 @@ deprecated. Instead use the new shell function
|
|||
more. The deprecated variable will continue to work for now but its
|
||||
use may in the future trigger a warning message and eventually it
|
||||
may be removed entirely.</p></li></ul></div>
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="sec-release-24.05-state-version-changes"></span>State Version Changes </h2> </div> </div></div><p>The state version in this release includes the changes below. These
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-release-24.05-state-version-changes" class="title" style="clear: both">State Version Changes </h2> </div> </div></div><p>The state version in this release includes the changes below. These
|
||||
changes are only active if the <code class="literal">home.stateVersion</code> option is set to
|
||||
"24.05" or later.</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist compact" style="list-style-type: disc;"><li class="listitem"><p>Nothing, yet.</p></li></ul></div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
|
||||
</div><div class="chapter"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" > <span id="sec-release-23.11"></span>Release 23.11 </h2> </div> </div></div><div class="toc"> <p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p> <dl class="toc"> <dt> <span class="section"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-23.11-highlights">Highlights</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-23.11-state-version-changes">State Version Changes</a> </span></dt> </dl></div><p>The 23.11 release branch became stable in November, 2023.</p><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="sec-release-23.11-highlights"></span>Highlights </h2> </div> </div></div><p>This release has the following notable changes:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist " style="list-style-type: disc;"><li class="listitem"><p>When using <a class="link" href="options.xhtml#opt-programs.fish.enable" >programs.fish.enable</a>, the setup code for
|
||||
</div><div class="chapter"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-release-23.11" class="title" >Release 23.11 </h2> </div> </div></div><div class="toc"> <p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p> <dl class="toc"> <dt> <span class="section"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-23.11-highlights">Highlights</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-23.11-state-version-changes">State Version Changes</a> </span></dt> </dl></div><p>The 23.11 release branch became stable in November, 2023.</p><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-release-23.11-highlights" class="title" style="clear: both">Highlights </h2> </div> </div></div><p>This release has the following notable changes:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist " style="list-style-type: disc;"><li class="listitem"><p>When using <a class="link" href="options.xhtml#opt-programs.fish.enable" >programs.fish.enable</a>, the setup code for
|
||||
<a class="link" href="options.xhtml#opt-home.sessionVariables" >home.sessionVariables</a> is now translated with
|
||||
<a class="link" href="https://github.com/bouk/babelfish" target="_top">babelfish</a>. This should result
|
||||
in significantly faster shell startup times but could theoretically
|
||||
|
@ -86,12 +86,12 @@ have any external Home Manager modules, their option descriptions
|
|||
and literal examples should be translated to <a class="link" href="https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/unstable/#sec-contributing-markup" target="_top">Nixpkgs-flavoured
|
||||
Markdown</a>.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>The <code class="literal">services.password-store-sync</code> module has been removed. Use
|
||||
<code class="literal">services.git-sync</code> instead.</p></li></ul></div>
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="sec-release-23.11-state-version-changes"></span>State Version Changes </h2> </div> </div></div><p>The state version in this release includes the changes below. These
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-release-23.11-state-version-changes" class="title" style="clear: both">State Version Changes </h2> </div> </div></div><p>The state version in this release includes the changes below. These
|
||||
changes are only active if the <code class="literal">home.stateVersion</code> option is set to
|
||||
"23.11" or later.</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist compact" style="list-style-type: disc;"><li class="listitem"><p>Nothing, yet.</p></li></ul></div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
|
||||
</div><div class="chapter"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" > <span id="sec-release-23.05"></span>Release 23.05 </h2> </div> </div></div><div class="toc"> <p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p> <dl class="toc"> <dt> <span class="section"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-23.05-highlights">Highlights</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-23.05-state-version-changes">State Version Changes</a> </span></dt> </dl></div><p>The 23.05 release branch became the stable branch in May, 2023.</p><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="sec-release-23.05-highlights"></span>Highlights </h2> </div> </div></div><p>This release has the following notable changes:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist " style="list-style-type: disc;"><li class="listitem"><p>Firefox add-ons are now managed per-profile. That is, if you are
|
||||
</div><div class="chapter"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-release-23.05" class="title" >Release 23.05 </h2> </div> </div></div><div class="toc"> <p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p> <dl class="toc"> <dt> <span class="section"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-23.05-highlights">Highlights</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-23.05-state-version-changes">State Version Changes</a> </span></dt> </dl></div><p>The 23.05 release branch became the stable branch in May, 2023.</p><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-release-23.05-highlights" class="title" style="clear: both">Highlights </h2> </div> </div></div><p>This release has the following notable changes:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist " style="list-style-type: disc;"><li class="listitem"><p>Firefox add-ons are now managed per-profile. That is, if you are
|
||||
currently having</p><pre><code class="programlisting nix">programs.firefox.extensions = [ foo bar ];
|
||||
</code></pre><p>in your configuration then you must change it to</p><pre><code class="programlisting nix">programs.firefox.profiles.myprofile.extensions = [ foo bar ];
|
||||
</code></pre></li><li class="listitem"><p>The default configuration location has been changed from
|
||||
|
@ -107,13 +107,13 @@ a standalone Home Manager setup with Nix flakes uses this new
|
|||
command. The standard installation method remains the same but uses
|
||||
the new command internally. See <a class="link" href="index.xhtml#sec-flakes-standalone" title="Standalone setup" >sec-flakes-standalone</a> for
|
||||
more.</p></li></ul></div>
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="sec-release-23.05-state-version-changes"></span>State Version Changes </h2> </div> </div></div><p>The state version in this release includes the changes below. These
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-release-23.05-state-version-changes" class="title" style="clear: both">State Version Changes </h2> </div> </div></div><p>The state version in this release includes the changes below. These
|
||||
changes are only active if the <code class="literal">home.stateVersion</code> option is set to
|
||||
"23.05" or later.</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist " style="list-style-type: disc;"><li class="listitem"><p>The options</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist " style="list-style-type: circle;"><li class="listitem"><p><a class="link" href="options.xhtml#opt-xsession.windowManager.i3.config.window.titlebar" >xsession.windowManager.i3.config.window.titlebar</a></p></li><li class="listitem"><p><a class="link" href="options.xhtml#opt-xsession.windowManager.i3.config.floating.titlebar" >xsession.windowManager.i3.config.floating.titlebar</a></p></li><li class="listitem"><p><a class="link" href="options.xhtml#opt-wayland.windowManager.sway.config.window.titlebar" >wayland.windowManager.sway.config.window.titlebar</a></p></li><li class="listitem"><p><a class="link" href="options.xhtml#opt-wayland.windowManager.sway.config.floating.titlebar" >wayland.windowManager.sway.config.floating.titlebar</a></p></li></ul></div><p>now default to <code class="literal">true</code> which is consistent with the default values
|
||||
for those options used by <code class="literal">i3</code> and <code class="literal">sway</code>.</p></li></ul></div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
|
||||
</div><div class="chapter"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" > <span id="sec-release-22.11"></span>Release 22.11 </h2> </div> </div></div><div class="toc"> <p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p> <dl class="toc"> <dt> <span class="section"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-22.11-highlights">Highlights</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-22.11-state-version-changes">State Version Changes</a> </span></dt> </dl></div><p>The 22.11 release branch became the stable branch in November, 2022.</p><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="sec-release-22.11-highlights"></span>Highlights </h2> </div> </div></div><p>This release has the following notable changes:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist " style="list-style-type: disc;"><li class="listitem"><p>The <a class="link" href="options.xhtml#opt-home.stateVersion" >home.stateVersion</a> option no longer has a default
|
||||
</div><div class="chapter"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-release-22.11" class="title" >Release 22.11 </h2> </div> </div></div><div class="toc"> <p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p> <dl class="toc"> <dt> <span class="section"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-22.11-highlights">Highlights</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-22.11-state-version-changes">State Version Changes</a> </span></dt> </dl></div><p>The 22.11 release branch became the stable branch in November, 2022.</p><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-release-22.11-highlights" class="title" style="clear: both">Highlights </h2> </div> </div></div><p>This release has the following notable changes:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist " style="list-style-type: disc;"><li class="listitem"><p>The <a class="link" href="options.xhtml#opt-home.stateVersion" >home.stateVersion</a> option no longer has a default
|
||||
value. It used to default to “18.09”, which was the Home Manager
|
||||
version that introduced the option. If your configuration does not
|
||||
explicitly set this option then you need to add</p><pre><code class="programlisting nix">home.stateVersion = "18.09";
|
||||
|
@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ were removed since upstream changed the blur settings to be more
|
|||
flexible. You can migrate the blur settings to use
|
||||
<a class="link" href="options.xhtml#opt-services.picom.settings" >services.picom.settings</a> instead.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>The <code class="literal">services.compton</code> module has been removed. It was deprecated in
|
||||
release 20.03. Use <code class="literal">services.picom</code> instead.</p></li></ul></div>
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="sec-release-22.11-state-version-changes"></span>State Version Changes </h2> </div> </div></div><p>The state version in this release includes the changes below. These
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-release-22.11-state-version-changes" class="title" style="clear: both">State Version Changes </h2> </div> </div></div><p>The state version in this release includes the changes below. These
|
||||
changes are only active if the <code class="literal">home.stateVersion</code> option is set to
|
||||
"22.11" or later.</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist " style="list-style-type: disc;"><li class="listitem"><p>The <a class="link" href="options.xhtml#opt-services.mpd.musicDirectory" >services.mpd.musicDirectory</a> option now defaults to
|
||||
the value of <a class="link" href="options.xhtml#opt-xdg.userDirs.music" >xdg.userDirs.music</a> if
|
||||
|
@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ refer to the command by its absolute command path, such as
|
|||
<code class="literal">${pkgs.hello}/bin/hello</code>.</p></li></ul></div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
|
||||
</div><div class="chapter"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" > <span id="sec-release-22.05"></span>Release 22.05 </h2> </div> </div></div><div class="toc"> <p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p> <dl class="toc"> <dt> <span class="section"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-22.05-highlights">Highlights</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-22.05-state-version-changes">State Version Changes</a> </span></dt> </dl></div><p>The 22.05 release branch became the stable branch in May, 2022.</p><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="sec-release-22.05-highlights"></span>Highlights </h2> </div> </div></div><p>This release has the following notable changes:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist " style="list-style-type: disc;"><li class="listitem"><p>The <code class="literal">programs.waybar.settings.modules</code> option was removed. Waybar
|
||||
</div><div class="chapter"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-release-22.05" class="title" >Release 22.05 </h2> </div> </div></div><div class="toc"> <p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p> <dl class="toc"> <dt> <span class="section"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-22.05-highlights">Highlights</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-22.05-state-version-changes">State Version Changes</a> </span></dt> </dl></div><p>The 22.05 release branch became the stable branch in May, 2022.</p><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-release-22.05-highlights" class="title" style="clear: both">Highlights </h2> </div> </div></div><p>This release has the following notable changes:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist " style="list-style-type: disc;"><li class="listitem"><p>The <code class="literal">programs.waybar.settings.modules</code> option was removed. Waybar
|
||||
modules should now be declared directly under
|
||||
<code class="literal">programs.waybar.settings</code>.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Home Manager now partially support translation of texts into
|
||||
different languages. Note, the support is quite limited at the
|
||||
|
@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ and the activation script.</p><p>If you would like to contribute to the translat
|
|||
can do so through the <a class="link" href="https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/home-manager/" target="_top">Home Manager Weblate
|
||||
project</a>.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>A new module, <code class="literal">launchd.agents</code> was added. Use this to enable
|
||||
services based on macOS LaunchAgents.</p></li></ul></div>
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="sec-release-22.05-state-version-changes"></span>State Version Changes </h2> </div> </div></div><p>The state version in this release includes the changes below. These
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-release-22.05-state-version-changes" class="title" style="clear: both">State Version Changes </h2> </div> </div></div><p>The state version in this release includes the changes below. These
|
||||
changes are only active if the <code class="literal">home.stateVersion</code> option is set to
|
||||
"22.05" or later.</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist " style="list-style-type: disc;"><li class="listitem"><p>The <a class="link" href="options.xhtml#opt-programs.waybar.settings" >programs.waybar.settings</a> option now allows defining
|
||||
modules directly under <a class="link" href="options.xhtml#opt-programs.waybar.settings" >programs.waybar.settings</a>.
|
||||
|
@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ be an error. For example,</p><pre><code class="programlisting nix">programs.way
|
|||
</code></pre></li></ul></div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
|
||||
</div><div class="chapter"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" > <span id="sec-release-21.11"></span>Release 21.11 </h2> </div> </div></div><div class="toc"> <p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p> <dl class="toc"> <dt> <span class="section"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-21.11-highlights">Highlights</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-21.11-state-version-changes">State Version Changes</a> </span></dt> </dl></div><p>The 21.11 release branch became the stable branch in November, 2021.</p><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="sec-release-21.11-highlights"></span>Highlights </h2> </div> </div></div><p>This release has the following notable changes:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist " style="list-style-type: disc;"><li class="listitem"><p>All Home Manager modules are now loaded on all platforms. With this
|
||||
</div><div class="chapter"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-release-21.11" class="title" >Release 21.11 </h2> </div> </div></div><div class="toc"> <p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p> <dl class="toc"> <dt> <span class="section"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-21.11-highlights">Highlights</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-21.11-state-version-changes">State Version Changes</a> </span></dt> </dl></div><p>The 21.11 release branch became the stable branch in November, 2021.</p><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-release-21.11-highlights" class="title" style="clear: both">Highlights </h2> </div> </div></div><p>This release has the following notable changes:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist " style="list-style-type: disc;"><li class="listitem"><p>All Home Manager modules are now loaded on all platforms. With this
|
||||
change you will get a more descriptive error message if you attempt
|
||||
to enable a module that is incompatible with the host platform.</p><p>Previously, modules that were platform specific would only be loaded
|
||||
on that particular platform. For example, a module defining a
|
||||
|
@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ different so you may need to do some changes.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Ta
|
|||
file now. Option <a class="link" href="options.xhtml#opt-programs.taskwarrior.config" >programs.taskwarrior.config</a> and friends
|
||||
now generate the config file at <code class="literal">$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/task/taskrc</code>
|
||||
instead of <code class="literal">~/.taskrc</code>.</p></li></ul></div>
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="sec-release-21.11-state-version-changes"></span>State Version Changes </h2> </div> </div></div><p>The state version in this release includes the changes below. These
|
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</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-release-21.11-state-version-changes" class="title" style="clear: both">State Version Changes </h2> </div> </div></div><p>The state version in this release includes the changes below. These
|
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changes are only active if the <code class="literal">home.stateVersion</code> option is set to
|
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"21.11" or later.</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist " style="list-style-type: disc;"><li class="listitem"><p>The <a class="link" href="options.xhtml#opt-home.keyboard" >home.keyboard</a> option now defaults to <code class="literal">null</code>, meaning
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that Home Manager won’t do any keyboard layout management. For
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@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ example,</p><pre><code class="programlisting nix">programs.waybar.settings.modu
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</code></pre></li></ul></div>
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</div>
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</div><div class="chapter"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" > <span id="sec-release-21.05"></span>Release 21.05 </h2> </div> </div></div><div class="toc"> <p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p> <dl class="toc"> <dt> <span class="section"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-21.05-highlights">Highlights</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-21.05-state-version-changes">State Version Changes</a> </span></dt> </dl></div><p>The 21.05 release branch became the stable branch in May, 2021.</p><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="sec-release-21.05-highlights"></span>Highlights </h2> </div> </div></div><p>This release has the following notable changes:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist " style="list-style-type: disc;"><li class="listitem"><p>The ‘opt-programs.broot.verbs` option is now a list rather than an
|
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</div><div class="chapter"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-release-21.05" class="title" >Release 21.05 </h2> </div> </div></div><div class="toc"> <p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p> <dl class="toc"> <dt> <span class="section"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-21.05-highlights">Highlights</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-21.05-state-version-changes">State Version Changes</a> </span></dt> </dl></div><p>The 21.05 release branch became the stable branch in May, 2021.</p><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-release-21.05-highlights" class="title" style="clear: both">Highlights </h2> </div> </div></div><p>This release has the following notable changes:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist " style="list-style-type: disc;"><li class="listitem"><p>The ‘opt-programs.broot.verbs` option is now a list rather than an
|
||||
attribute set. To migrate, move the keys of the attrset into the
|
||||
list items’ <code class="literal">invocation</code> keys. For example,</p><pre><code class="programlisting nix">programs.broot.verbs = {
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"p" = { execution = ":parent"; };
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|
@ -342,15 +342,15 @@ example:</p><pre><code class="programlisting nix">programs.htop = {
|
|||
};
|
||||
};
|
||||
</code></pre></li></ul></div>
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||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="sec-release-21.05-state-version-changes"></span>State Version Changes </h2> </div> </div></div><p>The state version in this release includes the changes below. These
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-release-21.05-state-version-changes" class="title" style="clear: both">State Version Changes </h2> </div> </div></div><p>The state version in this release includes the changes below. These
|
||||
changes are only active if the <code class="literal">home.stateVersion</code> option is set to
|
||||
"21.05" or later.</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist compact" style="list-style-type: disc;"><li class="listitem"><p>The <code class="literal">newsboat</code> module now stores generated configuration in
|
||||
<code class="literal">$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/newsboat</code>.</p></li></ul></div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
|
||||
</div><div class="chapter"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" > <span id="sec-release-20.09"></span>Release 20.09 </h2> </div> </div></div><div class="toc"> <p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p> <dl class="toc"> <dt> <span class="section"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-20.09-highlights">Highlights</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-20.09-state-version-changes">State Version Changes</a> </span></dt> </dl></div><p>The 20.09 release branch became the stable branch in late September,
|
||||
2020.</p><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="sec-release-20.09-highlights"></span>Highlights </h2> </div> </div></div><p>This release has the following notable changes:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist compact" style="list-style-type: disc;"><li class="listitem"><p>Nothing has happened.</p></li></ul></div>
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="sec-release-20.09-state-version-changes"></span>State Version Changes </h2> </div> </div></div><p>The state version in this release includes the changes below. These
|
||||
</div><div class="chapter"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-release-20.09" class="title" >Release 20.09 </h2> </div> </div></div><div class="toc"> <p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p> <dl class="toc"> <dt> <span class="section"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-20.09-highlights">Highlights</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-20.09-state-version-changes">State Version Changes</a> </span></dt> </dl></div><p>The 20.09 release branch became the stable branch in late September,
|
||||
2020.</p><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-release-20.09-highlights" class="title" style="clear: both">Highlights </h2> </div> </div></div><p>This release has the following notable changes:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist compact" style="list-style-type: disc;"><li class="listitem"><p>Nothing has happened.</p></li></ul></div>
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-release-20.09-state-version-changes" class="title" style="clear: both">State Version Changes </h2> </div> </div></div><p>The state version in this release includes the changes below. These
|
||||
changes are only active if the <code class="literal">home.stateVersion</code> option is set to
|
||||
"20.09" or later.</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist " style="list-style-type: disc;"><li class="listitem"><p>The options <a class="link" href="options.xhtml#opt-home.homeDirectory" >home.homeDirectory</a> and
|
||||
<a class="link" href="options.xhtml#opt-home.username" >home.username</a> no longer have default values and must
|
||||
|
@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ the other hand, something like:</p><pre><code class="programlisting nix">bars =
|
|||
</code></pre></li></ul></div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
|
||||
</div><div class="chapter"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" > <span id="sec-release-20.03"></span>Release 20.03 </h2> </div> </div></div><div class="toc"> <p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p> <dl class="toc"> <dt> <span class="section"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-20.03-highlights">Highlights</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-20.03-state-version-changes">State Version Changes</a> </span></dt> </dl></div><p>The 20.03 release branch became the stable branch in April, 2020.</p><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="sec-release-20.03-highlights"></span>Highlights </h2> </div> </div></div><p>This release has the following notable changes:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist " style="list-style-type: disc;"><li class="listitem"><p>Assigning a list to the <a class="link" href="options.xhtml#opt-home.file" >home.file</a>,
|
||||
</div><div class="chapter"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-release-20.03" class="title" >Release 20.03 </h2> </div> </div></div><div class="toc"> <p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p> <dl class="toc"> <dt> <span class="section"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-20.03-highlights">Highlights</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-20.03-state-version-changes">State Version Changes</a> </span></dt> </dl></div><p>The 20.03 release branch became the stable branch in April, 2020.</p><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-release-20.03-highlights" class="title" style="clear: both">Highlights </h2> </div> </div></div><p>This release has the following notable changes:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist " style="list-style-type: disc;"><li class="listitem"><p>Assigning a list to the <a class="link" href="options.xhtml#opt-home.file" >home.file</a>,
|
||||
<a class="link" href="options.xhtml#opt-xdg.dataFile" >xdg.dataFile</a> options is
|
||||
now deprecated and will produce a warning message if used.
|
||||
Specifically, if your configuration currently contains something
|
||||
|
@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ example, a configuration</p><pre><code class="programlisting nix">programs.ssh.
|
|||
};
|
||||
</code></pre><p>Support for the list form will be removed in Home Manager version
|
||||
20.09.</p></li></ul></div>
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="sec-release-20.03-state-version-changes"></span>State Version Changes </h2> </div> </div></div><p>The state version in this release includes the changes below. These
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-release-20.03-state-version-changes" class="title" style="clear: both">State Version Changes </h2> </div> </div></div><p>The state version in this release includes the changes below. These
|
||||
changes are only active if the <code class="literal">home.stateVersion</code> option is set to
|
||||
"20.03" or later.</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist " style="list-style-type: disc;"><li class="listitem"><p>The <a class="link" href="options.xhtml#opt-programs.zsh.history.path" >programs.zsh.history.path</a> option is no longer
|
||||
prepended by <code class="literal">$HOME</code>, which allows specifying absolute paths, for
|
||||
|
@ -475,12 +475,12 @@ anymore.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>The newsboat module will now default in
|
|||
a lot of URLs and few queries.</p></li></ul></div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
|
||||
</div><div class="chapter"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" > <span id="sec-release-19.09"></span>Release 19.09 </h2> </div> </div></div><div class="toc"> <p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p> <dl class="toc"> <dt> <span class="section"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-19.09-highlights">Highlights</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-19.09-state-version-changes">State Version Changes</a> </span></dt> </dl></div><p>The 19.09 release branch became the stable branch in October, 2019.</p><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="sec-release-19.09-highlights"></span>Highlights </h2> </div> </div></div><p>This release has the following notable changes:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist " style="list-style-type: disc;"><li class="listitem"><p>The <code class="literal">programs.firefox.enableGoogleTalk</code> and
|
||||
</div><div class="chapter"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-release-19.09" class="title" >Release 19.09 </h2> </div> </div></div><div class="toc"> <p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p> <dl class="toc"> <dt> <span class="section"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-19.09-highlights">Highlights</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-19.09-state-version-changes">State Version Changes</a> </span></dt> </dl></div><p>The 19.09 release branch became the stable branch in October, 2019.</p><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-release-19.09-highlights" class="title" style="clear: both">Highlights </h2> </div> </div></div><p>This release has the following notable changes:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist " style="list-style-type: disc;"><li class="listitem"><p>The <code class="literal">programs.firefox.enableGoogleTalk</code> and
|
||||
<code class="literal">programs.firefox.enableIcedTea</code> options are now deprecated and will
|
||||
only work if Firefox ESR 52.x is used.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>The <code class="literal">home-manager</code> tool now provides an <code class="literal">uninstall</code> sub-command that
|
||||
can be used to uninstall Home Manager, if used in the standalone
|
||||
mode. That is, not as a NixOS module.</p></li></ul></div>
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="sec-release-19.09-state-version-changes"></span>State Version Changes </h2> </div> </div></div><p>The state version in this release includes the changes below. These
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-release-19.09-state-version-changes" class="title" style="clear: both">State Version Changes </h2> </div> </div></div><p>The state version in this release includes the changes below. These
|
||||
changes are only active if the <code class="literal">home.stateVersion</code> option is set to
|
||||
"19.09" or later.</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist " style="list-style-type: disc;"><li class="listitem"><p>The <a class="link" href="options.xhtml#opt-programs.firefox.package" >programs.firefox.package</a> option now expects a
|
||||
wrapped Firefox package and defaults to <code class="literal">pkgs.firefox</code>.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>The options <a class="link" href="options.xhtml#opt-home.keyboard.layout" >home.keyboard.layout</a> and
|
||||
|
@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ wrapped Firefox package and defaults to <code class="literal">pkgs.firefox</code
|
|||
indicates that the system value should be used.</p></li></ul></div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
|
||||
</div><div class="chapter"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" > <span id="sec-release-19.03"></span>Release 19.03 </h2> </div> </div></div><div class="toc"> <p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p> <dl class="toc"> <dt> <span class="section"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-19.03-highlights">Highlights</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-19.03-state-version-changes">State Version Changes</a> </span></dt> </dl></div><p>The 19.03 release branch became the stable branch in April, 2019.</p><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="sec-release-19.03-highlights"></span>Highlights </h2> </div> </div></div><p>This release has the following notable changes:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist " style="list-style-type: disc;"><li class="listitem"><p>The <a class="link" href="options.xhtml#opt-home.file._name_.source" >home.file.<span class="emphasis"><em>name</em></span>.source</a> option now allows source
|
||||
</div><div class="chapter"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-release-19.03" class="title" >Release 19.03 </h2> </div> </div></div><div class="toc"> <p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p> <dl class="toc"> <dt> <span class="section"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-19.03-highlights">Highlights</a> </span></dt><dt> <span class="section"> <a href="release-notes.xhtml#sec-release-19.03-state-version-changes">State Version Changes</a> </span></dt> </dl></div><p>The 19.03 release branch became the stable branch in April, 2019.</p><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-release-19.03-highlights" class="title" style="clear: both">Highlights </h2> </div> </div></div><p>This release has the following notable changes:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist " style="list-style-type: disc;"><li class="listitem"><p>The <a class="link" href="options.xhtml#opt-home.file._name_.source" >home.file.<span class="emphasis"><em>name</em></span>.source</a> option now allows source
|
||||
files to be hidden, that is, having a name starting with the <code class="literal">.</code>
|
||||
character. It also allows the source file name to contain characters
|
||||
not typically allowed for Nix store paths. For example, your
|
||||
|
@ -505,14 +505,14 @@ function. For example,</p><pre><code class="programlisting nix">systemd.user.se
|
|||
</code></pre><p>becomes</p><pre><code class="programlisting nix">systemd.user.services.foo.Service.ExecStart = lib.mkForce "/foo/bar";
|
||||
</code></pre><p>We had to make this change because the old merging was causing too
|
||||
many confusing situations for people.</p></li></ul></div>
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> <span id="sec-release-19.03-state-version-changes"></span>State Version Changes </h2> </div> </div></div><p>The state version in this release includes the changes below. These
|
||||
</div><div class="section"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-release-19.03-state-version-changes" class="title" style="clear: both">State Version Changes </h2> </div> </div></div><p>The state version in this release includes the changes below. These
|
||||
changes are only active if the <a class="link" href="options.xhtml#opt-home.stateVersion" >home.stateVersion</a> option is
|
||||
set to “19.03” or later.</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist compact" style="list-style-type: disc;"><li class="listitem"><p>There is now an option <a class="link" href="options.xhtml#opt-programs.beets.enable" >programs.beets.enable</a> that
|
||||
defaults to <code class="literal">false</code>. Before the module would be active if the
|
||||
<a class="link" href="options.xhtml#opt-programs.beets.settings" >programs.beets.settings</a> option was non-empty.</p></li></ul></div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
|
||||
</div><div class="chapter"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" > <span id="sec-release-18.09"></span>Release 18.09 </h2> </div> </div></div><p>The 18.09 release branch became the stable branch in September, 2018.</p>
|
||||
</div><div class="chapter"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 id="sec-release-18.09" class="title" >Release 18.09 </h2> </div> </div></div><p>The 18.09 release branch became the stable branch in September, 2018.</p>
|
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