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Since `nix.conf` is generated when using NixOS, it cannot be edited. Instead we add the instructions described by Xe in https://xeiaso.net/blog/nix-flakes-1-2022-02-21
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[[ch-nix-flakes]]
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== Nix Flakes
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:nixos-wiki-flakes: https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Flakes
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Home Manager includes a `flake.nix` file for compatibility with {nixos-wiki-flakes}[Nix Flakes].
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The support is still experimental and may change in backwards incompatible ways.
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[[sec-flakes-prerequisties]]
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=== Prerequisties
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* Install Nix 2.4 or later, or have it in `nix-shell`.
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* Enable experimental features `nix-command` and `flakes`.
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** When using NixOS, add the following to your `configuration.nix` and rebuild your system.
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[source,nix]
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nix = {
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package = pkgs.nixFlakes;
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extraOptions = ''
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experimental-features = nix-command flakes
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'';
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};
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** If you are not using NixOS, add the following to `nix.conf` (located at `~/.config/nix/` or `/etc/nix/nix.conf`).
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[source,bash]
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experimental-features = nix-command flakes
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You may need to restart the Nix daemon with, for example, `sudo systemctl restart nix-daemon.service`.
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** Alternatively, you can enable flakes on a per-command basis with the following additional flags to `nix` and `home-manager`:
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[source,console]
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----
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$ nix --extra-experimental-features "nix-command flakes" <sub-commands>
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$ home-manager --extra-experimental-features "nix-command flakes" <sub-commands>
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----
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* Prepare your Home Manager configuration (`home.nix`).
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Unlike the channel-based setup,
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`home.nix` will be evaluated when the flake is built,
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so it must be present before bootstrap of Home Manager from the flake.
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See <<sec-usage-configuration>> for introduction about
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writing a Home Manager configuration.
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[[sec-flakes-standalone]]
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=== Standalone setup
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1. Set up a flake with a `flake.nix` as follows:
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[source,nix]
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----
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{
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description = "Home Manager configuration of Jane Doe";
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inputs = {
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# Specify the source of Home Manager and Nixpkgs.
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nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
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home-manager = {
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url = "github:nix-community/home-manager";
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inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
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};
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};
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outputs = { nixpkgs, home-manager, ... }:
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let
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system = "x86_64-linux";
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pkgs = nixpkgs.legacyPackages.${system};
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in {
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homeConfigurations.jdoe = home-manager.lib.homeManagerConfiguration {
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inherit pkgs;
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# Specify your home configuration modules here, for example,
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# the path to your home.nix.
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modules = [
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./home.nix
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];
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# Optionally use extraSpecialArgs
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# to pass through arguments to home.nix
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};
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};
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}
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----
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[NOTE]
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====
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* The above example tracks the master branch of Home Manager
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and nixos-unstable branch of Nixpkgs.
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If you would like to use the `release-22.05` branch,
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change the `home-manager` input url to `github:nix-community/home-manager/release-22.05`
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and `nixpkgs` url to `github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-22.05`.
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* The Home Manager library is exported by the flake under
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`lib.hm`.
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* You can use the above `flake.nix` as a template in `~/.config/nixpkgs` by
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[source,console]
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$ nix flake new ~/.config/nixpkgs -t github:nix-community/home-manager
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====
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2. Install Home Manager and apply the configuration by
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[source,console]
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----
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$ nix build --no-link <flake-uri>#homeConfigurations.jdoe.activationPackage
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$ "$(nix path-info <flake-uri>#homeConfigurations.jdoe.activationPackage)"/activate
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----
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Substitute `<flake-uri>` with the flake URI of the configuration flake.
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If `flake.nix` resides in `~/.config/nixpkgs`,
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`<flake-uri>` may be `~/.config/nixpkgs`
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as a Git tree or `path:~/.config/nixpkgs` if not.
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3. Since the release `21.05`,
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building a flake-based configuration is as simple as
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[source,console]
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$ home-manager switch --flake '<flake-uri>#jdoe'
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once home-manager is installed.
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Here, `jdoe` is a configuration specified in the flake file,
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and `<flake-uri>#jdoe` will be expanded to
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`<flake-uri>#homeConfigurations.jdoe.activationPackage`
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and be built by Nix.
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[NOTE]
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====
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The flake inputs are not upgraded automatically when switching.
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The analogy to the command `home-manager --update ...` is `nix flake update`.
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If updating more than one input is undesirable,
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the command `nix flake lock --update-input <input-name>` can be used.
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You can also pass flake-related options
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such as `--recreate-lock-file` or `--update-input [input]`
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to `home-manager` when building/switching,
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and these options will be forwarded to `nix build`.
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See the {nixos-wiki-flakes}[NixOS Wiki page] for detail.
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====
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[[sec-flakes-nixos-module]]
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=== NixOS module
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To use Home Manager as a NixOS module,
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a bare-minimum `flake.nix` would be as follows:
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[source,nix]
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----
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{
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description = "NixOS configuration";
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inputs = {
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nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
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home-manager.url = "github:nix-community/home-manager";
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home-manager.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
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};
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outputs = inputs@{ nixpkgs, home-manager, ... }: {
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nixosConfigurations = {
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hostname = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
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system = "x86_64-linux";
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modules = [
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./configuration.nix
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home-manager.nixosModules.home-manager
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{
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home-manager.useGlobalPkgs = true;
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home-manager.useUserPackages = true;
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home-manager.users.jdoe = import ./home.nix;
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# Optionally, use home-manager.extraSpecialArgs to pass
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# arguments to home.nix
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}
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];
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};
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};
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};
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}
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----
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The Home Manager configuration is then part of the NixOS configuration
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and is automatically rebuilt with the system when using the appropriate command
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for the system, such as `nixos-rebuild switch --flake <flake-uri>`.
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You can use the above `flake.nix` as a template in `/etc/nixos` by
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[source,console]
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$ nix flake new /etc/nixos -t github:nix-community/home-manager#nixos
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[[sec-flakes-nix-darwin-module]]
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=== nix-darwin module
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The flake-based setup of the Home Manager nix-darwin module
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is similar to that of NixOS. The `flake.nix` would be:
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[source,nix]
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----
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{
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description = "NixOS configuration";
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inputs = {
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nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
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darwin.url = "github:lnl7/nix-darwin";
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darwin.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
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home-manager.url = "github:nix-community/home-manager";
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home-manager.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
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};
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outputs = inputs@{ nixpkgs, home-manager, darwin, ... }: {
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darwinConfigurations = {
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hostname = darwin.lib.darwinSystem {
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system = "x86_64-darwin";
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modules = [
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./configuration.nix
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home-manager.darwinModules.home-manager
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{
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home-manager.useGlobalPkgs = true;
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home-manager.useUserPackages = true;
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home-manager.users.jdoe = import ./home.nix;
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# Optionally, use home-manager.extraSpecialArgs to pass
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# arguments to home.nix
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}
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];
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};
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};
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};
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}
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----
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and it is also rebuilt with the nix-darwin generations.
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The rebuild command here may be `darwin-rebuild switch --flake <flake-uri>`.
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You can use the above `flake.nix` as a template in `~/.config/darwin` by
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[source,console]
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$ nix flake new ~/.config/darwin -t github:nix-community/home-manager#nix-darwin
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