refactor(README): add more content concerning the installation

README.md

@@ -1,31 +1,23 @@
 # 0x29a nixos config
 
-personal nixos configuration files
+My personal nixos configuration files.
-
-## how to deploy the config
-
-```bash
-$ sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake path:/home/aaron/git/nixconfig#default
-```
-
-## how to upgrade the system
-
-```bash
-$ sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake --upgrade path:/home/aaron/git/nixconfig#default
-```
 
 ## basic system installation
 
-1. the partitioning layout will look like this.
+- The installations in this repository are always luks encrypted
+- For simplicity I'm using device labels rather than uuids
+
+1. the partitioning layout should look somewhat like this after the installation
 
 ```bash
-NAME          MAJ:MIN RM   SIZE RO TYPE  MOUNTPOINT
+NAME               MAJ:MIN RM   SIZE RO TYPE  MOUNTPOINTS
-sda             8:0    0 233.8G  0 disk
+nvme0n1            259:0    0 476.9G  0 disk
-├─sda1          8:1    0   500M  0 part  /boot
+├─nvme0n1p1        259:1    0     2G  0 part  /boot
-└─sda2          8:2    0 233.3G  0 part
+└─nvme0n1p2        259:2    0 474.9G  0 part
-  └─root      254:0    0 233.3G  0 crypt
+  └─cryptroot      254:0    0 474.9G  0 crypt
-    ├─vg-swap 254:1    0     8G  0 lvm   [SWAP]
+    ├─lvmroot-swap 254:1    0    20G  0 lvm   [SWAP]
-    └─vg-root 254:2    0 225.3G  0 lvm   /
+    ├─lvmroot-home 254:2    0   250G  0 lvm   /home
+    └─lvmroot-root 254:3    0 204.9G  0 lvm   /nix/store
 ``` 
 
 2. prepare the installation
@@ -105,17 +97,18 @@ cd /mnt
 sudo nixos-install
 ```
 
-## how to install updates
+## how to deploy the config
 
 ```bash
-# update flakes
+$ sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake .#host_name
-nix flake update
+```
 
-# rebuild system
+## how to upgrade the system
-sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake ~/git/nixconfig#default
 
-# update home-manager files
+```bash
-home-manager switch --flake ~/git/nixconfig#aaron
+$ cd /path/to/repo
+$ sudo nix flake update
+$ sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake .#host_name
 ```
 
 ## author

flake.nix

@@ -1,35 +1,29 @@
 {
-  description = "0x29a NixOS flake config";
+  description = "0x29a ecosystem NixOS flake";
 
   inputs = {
-
     # the main nix package collection
     nixpkgs = {
       url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
     };
-
     # home manager for dotfiles
     home-manager = {
       url = "github:nix-community/home-manager";
       inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
     };
-
     # noctalia shell
     noctalia = {
       url = "github:noctalia-dev/noctalia-shell";
       inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
     };
-
   };
 
-  outputs = inputs@{ self, nixpkgs, home-manager, ... }:
+  outputs = inputs@{self, nixpkgs, home-manager, ... }: let
-    let
     lib = nixpkgs.lib;
     system = "x86_64-linux";
     pkgs = nixpkgs.legacyPackages.${system};
   in {
     nixosConfigurations = {
-
       # default config
       default = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
         inherit system;
@@ -57,9 +51,16 @@
           ./hosts/neon/hardware-configuration.nix
           # import noctalia shell configs
           ./hosts/neon/noctalia.nix
+          # Add home-manager form my user as a module
+          home-manager.nixosModules.home-manager
+          {
+            home-manager.useGlobalPkgs = true;
+            home-manager.useUserPackages = true;
+            home-manager.users.aaron = import ./hosts/neon/home.nix;
+            home-manager.extraSpecialArgs = { inherit inputs; };
+          }
         ];
       };
-    
     };
   };
 }

hosts/neon/configuration.nix

@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
-# 0x29a nixos conifg
-
 { pkgs, lib, inputs, ... }:
 
 {
   imports =
     [ 
       ./hardware-configuration.nix
-       inputs.home-manager.nixosModules.home-manager
     ];
 
   # use flakes
@@ -149,9 +146,6 @@
   home-manager.useUserPackages = true;
   home-manager.backupFileExtension = "backup";
 
-  # Add the user's home-manager configuration
-  home-manager.users.aaron = import ./home.nix;
-
   # install state version
   system.stateVersion = "25.11"; # Don't change
 }

hosts/neon/home.nix

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
   # user packages
   home.packages = with pkgs; [
     discord
-    #teamspeak3 # unmaintained qtwebkit
     fastfetch
     screenfetch
     zip
@@ -44,6 +43,7 @@
     usbutils
     powerline-fonts
     powerline-symbols
+    nerd-fonts.sauce-code-pro
   ];
 
   # configure git
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
     oh-my-zsh = {
       enable = true;
       theme = "agnoster";
+      #plugins = [ "git" "ssh-agent" ];
     };
   };