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README.org
Dotfiles
- Introduction
- Operating System
- Development Shells
- Host Configurations
- Module Definitions
- Emacs Configuration
- Disable UI
- Native Comp
- Backup Files
- Shell Commands
- Nix Mode
- Evil Mode
- EXWM
- General
- Which Key
- EWW
- ERC
- Dired
- Icons
- Emojis
- EShell
- VTerm
- Magit
- Fonts
- Elfeed
- Org Mode
- Org Roam
- Org Drill
- Org Agenda
- Org Pomodoro
- Writegood Mode
- Aspell
- Hugo
- Reveal
- Passwords
- MU4E
- Projectile
- LSP Mode
- CCLS
- Company Mode
- Go Mode
- Rustic
- Python Mode
- PlantUML
- Swiper
- Transparency
- Desktop Environment
- Doom Themes
- Doom Modeline
- Footnotes
Immutable NixOS dotfiles.
Built for Life, Liberty, and the Open Road.
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100% Immutable
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100% Declarative
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100% Reproducible
Introduction
This is my personal configuration(s) for GNU/Linux1 systems. It enables a consistent experience and computing environment across all of my machines. This project is written with GNU/Emacs2, leveraging its capabilities for Literate Programming3, a technique where programs are written in a natural language, such as English, interspersed with snippets of code to describe a software project.
This file is controlled by /etc/dotfiles/README.org
Getting Started
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Download the latest version of NixOS https://nixos.org/download.html
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Partition drives and mount the file system https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/#sec-installation-partitioning
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Clone the project to
/mnt/etc/dotfiles
git clone git@git.chrishayward.xyz:chris/dotfiles /mnt/etc/dotfiles
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Load the default shell environment
nix-shell /mnt/etc/dotfiles
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Install the default system
sudo nixos-install --flake /mnt/etc/dotfiles#nixos
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Reboot and login, start a graphical system with
startx
Making Changes
The nixos-rebuild
command updates the system so that it corresponds to the configuration specified in the module. It builds the new system in /nix/store/
, runs the activation scripts, and restarts and system services (if needed). The command has one required argument, which specifies the desired operation:
- boot
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Build the new configuration and make it the boot default, without activation
- test
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Build and activate the new configuration, without adding it to the boot menu
- switch
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Build and activate the new configuration, making it the new boot default
- build
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Build the new configuration, without activation, nor adding it to the boot menu
- build-vm
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Build a script that starts a virtual machine with the desired configuration
# Build and activate a new configuration. sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake $FLAKE#$HOSTNAME
Instead of building a new configuration, it's possible to rollback to a previous generation using the nixos-rebuild
command, by supplying the --rollback
argument.
# Rollback to the previous generation. sudo nixos-rebuild switch --rollback
Docker Container
It's possible to use parts of this configuration using the container. By default, sandboxing is turned off inside of the container, even though it's enabled in new installations. This can lead to differences between derivations built inside containers, versus those built without any containerization. This is especially true if a derivation relies on sandboxing to block sideloading of dependencies.
# Derive from the official image. FROM nixos/nix # Add the unstable channel. RUN nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixpkgs-unstable nixpkgs RUN nix-channel --update # Setup the default environment. WORKDIR /etc/dotfiles COPY . . # Load the default system shell. RUN nix-shell /etc/dotfiles
Operating System
NixOS4 is a purely functional Linux distribution built on top of the Nix5 package manager. It uses a declarative configuration language to define entire computer systems, and allows reliable system upgrades and rollbacks. NixOS4 also has tool dedicated to DevOps and deployment tasks, and makes it trivial to share development environments.
# <<file-warning>> { description = "<<description>>"; inputs = { <<os-nixpkgs>> <<os-home-manager>> <<os-emacs-overlay>> <<os-nixos-hardware>> <<os-nix-on-droid>> }; outputs = inputs @ { self, nixpkgs, nixpkgs-unstable, ... }: { nixosConfigurations = { <<host-default>> <<host-acernitro>> <<host-raspberry>> <<host-homecloud>> <<host-zero-one>> <<host-zero-two>> <<host-android>> }; }; }
Nixpkgs
Nixpkgs6 is a collection of over 60,000 software packages that can be installed with the Nix5 package manager. Two main branches are offered:
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The current stable release
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The Unstable branch following the latest development
nixpkgs.url = "nixpkgs/nixos-unstable"; nixpkgs-unstable.url = "nixpkgs/master";
Home Manager
Home Manager7 provides a basic system for managing user environments using the Nix5 package manager together with the Nix libraries found in Nixpkgs6. It allows declarative configuration of user specific (non-global) packages and files.
home-manager.url = "github:nix-community/home-manager"; home-manager.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
Emacs Overlay
NixOS Hardware
Nix On Droid
Nix On Droid10 is a deployment of the Nix5 Package Manager on Android, in a single-click installable package. It does not require root
, user namespace support, or disabling SELinux, but relies on proot
. It has no relation to the Termux distribution.
nix-on-droid.url = "github:t184256/nix-on-droid/master"; nix-on-droid.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
Development Shells
The command nix-shell
11 will build the dependencies of the specified derivation, but not the derivation itself. It will then start an interactive shell in which all environment variables defined by the derivation path have been set to their corresponding values.
Import this shell with nix-shell /etc/dotfiles/shell.nix
.
# <<file-warning>> { pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> { } }: with pkgs; let nixBin = writeShellScriptBin "nix" '' ${nixFlakes}/bin/nix --option experimental-features "nix-command flakes" "$@" ''; in mkShell { buildInputs = [ git ]; shellHook = '' export FLAKE="$(pwd)" export PATH="$FLAKE/bin:${nixBin}/bin:$PATH" ''; }
Go
Go12 is an open-source programming language that makes it easy to build simple, reliable, and efficient software. It's statically typed and compiled programming language. It's syntactically similar to C, but with memory safety, garbage collection, structural typing, and CSP-style concurrency.
Import this shell with nix-shell /etc/dotfiles/shells/go.nix
# <<file-warning>> { pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> { } }: with pkgs; mkShell { buildInputs = [ go gopls ]; shellHook = '' export GO111MODULE=on export GOPATH=$XDG_DATA_HOME/go export PATH=$GOPATH/bin:$PATH ''; }
Rust
Rust13 is a multi-paradigm programming language designed for performance and safety, especially safe concurrency. It is syntactically similar to C++, but can garantee memory safety by using a borrow checker to validate references. Rust13 achieves memory safety without garbage collection, and reference counting is optional.
Import this shell with nix-shell /etc/dotfiles/shells/rust.nix
.
# <<file-warning>> { pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> { } }: with pkgs; mkShell { buildInputs = [ rustup ]; shellHook = '' export RUSTUP_HOME="$XDG_DATA_HOME/rustup" export CARGO_HOME="$XDG_DATA_HOME/cargo" export PATH="$CARGO_HOME/bin:$PATH" ''; }
Node
Node.js14 is an open-source, cross-platform, back-end JavaScript runtime environment that runs on the V8 engine, and executes JavaScript code outside of a web browser. Node.js14 lets developers user JavaScript to write command line tools, and for server-side scripting to produce dynamic web page content.
Import this shell with nix-shell /etc/dotfiles/shells/node.nix
.
# <<file-warning>> { pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> { } }: with pkgs; mkShell { buildInputs = [ nodejs yarn ]; shellHook = '' export NPM_CONFIG_TMP="$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/npm" export NPM_CONFIG_CACHE="$XDG_CACHE_HOME/npm" export NPM_CACHE_PREFIX="$XDG_CACHE_HOME/npm" export PATH="$(yarn global bin):$PATH" ''; }
gRPC
gRPC15 is a modern open-source, high-performance Remote Procedure Call (RPC) framework that can run in any environment. It can efficiently connect services in and across data centres with pluggable support for load balancing, tracing, health checking, and authentication.
Import this shell with nix-shell /etc/dotfiles/shells/grpc.nix
.
# <<file-warning>> { pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> { } }: with pkgs; mkShell { buildInputs = [ grpc grpc-tools grpcui grpcurl ]; shellHook = '' ''; }
C/C++
C16 is a general-purpose, procedural computer programming language support structured programming, lexical variable scope, and recursion. It has a static type system, and by design provides constructs that map efficiently to typical machine instructions. C++17 is a general-purpose programming language created as an extension of the C16 programming language.
Import this shell with nix-shell /etc/dotfiles/shells/cc.nix
.
# <<file-warning>> { pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> { } }: with pkgs; mkShell { buildInputs = [ gdb ccls cmake gnumake libstdcxx5 gcc-unwrapped llvmPackages.libcxx ]; shellHook = '' ''; }
Python
Python18 is an interpreted high-level, general-purpose programming language. Its design philosophy emphasizes code readability, with its notable use of significant indentation. Its language constructs, as well as its object-oriented approach aim to help programmers write clear, logical, code for small and large projects.
Import this shell with nix-shell /etc/dotfiles/shells/python.nix
# <<file-warning>> { pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> { } }: with pkgs; mkShell { buildInputs = [ python38Packages.pip python38Packages.pip-tools python38Packages.pyls-mypy python38Packages.pyls-isort python38Packages.pyls-black ]; shellHook = '' ''; }
Host Configurations
NixOS4 typically stores the current machine configuration in /etc/nixos/configuration.nix
. In this project, this file is stored in /etc/dotfiles/hosts/$HOSTNAME/...
, and imported, along with the generated hardware configurations. This ensures that multiple host machines can share the same modules, and generating new host definitions is trivial. It also makes it easier to share common configurations amongst all of the hosts, such as with pre-configured wireless networking:
networking.wireless.networks.MyWiFi_5C1870.pskRaw = "409b3c85fef1c5737f284d2f82f20dc6023e41804e862d4fa26265ef8193b326";
It's helpful to add the machine hostnames to the networking configuration, so I can refer to another host across the network by name. Some devices that can have more than one IP (WIFI / Ethernet) will have the wireless hostname suffixed:
networking.hosts = { "192.168.3.105" = [ "gamingpc" ]; "192.168.3.136" = [ "acernitro" ]; "192.168.3.163" = [ "acernitro_" ]; "192.168.3.182" = [ "raspberry" ]; "192.168.3.123" = [ "raspberry_" ]; "192.168.3.183" = [ "homecloud" ]; # "" = [ "homecloud_" ]; # "" = [ "zero-one" ]; # "" = [ "zero-two" ]; # "" = [ "android" ]; };
Default
The default host, built using QEMU19, a free and open-source emulator that can perform hardware virtualization. It features a lightweight system optimized for development, running GNU/Emacs2 + EXWM20 as the graphical environment.
nixos = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem { system = "x86_64-linux"; specialArgs = { inherit inputs; }; modules = [ ./hosts/nixos <<module-x11>> <<module-ssh>> <<module-flakes>> <<module-cachix>> <<module-home-manager>> ]; };
Deploy this configuration with nixos-rebuild switch --flake /etc/dotfiles/#nixos
.
# <<file-warning>> { ... }: { imports = [ ./configuration.nix ./hardware.nix ]; }
Configuration
This is a basic default configuration that specified the indended default configuration of the system. Because NixOS4 has a declarative configuration model, you can create or edit a description of the desired configuration, and update it from one file.
# <<file-warning>> { config, pkgs, inputs, ... }: { time.timeZone = "America/Toronto"; networking.hostName = "nixos"; networking.useDHCP = false; networking.firewall.enable = false; networking.interfaces.ens3.useDHCP = true; <<host-config-home>> programs.mtr.enable = true; programs.fish.enable = true; programs.gnupg.agent.enable = true; users.users.chris = { shell = pkgs.fish; isNormalUser = true; extraGroups = [ "wheel" ]; }; }
Hardware
The file system for this host is a single 24GB QCOW file, a format for disk images used by QEMU19. The file can be recreated easily by following the steps listed in the NixOS4 installation manual, specifically the section on disk formatting.
# <<file-warning>> { config, lib, pkgs, modulesPath, ... }: { imports = [ (modulesPath + "/profiles/qemu-guest.nix") ]; boot.initrd.availableKernelModules = [ "ata_piix" "floppy" "sd_mod" "sr_mod" ]; boot.initrd.kernelModules = [ ]; boot.kernelModules = [ ]; boot.extraModulePackages = [ ]; boot.loader.grub.enable = true; boot.loader.grub.version = 2; boot.loader.grub.device = "/dev/sda"; fileSystems."/" = { device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/fddc37ff-a442-41fa-afc4-abf878be7c5a"; fsType = "ext4"; }; swapDevices = [ { device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/5fc0e3df-e796-4fe2-8482-c6acaed9d36f"; } ]; }
Acernitro
My gaming laptop, the model is an Acer Nitro AN-515-5321. The Nitro 5 has more in common with the mid-range notebooks rather than the gaming models due to its cooling design, chassis, and overall construction.
Here are the specs:
Slot | Component |
---|---|
CPU | Intel Core i5-8300H |
GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050Ti (4GB GDDR5) |
RAM | 16GB DDR4 |
Display | 15.6" Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS |
Storage | 1000GB HDD |
Weight | 2.48kg (5.5 lbs) |
acernitro = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem { system = "x86_64-linux"; specialArgs = { inherit inputs; }; modules = [ ./hosts/acernitro <<module-x11>> <<module-ssh>> <<module-flakes>> <<module-cachix>> <<module-nvidia>> <<module-firefox>> <<module-moonlight>> <<module-teamviewer>> <<module-home-manager>> ]; };
Deploy this configuration with nixos-rebuild switch --flake /etc/dotfiles/#acernitro
.
# <<file-warning>> { ... }: { imports = [ ./configuration.nix ./hardware.nix ]; }
Configuration
This configuration is nearly identical to the default, except for a few key differences:
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Enables sound
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Applies the desired hostname
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It adds support for
UEFI
systems -
Enables support for wireless networking
# <<file-warning>> { config, pkgs, inputs, ... }: { time.timeZone = "America/Toronto"; networking.hostName = "acernitro"; networking.firewall.enable = false; networking.wireless.enable = true; networking.wireless.userControlled.enable = true; networking.useDHCP = false; networking.interfaces.enp6s0f1.useDHCP = true; networking.interfaces.wlp0s20f3.useDHCP = true; <<host-config-wifi>> <<host-config-home>> services.xserver.dpi = 96; services.xserver.libinput.touchpad.tapping = false; services.printing.enable = true; programs.mtr.enable = true; programs.fish.enable = true; programs.gnupg.agent.enable = true; users.users.chris = { shell = pkgs.fish; isNormalUser = true; extraGroups = [ "wheel" ]; }; }
Hardware
-
Enables sound via PulseAudio
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Adds support for the NVIDIA Hybrid GPU
# <<file-warning>> { config, lib, pkgs, modulesPath, ... }: { imports = [ (modulesPath + "/installer/scan/not-detected.nix") ]; boot.initrd.availableKernelModules = [ "xhci_pci" "ahci" "usb_storage" "sd_mod" "rtsx_pci_sdmmc" ]; boot.initrd.kernelModules = [ ]; boot.kernelModules = [ "kvm-intel" ]; boot.extraModulePackages = [ ]; boot.loader.systemd-boot.enable = true; boot.loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables = true; sound.enable = true; hardware.pulseaudio.enable = true; hardware.pulseaudio.support32Bit = true; fileSystems."/" = { device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/2f548eb9-47ce-4280-950f-9c6d1d162852"; fsType = "ext4"; }; fileSystems."/boot" = { device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/5BC3-73F3"; fsType = "vfat"; }; swapDevices = [ { device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/bef7bf62-d26f-45b1-a1f8-1227c2f8b26a"; } ]; powerManagement.cpuFreqGovernor = lib.mkDefault "powersave"; }
Raspberry
The Raspberry Pi 40022 is your complete personal computer, built into a compact keyboard. It features a quad-core, 64-bit processor, 4GB of RAM, wireless networking, dual-display output, 4k video playback, as well as a 40-pin GPIO header. It's the most powerful Raspberry Pi computer yet.
raspberry = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem { system = "aarch64-linux"; specialArgs = { inherit inputs; }; modules = [ ./hosts/raspberry <<module-x11>> <<module-ssh>> <<module-flakes>> <<module-cachix>> <<module-home-manager>> ]; };
Deploy this configuration with sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake /etc/dotfiles/#raspberry
.
# <<file-warning>> { ... }: { imports = [ ./configuration.nix ./hardware.nix ]; }
Configuration
# <<file-warning>> { config, pkgs, ... }: { time.timeZone = "America/Toronto"; networking.hostName = "raspberry"; networking.firewall.enable = false; networking.networkmanager.enable = true; networking.interfaces.eth0.useDHCP = true; networking.interfaces.wlan0.useDHCP = true; <<host-config-home>> environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.libraspberrypi pkgs.raspberrypi-eeprom ]; programs.fish.enable = true; programs.gnupg.agent.enable = true; users.users.chris = { shell = pkgs.fish; isNormalUser = true; extraGroups = [ "wheel" "networkmanager" ]; }; }
Hardware
This section is very much a work in progress. I have struggled to get this device to boot according to the NixOS documentation / wiki on the subject. It seems that when running with the vendored kernel there's an issue booting from the SD card. Nevertheless, the issue is avoided by using the standard kernel.
# <<file-warning>> { config, pkgs, lib, inputs, ... }: { # imports = [ # inputs.nixos-hardware.nixosModules.raspberry-pi-4 # ]; # boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_rpi4; boot.tmpOnTmpfs = true; boot.initrd.availableKernelModules = [ "usbhid" "usb_storage" ]; boot.kernelParams = [ "8250.nr_uarts=1" "console=ttyAMA0,115200" "console=tty1" "cma=128M" ]; boot.loader.grub.enable = false; boot.loader.generic-extlinux-compatible.enable = true; boot.loader.raspberryPi = { enable = true; version = 4; firmwareConfig = '' hdmi_drive=2 hdmi_force_hotplug=1 dtparam=sd_poll_once=on dtparam=audio=on ''; }; # FIXME: Requires GPU support. services.xserver.videoDrivers = [ "fbdev" ]; sound.enable = true; hardware.pulseaudio.enable = true; hardware.enableRedistributableFirmware = true; # hardware.raspberry-pi."4".fkms-3d.enable = true; fileSystems = { "/" = { device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/44444444-4444-4444-8888-888888888888"; fsType = "ext4"; options = [ "noatime" ]; }; }; powerManagement.cpuFreqGovernor = "ondemand"; }
Homecloud
The Raspberry Pi Model B-8GB23 is the latest product in the popular Raspberry Pi range of computers. It offers groundbreaking increases in processor speed, multimedia performance, memory, and connectivity compared to the prior generation. On NixOS4, the Raspberry Pi family is only supported on the AArch64
platform, although there is community support for armv6l
and armv7l
.
homecloud = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem { system = "aarch64-linux"; specialArgs = { inherit inputs; }; modules = [ ./hosts/homecloud <<module-ssh>> <<module-flakes>> <<module-cachix>> ]; };
Deploy this configuration with sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake /etc/dotfiles/#homecloud
.
# <<file-warning> { ... }: { imports = [ ./configuration.nix ./hardware.nix ]; }
Configuration
# <<file-warning>> { config, pkgs, ... }: { time.timeZone = "America/Toronto"; networking.hostName = "homecloud"; networking.firewall.enable = false; networking.networkmanager.enable = true; networking.interfaces.eth0.useDHCP = true; networking.interfaces.wlan0.useDHCP = true; <<host-config-wifi>> <<host-config-home>> environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.libraspberrypi pkgs.raspberrypi-eeprom ]; programs.fish.enable = true; programs.mtr.enable = true; users.users.chris = { shell = pkgs.fish; isNormalUser = true; extraGroups = [ "wheel" "networkmanager" ]; }; }
Hardware
# <<file-warning>> { config, pkgs, lib, inputs, ... }: { # imports = [ # inputs.nixos-hardware.nixosModules.raspberry-pi-4 # ]; # boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_rpi4; boot.tmpOnTmpfs = true; boot.initrd.availableKernelModules = [ "usbhid" "usb_storage" ]; boot.kernelParams = [ "8250.nr_uarts=1" "console=ttyAMA0,115200" "console=tty1" "cma=128M" ]; boot.loader.grub.enable = false; boot.loader.generic-extlinux-compatible.enable = true; boot.loader.raspberryPi = { enable = true; version = 4; firmwareConfig = '' hdmi_drive=2 hdmi_force_hotplug=1 dtparam=sd_poll_once=on dtparam=audio=on ''; }; # hardware.raspberry-pi."4".fkms-3d.enable = true; fileSystems = { "/" = { device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/44444444-4444-4444-8888-888888888888"; fsType = "ext4"; options = [ "noatime" ]; }; }; powerManagement.cpuFreqGovernor = "ondemand"; }
TODO Zero-One
TODO: Raspberry Pi Zero/Zero WH
zero-one = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem { system = "armv7l-linux"; specialArgs = { inherit inputs; }; modules = [ ./hosts/zero-one ./modules/ssh.nix ./modules/flakes.nix ./modules/cachix.nix ]; };
TODO Zero-Two
zero-two = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem { system = "armv7l-linux"; specialArgs = { inherit inputs; }; modules = [ ./hosts/zero-two ./modules/ssh.nix ./modules/flakes.nix ./modules/cachix.nix ]; };
TODO Android
This is my Samsung Galaxy S10+24 running Nix On Droid10 with the experimental support for Flakes being used to manage the configuration.
android = (inputs.nix-on-droid.lib.aarch64-linux.nix-on-droid { config = ./hosts/android/nix-on-droid.nix; }).activationPackage;
Build the activation package with nix build .#android --impure
, and activate it with result/activate
.
# <<file-warning>> { pkgs, ... }: { environment.packages = [ pkgs.git pkgs.vim pkgs.pass pkgs.gnupg pkgs.openssh ]; }
Module Definitions
Modules are files combined by NixOS4 to produce the full system configuration. Modules wre introduced to allow extending NixOS4 without modifying its source code. They also allow splitting up configuration.nix
, making the system configuration easier to maintain and use.
X11
./modules/x11.nix
X11, or X25 is the generic name for the X Window System Display Server. All graphical GNU/Linux1 applications connect to an X-Window25 (or Wayland26) to display graphical data on the monitor of a computer. Its a program that acts as the interface between graphical applications and the graphics subsystem of the computer.
# <<file-warning>> { config, pkgs, ... }: { services.xserver.enable = true; services.xserver.layout = "us"; services.xserver.libinput.enable = true; services.xserver.displayManager.startx.enable = true; environment = { variables = { XDG_CACHE_HOME = "$HOME/.cache"; XDG_CONFIG_HOME = "$HOME/.config"; XDG_DATA_HOME = "$HOME/.local/share"; XDG_BIN_HOME = "$HOME/.local/bin"; }; systemPackages = with pkgs; [ pkgs.sqlite pkgs.pfetch pkgs.cmatrix pkgs.asciiquarium ]; extraInit = '' export XAUTHORITY=/tmp/Xauthority export xserverauthfile=/tmp/xserverauth [ -e ~/.Xauthority ] && mv -f ~/.Xauthority "$XAUTHORITY" [ -e ~/.serverauth.* ] && mv -f ~/.serverauth.* "$xserverauthfile" ''; }; services.picom.enable = true; services.printing.enable = true; fonts.fonts = with pkgs; [ iosevka-bin emacs-all-the-icons-fonts ]; }
SSH
./modules/ssh.nix
OpenSSH27 is a suite of secure networking utilities based on the Secure Shell Protocol, which provides a secure channel over an unsecured network in a client-server architecture. OpenSSH27 started as a fork of the free SSH program; later versions were proprietary software.
Apply some configuration to the default settings:
-
Disable logging in as
root
-
Disable password authentication
# <<file-warning>> { config, pkgs, ... }: { services.openssh = { enable = true; permitRootLogin = "no"; passwordAuthentication = false; }; }
Flakes
./modules/flakes.nix
Nix Flakes28 are an upcoming feature of the Nix package manager5. They allow you to specify your codes dependencies in a declarative way, simply by listing them inside of a flake.nix
file. Each dependency is then pinned to a specific git-hash. Flakes28 replace the nix-channels
command and things like builtins.fetchGit
, keeping dependencies at the top of the tree, and channels always in sync. Currently, Flakes28 are not available unless explicitly enabled.
# <<file-warning>> { config, pkgs, inputs, ... }: { nix = { package = pkgs.nixUnstable; extraOptions = '' experimental-features = nix-command flakes ''; }; nixpkgs = { config = { allowUnfree = true; }; overlays = [ inputs.emacs-overlay.overlay ]; }; }
Cachix
./modules/cachix.nix
Cachix29 is a Command line client for Nix5 binary cache hosting. This allows downloading and usage of pre-compiled binaries for applications on nearly every available system architecture. This speeds up the time it takes to rebuild configurations.
# <<file-warning>> { config, ... }: { nix = { binaryCaches = [ "https://nix-community.cachix.org" ]; binaryCachePublicKeys = [ "nix-community.cachix.org-1:mB9FSh9qf2dCimDSUo8Zy7bkq5CX+/rkCWyvRCYg3Fs=" ]; }; }
Docker
./modules/docker.nix
Docker 30 is a set of platform as a service that uses OS level virtualization to deliver software in packages called containers. Containers are isolated from one another and bundle their own software, libraries, and configuration files; they can communicate with each other through well-defined channels.
{ config, pkgs, ... }: { virtualisation.docker = { enable = true; enableOnBoot = true; autoPrune.enable = true; }; }
NVIDIA
./modules/nvidia.nix
{ config, pkgs, ... }: let myIntelBusId = "PCI:0:2:0"; myNvidiaBusId = "PCI:1:0:0"; myNvidiaOffload = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "nvidia-offload" '' export __NV_PRIME_RENDER_OFFLOAD=1 export __NV_PRIME_RENDER_OFFLOAD_PROVIDER=NVIDIA-G0 export __GLX_VENDOR_LIBRARY_NAME=nvidia export __VK_LAYER_NV_optimus=NVIDIA_only exec -a "$0" "$@" ''; in { # Add the offload script to the $PATH. environment.systemPackages = [ myNvidiaOffload ]; # Configure XDG compliance. environment.variables = { __GL_SHADER_DISK_CACHE_PATH = "$XDG_CACHE_HOME/nv"; CUDA_CACHE_PATH = "$XDG_CACHE_HOME/nv"; }; # Enable the NVIDIA drivers. # NOTE: You may need to use either of the commands below: services.xserver.videoDrivers = [ "nvidia" ]; # services.xserver.videoDrivers = [ "modesetting" "nvidia" ]; # Configure `offload-mode'. hardware.nvidia.prime = { offload.enable = true; intelBusId = myIntelBusId; nvidiaBusId = myNvidiaBusId; }; }
Firefox
./modules/firefox.nix
Firefox Browser31, also known as Mozilla Firefox or simply Firefox, is a free and open-source web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation and its subsidiary, the Mozilla Corporation. Firefox uses the Gecko layout engine to render web pages, which implements current and anticipated web standards. In 2017, Firefox began incorporating new technology under the code name Quantum to promote parallelism and a more intuitive user interface.
# <<file-warning>> { pkgs, ... }: { # NOTE: Use the binary until module is developed. environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.firefox-bin ]; }
Jellyfin
./modules/jellyfin.nix
Jellyfin32 is a suite of multimedia applications designed to organize, manage, and share digital media files to networked devices. It consists of a server application installed on a machine, and another application running as a client on devices such as Smartphones, Tablets, SmartTVs, Streaming Media Players, Game Consoles, or in a Web Browser. It can also serve media to DLNA and Chromecast enabled devices. It's free and open-source software fork of Emby.
# <<file-warning>> { config, pkgs, ... }: { services.jellyfin = { enable = true; }; }
Moonlight
./modules/moonlight.nix
Moonlight33 is an open-source implementation of NVIDIA's GameStream Protocol. You can stream your collection of PC games from your GameStream-compatible PC to any supported device and play them remotely. Moonlight33 is perfect for gaming on the go (or on GNU/Linux1) without sacrificing the graphics and game selection available for the PC.
# <<file-warning>> { pkgs, ... }: { environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.moonlight-qt ]; }
Teamviewer
./modules/teamviewer.nix
The Teamviewer34 remote connectivity cloud platform enables secure remote access to any device, across platforms, from anywhere, anytime. Teamviewer34 connects computers, smartphones, servers, IoT devices, robots – anything – with fast, high performance connections through their global access network. It has been used in outer-space low-bandwidth environments.
# <<file-warning>> { pkgs, ... }: { # NOTE: Neither of these are working! # services.teamviewer.enable = true; # environment.systemPackages = [ # pkgs.teamviewer # ]; }
Home Manager
Home Manager7 includes a flake.nix
file for compatibility with Nix Flakes, a feature utilized heavily in this project. When using flakes, switching to a new configuration is done only for the entire system, using the command nixos-rebuild switch --flake <path>
, instead of nixos-rebuild
, and home-manager
seperately.
inputs.home-manager.nixosModules.home-manager { home-manager.useGlobalPkgs = true; home-manager.useUserPackages = true; home-manager.users.chris = { imports = [ <<module-git>> <<module-gpg>> <<module-vim>> <<module-gtk>> <<module-emacs>> ]; }; }
Git
./modules/git.nix
Git35 is a free and open source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency. Git is easy to learn, has a tiny footprint, and lighting fast performance. It outclasses every other version control tool such as: SCM, Subversion, CVS, ClearCase, with features like cheap local branching, convinient staging areas, and multiple workflows.
# <<file-warning>> { pkgs, ... }: { programs.git = { enable = true; userName = "Christopher James Hayward"; userEmail = "chris@chrishayward.xyz"; signing = { key = "37AB1CB72B741E478CA026D43025DCBD46F81C0F"; signByDefault = true; }; }; }
Gpg
./modules/gpg.nix
GNU Privacy Guard36 is a free-software replacement for Symantec's PGP cryptographic software suite. It is compliant with RFC 4880, the IETF standards-track specification of OpenPGP. Modern versions of PGP are interoperable with GnuPG and other OpenPGP-compliant systems.
# <<file-warning>> { pkgs, ... }: { services.gpg-agent = { enable = true; defaultCacheTtl = 1800; enableSshSupport = true; pinentryFlavor = "gtk2"; }; }
Vim
./modules/vim.nix
Neovim37 is a project that seeks to aggressively refactor Vim in order to:
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Simplify maintenance and encourage contributions
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Split the work between multiple developers
-
Enable advanced UIs without core modification
-
Maximize extensibility
# <<file-warning>> { pkgs, ... }: { programs.neovim = { enable = true; viAlias = true; vimAlias = true; vimdiffAlias = true; extraConfig = '' set number relativenumber set nobackup ''; extraPackages = [ pkgs.nixfmt ]; plugins = with pkgs.vimPlugins; [ vim-nix vim-airline vim-polyglot ]; }; }
GTK
./modules/gtk.nix
GTK38 is a free and open-source, cross-platform widget toolkit for graphical user interfaces. It's one of the most popular toolkits for the Wayland26 and X1125 windowing systems.
# <<file-warning>> { pkgs, ... }: { home.packages = [ pkgs.arc-theme pkgs.arc-icon-theme pkgs.lxappearance ]; home.file.".gtkrc-2.0" = { text = '' gtk-theme-name="Arc-Dark" gtk-icon-theme-name="Arc" gtk-font-name="Sans 10" gtk-cursor-theme-size=0 gtk-toolbar-style=GTK_TOOLBAR_BOTH_HORIZ gtk-toolbar-icon-size=GTK_ICON_SIZE_LARGE_TOOLBAR gtk-button-images=0 gtk-menu-images=0 gtk-enable-event-sounds=1 gtk-enable-input-feedback-sounds=1 gtk-xft-antialias=1 gtk-xft-hinting=1 gtk-xft-hintstyle="hintmedium" ''; }; }
Emacs Configuration
./modules/emacs.nix
GNU/Emacs2 is an extensible, customizable, free/libre text editor – and more. At its core is an interpreter for Emacs Lisp36, a dialect of the Lisp programming language with extensions to support text editing. Other features include:
-
Highly customizable
-
Full Unicopde support
-
Content-aware editing modes
-
Complete built-in documentation
-
Wide range of functionality beyond text editing
# <<file-warning>> { pkgs, ... }: let myEmacs = pkgs.emacsWithPackagesFromUsePackage { config = ../README.org; package = <<emacs-native-comp-package>> alwaysEnsure = true; alwaysTangle = true; extraEmacsPackages = epkgs: [ # Required packages... <<emacs-exwm-package>> <<emacs-evil-package>> <<emacs-general-package>> <<emacs-which-key-package>> # Optional packages. <<emacs-org-package>> <<emacs-org-roam-package>> <<emacs-org-drill-package>> <<emacs-pomodoro-package>> <<emacs-writegood-package>> <<emacs-hugo-package>> <<emacs-reveal-package>> <<emacs-pass-package>> <<emacs-mu4e-package>> <<emacs-dired-package>> <<emacs-icons-package>> <<emacs-emoji-package>> <<emacs-eshell-package>> <<emacs-vterm-package>> <<emacs-magit-package>> <<emacs-fonts-package>> <<emacs-elfeed-package>> <<emacs-nix-mode-package>> <<emacs-projectile-package>> <<emacs-lsp-package>> <<emacs-company-package>> <<emacs-ccls-package>> <<emacs-golang-package>> <<emacs-python-package>> <<emacs-rustic-package>> <<emacs-plantuml-package>> <<emacs-swiper-package>> <<emacs-desktop-package>> <<emacs-doom-themes-package>> <<emacs-doom-modeline-package>> ]; }; in { home.packages = [ <<emacs-exwm-extras>> <<emacs-hugo-extras>> <<emacs-pass-extras>> <<emacs-mu4e-extras>> <<emacs-aspell-extras>> <<emacs-desktop-extras>> <<emacs-plantuml-extras>> <<emacs-nix-mode-extras>> ]; programs.emacs = { enable = true; package = myEmacs; }; <<emacs-exwm-config>> <<emacs-exwm-xinitrc>> <<emacs-mu4e-config>> }
When Emacs is started, it normally tries to load a Lisp program from an ititialization file, or init file. This file, if it exists, specifies how to initialize and configure Emacs.
;; <<file-warning>> ;; Required inputs. <<emacs-exwm-elisp>> <<emacs-evil-elisp>> <<emacs-general-elisp>> <<emacs-which-key-elisp>> ;; Optional inputs. <<emacs-org-elisp>> <<emacs-org-roam-elisp>> <<emacs-org-drill-elisp>> <<emacs-org-agenda-elisp>> <<emacs-pomodoro-elisp>> <<emacs-writegood-elisp>> <<emacs-aspell-elisp>> <<emacs-eww-elisp>> <<emacs-hugo-elisp>> <<emacs-reveal-elisp>> <<emacs-pass-elisp>> <<emacs-erc-elisp>> <<emacs-mu4e-elisp>> <<emacs-dired-elisp>> <<emacs-icons-elisp>> <<emacs-emoji-elisp>> <<emacs-eshell-elisp>> <<emacs-vterm-elisp>> <<emacs-magit-elisp>> <<emacs-fonts-elisp>> <<emacs-elfeed-elisp>> <<emacs-projectile-elisp>> <<emacs-lsp-elisp>> <<emacs-company-elisp>> <<emacs-golang-elisp>> <<emacs-python-elisp>> <<emacs-rustic-elisp>> <<emacs-plantuml-elisp>> <<emacs-desktop-elisp>> ;; User interface. <<emacs-swiper-elisp>> <<emacs-transparency-elisp>> <<emacs-doom-themes-elisp>> <<emacs-doom-modeline-elisp>>
It's somtimes desirable to have customization that takes effect during Emacs startup earlier than the normal init file. Place these configurations in ~/.emacs.d/early-init.el
. Most customizations should be put in the normal init file ~/.emacs.d/init.el
.
;; <<file-warning>> <<emacs-disable-ui-elisp>> <<emacs-native-comp-elisp>> <<emacs-backup-files-elisp>> <<emacs-shell-commands-elisp>>
Disable UI
Emacs2 has been around since the 1980s, and it's painfully obvious when you're greeted with the default user interface. Disable some unwanted features to clean it up, and bring the appearance to something closer to a modern editor.
;; Disable unwanted UI elements. (tooltip-mode -1) (menu-bar-mode -1) (tool-bar-mode -1) (scroll-bar-mode -1) ;; Fix the scrolling behaviour. (setq scroll-conservatively 101) ;; Fix mouse-wheel scrolling behaviour. (setq mouse-wheel-follow-mouse t mouse-wheel-progressive-speed t mouse-wheel-scroll-amount '(3 ((shift) . 3)))
Native Comp
pkgs.emacsGcc;
Native Comp, also known as GccEmacs, refers to the --with-native-compilation
configuration option when building GNU/Emacs2. It adds support for compiling Emacs Lisp to native code using libgccjit
. All of the Emacs Lisp packages shipped with Emacs are native-compiled, providing a noticable performance iomprovement out-of-the-box.
;; Silence warnings from packages that don't support `native-comp'. (setq comp-async-report-warnings-errors nil ;; Emacs 27.2 ... native-comp-async-report-warnings-errors nil) ;; Emacs 28+ ...
Backup Files
Emacs2 makes a backup for a file only the first time the file is saved from a buffer. No matter how many times the file is subsequently written to, the backup remains unchanged. For files managed by a version control system, backup files are redundant since the previous versions are already stored.
;; Disable unwanted features. (setq make-backup-files nil create-lockfiles nil)
Shell Commands
Define some methods for interaction between GNU/Emacs2, and the systems underyling shell:
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Method to run an external process, launching any application on a new process without interferring with Emacs2
-
Method to apply commands to the curren call process, effecting the running instance of Emacs2
;; Define a method to run an external process. (defun dotfiles/run (cmd) "Run an external process." (interactive (list (read-shell-command "λ "))) (start-process-shell-command cmd nil cmd)) ;; Define a method to run a background process. (defun dotfiles/run-in-background (cmd) (let ((command-parts (split-string cmd "[ ]+"))) (apply #'call-process `(,(car command-parts) nil 0 nil ,@(cdr command-parts)))))
Nix Mode
Evil Mode
Evil21 is an extensible VI layer for GNU/Emacs2. It emulates the main features of Vim37, turning GNU/Emacs2 into a modal editor.
epkgs.evil epkgs.evil-collection epkgs.evil-surround epkgs.evil-nerd-commenter
The next time Emacs2 is started, it will come up in normal state, denoted by <N>
in the modeline. This is where the main vi
bindings are defined. Like Emacs2 in general, Evil21 is extensible in Emacs Lisp36.
;; Enable the Extensible VI Layer for Emacs. (setq evil-want-integration t ;; Required for `evil-collection.' evil-want-keybinding nil) ;; Same as above. (evil-mode +1) ;; Configure `evil-collection'. (evil-collection-init) ;; Configure `evil-surround'. (global-evil-surround-mode +1) ;; Configure `evil-nerd-commenter'. (global-set-key (kbd "M-;") 'evilnc-comment-or-uncomment-lines)
EXWM
epkgs.exwm
EXWM (Emacs X Window Manager)20 is a full-featured tiling X window manager for GNU/Emacs2 built on-top of XELB. It features:
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Fully keyboard-driven operations
-
Hybrid layout modes (tiling & stacking)
-
Dynamic workspace support
-
ICCM/EWMH compliance
pkgs.nitrogen pkgs.autorandr
I wanted to leave (exwm-enable)
out of my Emacs configuration (which does no harm anyways). This can be called when using the daemon to start EXWM20.
xsession = { enable = true; windowManager.command = '' ${pkgs.nitrogen}/bin/nitrogen --restore ${myEmacs}/bin/emacs --daemon -f exwm-enable ${myEmacs}/bin/emacsclient -c ''; };
EXWM20 cannot make an X window manager by itself, this is by design; You must tell X to do it. Override the ~/.xinitrc
file to start the xsession
.
home.file.".xinitrc" = { text = '' exec ./.xsession ''; };
;; Configure `exwm'. (setq exwm-worspace-show-all-buffers t) (setq exwm-input-prefix-keys '(?\M-x ?\C-g ?\C-\ )) (setq exwm-input-global-keys `(([?\s-r] . exwm-reset) ,@(mapcar (lambda (i) `(,(kbd (format "s-%d" i)) . (lambda () (interactive) (exwm-workspace-switch-create ,i)))) (number-sequence 1 9)))) ;; Configure `exwm-randr'. (require 'exwm-randr) (exwm-randr-enable) ;; Configure custom hooks. (setq display-time-and-date t) (add-hook 'exwm-init-hook (lambda () (display-battery-mode +1) ;; Display battery info (if available). (display-time-mode +1))) ;; Display the time in the modeline. ;; Setup buffer display names. (add-hook 'exwm-update-class-hook (lambda () (exwm-workspace-rename-buffer exwm-class-name))) ;; Use the system class name. ;; Configure monitor hot-swapping. (add-hook 'exwm-randr-screen-change-hook (lambda () (dotfiles/run-in-background "autorandr --change --force"))) ;; Swap to the next screen config.
General
epkgs.general
General40 provides a more convenient method for binding keys in Emacs2, providing a unified interface for key definitions. Its primary purpose is to build on existing functionality to make key definitions more clear and concise.
;; Use <SPC> as a leader key via `general.el'. (general-create-definer dotfiles/leader :states '(normal motion) :keymaps 'override :prefix "SPC" :global-prefix "C-SPC") ;; Find files with <SPC> <period> ... ;; Switch buffers with <SPC> <comma> ... (dotfiles/leader "." '(find-file :which-key "File") "," '(switch-to-buffer :which-key "Buffer") "k" '(kill-buffer :which-key "Kill") "c" '(kill-buffer-and-window :which-key "Close")) ;; Add keybindings for executing shell commands. (dotfiles/leader "r" '(:ignore t :which-key "Run") "rr" '(dotfiles/run :which-key "Run") "ra" '(async-shell-command :which-key "Async")) ;; Add keybindings for quitting Emacs. (dotfiles/leader "q" '(:ignore t :which-key "Quit") "qq" '(save-buffers-kill-emacs :which-key "Save") "qw" '(kill-emacs :which-key "Now") "qf" '(delete-frame :which-key "Frame")) ;; Add keybindings for toggles / tweaks. (dotfiles/leader "t" '(:ignore t :which-key "Toggle / Tweak")) ;; Add keybindings for working with frames to replace ;; the C-x <num> <num> method of bindings, which is awful. (dotfiles/leader "w" '(:ignore t :which-key "Windows") "ww" '(window-swap-states :which-key "Swap") "wc" '(delete-window :which-key "Close") "wh" '(windmove-left :which-key "Left") "wj" '(windmove-down :which-key "Down") "wk" '(windmove-up :which-key "Up") "wl" '(windmove-right :which-key "Right") "ws" '(:ignore t :which-key "Split") "wsj" '(split-window-below :which-key "Below") "wsl" '(split-window-right :which-key "Right"))
Which Key
Which-key41 is a minor mode for Emacs2 that displays the key bindings following your currently entered incomplete command (prefix) in a popup or mini-buffer.
epkgs.which-key
;; Configure `which-key' to see keyboard bindings in the ;; mini-buffer and when using M-x. (setq which-key-idle-delay 0.0) (which-key-mode +1)
EWW
The Emacs Web Wowser42 is a Web browser written in Emacs Lisp36 based on the shr.el
library. It's my primary browser when it comes to text-based browsing.
-
Use
eww
as the default browser -
Don't use any special fonts or colours
;; Set `eww' as the default browser. (setq browse-url-browser-function 'eww-browse-url) ;; Configure the `shr' rendering engine. (setq shr-use-fonts nil shr-use-colors nil)
ERC
ERC43 is a powerful, modular, and extensible IRC client for GNU/Emacs2. It's part of the GNU project, and included in Emacs.
;; Configure `erc'. (setq erc-autojoin-channels-alist '(("irc.libera.chat" "#emacs" "#nixos" "#systemcrafters")) erc-track-exclude-types '("JOIN" "NICK" "QUIT" "MODE") erc-lurker-hide-list '("JOIN" "PART" "QUIT")) ;; Connect to IRC via `erc'. (defun dotfiles/erc-connect () "Connected to IRC via `erc'." (interactive) (erc-tls :server "irc.libera.chat" :port 6697 :nick "megaphone" :password (password-store-get "megaphone@libera.chat") :full-name "Chris Hayward")) ;; Configure keybindings. (dotfiles/leader "i" '(dotfiles/erc-connect :which-key "Chat"))
Dired
epkgs.dired-single
Dired44 shows a directory listing inside of an Emacs2 buffer that can be used to perform various file operations on files and subdirectories. THe operations you can perform are numerous, from creating subdirectories, byte-compiling files, searching, and editing files. Dired-Extra45 provides extra functionality for Dired44.
;; Include `dired-x' for the `jump' method. (require 'dired-x) ;; Configure `dired-single' to support `evil' keys. (evil-collection-define-key 'normal 'dired-mode-map "h" 'dired-single-up-directory "l" 'dired-single-buffer) ;; Setup `all-the-icons' and the `dired' extension. ;; Configure keybindings for `dired'. (dotfiles/leader "d" '(dired-jump :which-key "Dired"))
Icons
epkgs.all-the-icons epkgs.all-the-icons-dired
All The Icons46 is a utility package to collect various Icon Fonts and prioritize them within GNU/Emacs2.
;; Setup `all-the-icons-dired'. (add-hook 'dired-mode-hook 'all-the-icons-dired-mode) ;; Display default font ligatures. (global-prettify-symbols-mode +1)
Emojis
EShell
epkgs.eshell-prompt-extras
EShell 48 is a shell-like command interpreter for GNU/Emacs2 implemented in Emacs Lisp36. It invokes no external processes except for those requested by the user. It's intended to be an alternative for IELM, and a full REPL envionment for Emacs2.
;; Configure `eshell'. (setq eshell-highlight-prompt nil eshell-prefer-lisp-functions nil) ;; Configure the lambda prompt. (autoload 'epe-theme-lambda "eshell-prompt-extras") (setq eshell-prompt-function 'epe-theme-lambda) ;; Configure keybindings for `eshell'. (dotfiles/leader "e" '(eshell :which-key "EShell"))
VTerm
Emacs Libvterm (VTerm)49 is a fully-fledged terminal emulator inside GNU/Emacs2 based on Libvterm50, a blazing fast C library used in Neovim37. As a result of using compiled code (instead of Emacs Lisp36), VTerm49 is capable, fast, and it can seamlessly handle large outputs.
epkgs.vterm
;; Add keybindings for interacting with the shell(s). (dotfiles/leader "v" '(vterm :which-key "VTerm"))
Magit
Magit51 is an interface to the Git35 version control system, implemented as a GNU/Emacs2 package written in Elisp36. It fills the glaring gap between the Git35 command line interface and various GUIs, letting you perform trivial as well as elaborate version control tasks within a few mnemonic key presses.
epkgs.magit
Key | Description |
---|---|
gg | Check the status of a repository |
gc | Clone a remote repository |
gf | Fetch the contents of the repository |
gp | Pull the remotes of the repository |
;; Add keybindings for working with `magit'. (dotfiles/leader "g" '(:ignore t :which-key "Git") "gg" '(magit-status :which-key "Status") "gc" '(magit-clone :which-key "Clone") "gf" '(magit-fetch :which-key "Fetch") "gp" '(magit-pull :which-key "Pull"))
Fonts
epkgs.hydra
;; Configure the font when running as `emacs-server'. (custom-set-faces '(default ((t (:inherit nil :height 96 :family "Iosevka"))))) ;; Set all three of Emacs' font faces. ;; NOTE: This only works without `emacs-server'. ;; (set-face-attribute 'default nil :font "Iosevka" :height 96) ;; (set-face-attribute 'fixed-pitch nil :font "Iosevka" :height 96) ;; (set-face-attribute 'variable-pitch nil :font "Iosevka" :height 96) ;; Define a `hydra' function for scaling the text interactively. (defhydra hydra-text-scale (:timeout 4) "Scale text" ("j" text-scale-decrease "Decrease") ("k" text-scale-increase "Increase") ("f" nil "Finished" :exit t)) ;; Create keybinding for calling the function. (dotfiles/leader "tf" '(hydra-text-scale/body :which-key "Font"))
Elfeed
epkgs.elfeed
Elfeed52 is an extensible web feed reader for GNU/Emacs2, support both Atom
and RSS
. It requires Emacs 24.3+
and is available for download from the standard repositories.
Key | Command |
---|---|
l | Open |
u | Update |
;; Configure `elfeed'. (setq elfeed-db-directory (expand-file-name "~/.cache/elfeed")) ;; Add custom feeds for `elfeed' to fetch. (setq elfeed-feeds (quote (("https://hexdsl.co.uk/rss.xml") ("https://lukesmith.xyz/rss.xml") ("https://friendo.monster/rss.xml") ("https://chrishayward.xyz/index.xml") ("https://protesilaos.com/codelog.xml")))) ;; Add custom keybindings for `elfeed'. (dotfiles/leader "l" '(:ignore t :which-key "Elfeed") "ll" '(elfeed :which-key "Open") "lu" '(elfeed-update :which-key "Update"))
Org Mode
epkgs.org
Org-mode53 is a document editing and organizing mode, designed for notes, planning, and authoring within the free software text editor GNU/Emacs2. The name is used to encompass plain text files (such as this one) that include simple marks to indicate levels of a hierarchy, and an editor with functions that can read the markup and manipulate the hierarchy elements.
;; Configure `org-mode' source blocks. (setq org-src-fontify-natively t ;; Make source blocks prettier. org-src-tab-acts-natively t ;; Use TAB indents within source blocks. org-src-preserve-indentation t) ;; Stop `org-mode' from formatting blocks. ;; Add an `org-mode-hook'. (add-hook 'org-mode-hook (lambda () (org-indent-mode) (visual-line-mode))) ;; Remove the `Validate XHTML 1.0' message from HTML export. (setq org-export-html-validation-link nil org-html-validation-link nil) ;; Configure the keywords in the TODO -> DONE sequence. (setq org-todo-keywords '((sequence "TODO" "START" "WAIT" "DONE"))) ;; TODO: Configure default structure templates. ;; (require 'org-tempo) ;; Apply custom keybindings. (dotfiles/leader "o" '(:ignore t :which-key "Org") "oe" '(org-export-dispatch :which-key "Export") "ot" '(org-babel-tangle :which-key "Tangle") "oi" '(org-toggle-inline-images :which-key "Images") "of" '(:ignore t :which-key "Footnotes") "ofn" '(org-footnote-normalize :which-key "Normalize"))
Org Roam
epkgs.org-roam epkgs.org-roam-server
Org Roam54 is a plain-text knowledge management system. It borrows principles from the Zettelkasten method55, providing a solution for non-hierarchical note-taking. It should also work as a plug-and-play solution for anyone already using Org Mode53 for their personal wiki (me). Org Roam Server56 is a Web application to visualize the Org Roam54 database. Although it should automatically reload if there's a change in the database, it can be done so manually by clicking the reload
button on the Web interface.
;; Setup `org-roam' hooks. (add-hook 'after-init-hook (lambda () (org-roam-mode) (org-roam-server-mode))) ;; Configure `org-roam'. (setq org-roam-encrypt-files t org-roam-directory (expand-file-name "/etc/dotfiles") org-roam-capture-templates '() org-roam-dailies-capture-templates '()) ;; Encrypt files with the public key. (setq epa-file-select-keys 2 epa-file-encrypt-to "37AB1CB72B741E478CA026D43025DCBD46F81C0F" epa-cache-passphrase-for-symmetric-encryption t) ;; Define a new `title-to-slug' function to override the default `org-roam-title-to-slug' function. ;; This is done to change the replacement character from "_" to "-". (require 'cl-lib) (defun dotfiles/title-to-slug (title) "Convert TITLE to a filename-suitable slug." (cl-flet* ((nonspacing-mark-p (char) (eq 'Mn (get-char-code-property char 'general-category))) (strip-nonspacing-marks (s) (apply #'string (seq-remove #'nonspacing-mark-p (ucs-normalize-NFD-string s)))) (cl-replace (title pair) (replace-regexp-in-string (car pair) (cdr pair) title))) (let* ((pairs `(("[^[:alnum:][:digit:]]" . "-") ;; Convert anything not alphanumeric. ("--*" . "-") ;; Remove sequential dashes. ("^-" . "") ;; Remove starting dashes. ("-$" . ""))) ;; Remove ending dashes. (slug (-reduce-from #'cl-replace (strip-nonspacing-marks title) pairs))) (downcase slug)))) (setq org-roam-title-to-slug-function #'dotfiles/title-to-slug) ;; Configure capture templates. ;; Standard document. (add-to-list 'org-roam-capture-templates '("d" "Default" entry (function org-roam-capture--get-point) "%?" :file-name "docs/${slug}" :unnarrowed t :head " ,#+TITLE: ${title} ,#+AUTHOR: Christopher James Hayward ,#+EMAIL: chris@chrishayward.xyz ")) ;; Course document. (add-to-list 'org-roam-capture-templates '("c" "Course" plain (function org-roam-capture--get-point) "%?" :file-name "docs/courses/${slug}" :unnarrowed t :head " ,#+TITLE: ${title} ,#+SUBTITLE: ,#+AUTHOR: Christopher James Hayward ,#+EMAIL: chris@chrishayward.xyz ,#+OPTIONS: num:nil toc:nil todo:nil tasks:nil tags:nil ,#+OPTIONS: skip:nil author:nil email:nil creator:nil timestamp:nil ")) ;; Daily notes. (add-to-list 'org-roam-dailies-capture-templates '("d" "Default" entry (function org-roam-capture--get-point) "* %?" :file-name "docs/daily/%<%Y-%m-%d>" :head " ,#+TITLE: %<%Y-%m-%d> ,#+AUTHOR: Christopher James Hayward ,#+OPTIONS: num:nil toc:nil todo:nil tasks:nil tags:nil ,#+OPTIONS: skip:nil author:nil email:nil creator:nil timestamp:nil ")) ;; Apply custom keybindings. (dotfiles/leader "or" '(:ignore t :which-key "Roam") "ori" '(org-roam-insert :which-key "Insert") "orf" '(org-roam-find-file :which-key "Find") "orc" '(org-roam-capture :which-key "Capture") "orb" '(org-roam-buffer-toggle-display :which-key "Buffer")) ;; Apply custom keybindings for dailies. (dotfiles/leader "ord" '(:ignore t :which-key "Dailies") "ordd" '(org-roam-dailies-find-date :which-key "Date") "ordt" '(org-roam-dailies-find-today :which-key "Today") "ordm" '(org-roam-dailies-find-tomorrow :which-key "Tomorrow") "ordy" '(org-roam-dailies-find-yesterday :which-key "Yesterday"))
Org Drill
epkgs.org-drill
Org Drill57 is an extension for Org Mode53 that uses a spaced repition algorithm to conduct interactive Drill Sessions using Org files as sources of facts to be memorized.
;; Configure keybindings for `org-drill'. (dotfiles/leader "od" '(:ignore t :which-key "Drill") "odd" '(org-drill :which-key "Drill") "odc" '(org-drill-cram :which-key "Cram") "odr" '(org-drill-resume :which-key "Resume"))
Org Agenda
The way Org Mode53 works, TODO items, time-stamped items, and tagged headlines can be scattered throughout a file, or even a number of files. To get an overview of open action items, or of events that are important for a particular date, this information must be collected, sorted, and displayed in an organized way.
;; Configure `org-agenda' to use the project files. (setq org-agenda-files '("/etc/dotfiles/" "/etc/dotfiles/docs/" "/etc/dotfiles/docs/courses/" "/etc/dotfiles/docs/daily/" "/etc/dotfiles/docs/notes/" "/etc/dotfiles/docs/posts/" "/etc/dotfiles/docs/slides/")) ;; Include files encrypted with `gpg'. (require 'org) (unless (string-match-p "\\.gpg" org-agenda-file-regexp) (setq org-agenda-file-regexp (replace-regexp-in-string "\\\\\\.org" "\\\\.org\\\\(\\\\.gpg\\\\)?" org-agenda-file-regexp))) ;; Open an agenda buffer with SPC o a. (dotfiles/leader "oa" '(org-agenda :which-key "Agenda"))
Org Pomodoro
epkgs.org-pomodoro
Org Pomodoro58 adds basic support for the Pomodoro Technique59 in GNU/Emacs2. It can be started for the task at point, or the last task time was clocked for. Each session starts a timer of 25 minutes, finishing with a break of 5 minutes. After 4 sessions, ther will be a break of 20 minutes. All values are customizable.
;; Configure `org-pomodor' with the overtime workflow. (setq org-pomodoro-manual-break t org-pomodoro-keep-killed-time t) ;; Configure keybindings. (dotfiles/leader "op" '(org-pomodoro :which-key "Pomodoro"))
Writegood Mode
Aspell
pkgs.aspell pkgs.aspellDicts.en pkgs.aspellDicts.en-science pkgs.aspellDicts.en-computers
GNU Aspell61 is a Free and Open Source spell checker designed to replace ISpell. It can be used as a library, or an independent spell checker. Its main feature is that it does a superior job of suggesting possible replacements for mis-spelled words than any other spell checker for the English language.
;; Use `aspell' as a drop-in replacement for `ispell'. (setq ispell-program-name "aspell" ispell-eextra-args '("--sug-mode=fast")) ;; Configure the built-in `flyspell-mode'. (dotfiles/leader "ts" '(flyspell-mode :which-key "Spelling"))
Hugo
pkgs.hugo
Hugo62 is one of the most popular open-source static site generators.
epkgs.ox-hugo
Ox-Hugo63 is an Org-Mode53 exporter for Hugo62 compabile markdown. I post nonsense on my Personal Blog64, and share my notes on various textbooks, articles, and software Here65.
;; Configure `ox-hugo' as an `org-mode-export' backend. (require 'ox-hugo) ;; Capture templates. ;; Personal blog post. (add-to-list 'org-roam-capture-templates '("p" "Post" plain (function org-roam-capture--get-point) "%?" :file-name "docs/posts/${slug}" :unnarrowed t :head " ,#+TITLE: ${title} ,#+AUTHOR: Christopher James Hayward ,#+DATE: %<%Y-%m-%d> ,#+OPTIONS: num:nil todo:nil tasks:nil ,#+EXPORT_FILE_NAME: ${slug} ,#+ROAM_KEY: https://chrishayward.xyz/posts/${slug}/ ,#+HUGO_BASE_DIR: ../ ,#+HUGO_AUTO_SET_LASTMOD: t ,#+HUGO_SECTION: posts ,#+HUGO_DRAFT: true ")) ;; Shared notes. (add-to-list 'org-roam-capture-templates '("n" "Notes" plain (function org-roam-capture--get-point) "%?" :file-name "docs/notes/${slug}" :unnarrowed t :head " ,#+TITLE: ${title} ,#+AUTHOR: Christopher James Hayward ,#+OPTIONS: num:nil todo:nil tasks:nil ,#+EXPORT_FILE_NAME: ${slug} ,#+ROAM_KEY: https://chrishayward.xyz/notes/${slug}/ ,#+HUGO_BASE_DIR: ../ ,#+HUGO_AUTO_SET_LASTMOD: t ,#+HUGO_SECTION: notes ,#+HUGO_DRAFT: true "))
Reveal
epkgs.ox-reveal
Reveal.js66 is an open source HTML presentation framework. It enables anyone with a web browser to create fully-featured and beautiful presentations for free. Presentations with Reveal.js66 are built on open web technologies. That means anything you can do on the web, you can do in your presentation. Ox Reveal67 is an Org Mode53 export backend.
;; Configure `ox-reveal' as an `org-mode-export' backend. (require 'ox-reveal) ;; Don't rely on any local software. (setq org-reveal-root "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/reveal.js") ;; Create a capture template. (add-to-list 'org-roam-capture-templates '("s" "Slides" plain (function org-roam-capture--get-point) "%?" :file-name "docs/slides/${slug}" :unnarrowed t :head " ,#+TITLE: ${title} ,#+AUTHOR: Christopher James Hayward ,#+EMAIL: chris@chrishayward.xyz ,#+REVEAL_ROOT: https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/reveal.js ,#+REVEAL_THEME: serif ,#+EXPORT_FILE_NAME: ${slug} ,#+OPTIONS: reveal_title_slide:nil ,#+OPTIONS: num:nil toc:nil todo:nil tasks:nil tags:nil ,#+OPTIONS: skip:nil author:nil email:nil creator:nil timestamp:nil "))
Passwords
pkgs.pass
With Pass68, each password lives inside of an encrypted gpg
file, whose name is the title of the website or resource that requires the password. These encrypted files may be organized into meaningful folder hierarchies, compies from computer to computer, and in general, manipulated using standard command line tools.
epkgs.password-store
Configure keybindings for passwords behind SPC p
:
Key | Description |
---|---|
p | Copy a password |
r | Rename a password |
g | Generate a password |
;; Set the path to the password store. (setq password-store-dir (expand-file-name "~/.password-store")) ;; Apply custom keybindings. (dotfiles/leader "p" '(:ignore t :which-key "Passwords") "pp" '(password-store-copy :which-key "Copy") "pr" '(password-store-rename :which-key "Rename") "pg" '(password-store-generate :which-key "Generate"))
MU4E
pkgs.mu pkgs.isync
epkgs.mu4e-alert
home.file.".mbsyncrc" = { text = '' IMAPStore xyz-remote Host mail.chrishayward.xyz User chris@chrishayward.xyz PassCmd "pass chrishayward.xyz/chris" SSLType IMAPS MaildirStore xyz-local Path ~/.cache/mail/ Inbox ~/.cache/mail/inbox SubFolders Verbatim Channel xyz Far :xyz-remote: Near :xyz-local: Patterns * !Archives Create Both Expunge Both SyncState * ''; };
mbsync -a mu init --maildir="~/.cache/mail" --my-address="chris@chrishayward.xyz" mu index
;; Add the `mu4e' shipped with `mu' to the load path. (add-to-list 'load-path "/etc/profiles/per-user/chris/share/emacs/site-lisp/mu4e/") (require 'mu4e) ;; Confiugure `mu4e'. (setq mu4e-maildir "~/.cache/mail" mu4e-update-interval (* 5 60) mu4e-get-mail-command "mbsync -a" mu4e-compose-format-flowed t mu4e-change-filenames-when-moving t mu4e-compose-signature (concat "Chris Hayward\n" "chris@chrishayward.xyz")) ;; Sign all outbound email with GPG. (add-hook 'message-send-hook 'mml-secure-message-sign-pgpmime) (setq message-send-mail-function 'smtpmail-send-it mml-secure-openpgp-signers '("37AB1CB72B741E478CA026D43025DCBD46F81C0F")) ;; Setup `mu4e' accounts. (setq mu4e-contexts (list ;; Main ;; chris@chrishayward.xyz (make-mu4e-context :name "Main" :match-func (lambda (msg) (when msg (string-prefix-p "/Main" (mu4e-message-field msg :maildir)))) :vars '((user-full-name . "Christopher James Hayward") (user-mail-address . "chris@chrishayward.xyz") (smtpmail-smtp-server . "mail.chrishayward.xyz") (smtpmail-smtp-service . 587) (smtpmail-stream-type . starttls))))) ;; Setup `mu4e-alert'. (setq mu4e-alert-set-default-style 'libnotify) (mu4e-alert-enable-notifications) (mu4e-alert-enable-mode-line-display) ;; Open the `mu4e' dashboard. (dotfiles/leader "m" '(mu4e :which-key "Mail"))
Projectile
epkgs.projectile
Projectile69 is a project interaction library for GNU/Emacs2. Its goal is to provide a nice set of features operating on a project level, without introducing external dependencies.
;; Configure the `projectile-project-search-path'. (setq projectile-project-search-path '("~/.local/source")) (projectile-mode +1)
LSP Mode
epkgs.lsp-mode epkgs.lsp-ui
The Language Server Protocol (LSP)70 defines the protocol used between an Editor or IDE, and a language server that provides features like:
-
Auto Complete
-
Go To Defintion
-
Find All References
;; Configure `lsp-mode'. (setq lsp-idle-delay 0.5 lsp-prefer-flymake t) ;; Configure `lsp-ui'. (setq lsp-ui-doc-position 'at-point lsp-ui-doc-delay 0.5)
CCLS
epkgs.ccls
Emacs CCLS71 is a client for CCLS, a C/C++/Objective-C language server supporting multi-million line C++ code bases, powered by libclang.
;; Configure `ccls' to work with `lsp-mode'. (defun dotfiles/ccls-hook () (require 'ccls) (lsp)) ;; Configure `ccls' mode hooks. (add-hook 'c-mode-hook 'dotfiles/ccls-hook) (add-hook 'c++-mode-hook 'dotfiles/ccls-hook) (add-hook 'objc-mode-hook 'dotfiles/ccls-hook) (add-hook 'cuda-mode-hook 'dotfiles/ccls-hook)
Company Mode
epkgs.company
Company72 is a text completion framework for GNU/Emacs2. The name stands for Complete Anything
. It uses pluggable back-ends and front-ends to retieve and display completion candidates.
;; Configure `company-mode'. (setq company-backend 'company-capf lsp-completion-provider :capf) ;; Enable it globally. (global-company-mode +1)
Go Mode
epkgs.go-mode
Go Mode73 is a major mode for editing Golang12 source code in GNU/Emacs2.
;; Configure `go-mode' to work with `lsp-mode'. (defun dotfiles/go-hook () (add-hook 'before-save-hook #'lsp-format-buffer t t) (add-hook 'before-save-hook #'lsp-organize-imports t t)) ;; Configure a custom `before-save-hook'. (add-hook 'go-mode-hook #'dotfiles/go-hook)
Rustic
Python Mode
epkgs.pretty-mode
The built in Python Mode74 has a nice feature set for working with Python18 code in GNU/Emacs2. It is complimented with the addition of an LSP70 server. These tools are included in the Development Shell11 for Python18.
;; Configure `pretty-mode' to work with `python-mode'. (add-hook 'python-mode-hook (lambda () (turn-on-pretty-mode)))
PlantUML
pkgs.plantuml
PlantUML75 is an open-source tool allowing users to create diagrams from a plain-text language. Besides various UML diagrams, PlantUML75 has support for various other software developmented related formats, as well as visualizations of JSON
and YAML
files.
epkgs.plantuml-mode
PlantUML Mode76 is a major mode for editing PlantUML75 sources in GNU/Emacs2.
;; Configure `plantuml-mode'. (add-to-list 'org-src-lang-modes '("plantuml" . plantuml)) (org-babel-do-load-languages 'org-babel-load-languages '((plantuml . t))) (setq plantuml-default-exec-mode 'executable org-plantuml-exec-mode 'plantuml)
Swiper
epkgs.ivy epkgs.counsel epkgs.ivy-rich epkgs.ivy-posframe epkgs.ivy-prescient
Ivy (Swiper)77 is a generic completion mechanism for GNU/Emacs2. While operating similarily to other completion schemes like icomplete-mode
, it aims to be more efficient, smaller, simpler, and smoother to use, while remaining highly customizable.
;; Configure `ivy'. (setq counsel-linux-app-format-function #'counsel-linux-app-format-function-name-only) (ivy-mode +1) (counsel-mode +1) ;; Configure `ivy-rich'. (ivy-rich-mode +1) ;; Configure `ivy-posframe'. (setq ivy-posframe-parameters '((parent-frame nil)) ivy-posframe-display-functions-alist '((t . ivy-posframe-display))) (ivy-posframe-mode +1) ;; Configure `ivy-prescient'. (setq ivy-prescient-enable-filtering nil) (ivy-prescient-mode +1)
Transparency
It's possible to control the frame opacity in GNU/Emacs2. Unlike other transparency hacks, it's not merely showing the desktop background image, but is true transparency – you can se other windows behind the Emacs2 window.
;; Configure the default frame transparency. (set-frame-parameter (selected-frame) 'alpha '(95 . 95)) (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(alpha . (95 . 95)))
Desktop Environment
pkgs.brightnessctl
The Desktop Environment78 package provides commands and a global minor mode for controlling your GNU/Linux1 desktop from within GNU/Emacs2.
epkgs.desktop-environment
You can control the brightness, volume, take screenshots, and lock / unlock the screen. The package depends on the availability of shell commands to do the heavy lifting. They can be changed by customizing the appropriate variables.
;; Configure `desktop-environment'. (require 'desktop-environment) (desktop-environment-mode +1)
Doom Themes
epkgs.doom-themes
Doom Themes79 is a theme megapack for GNU/Emacs2, inspired by community favourites.
;; Include modern themes from `doom-themes'. (setq doom-themes-enable-bold t doom-themes-enable-italic t) ;; Load the `doom-moonlight' theme. (load-theme 'doom-moonlight t) (doom-modeline-mode +1) ;; Load a new theme with <SPC> t t. (dotfiles/leader "tt" '(counsel-load-theme :which-key "Theme"))
Doom Modeline
epkgs.doom-modeline
Doom Modeline80 is a fancy and fast modeline inspired by minimalism design. It's integrated into Centaur Emacs, Doom Emacs, and Spacemacs.
;; Add the `doom-modeline' after initialization. (add-hook 'after-init-hook 'doom-modeline-mode) (setq doom-modeline-height 16 doom-modeline-icon t)