guix-dotfiles

Repository for my personal Guix dotfiles

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updated 2025-02-05 12:23

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05c721a1 Added openconnect to try and connect to rit vpn. Seems like it will not work. Ryan Schanzenbacher · 2025-02-05 12:23

05c721a16f816d5f06014b9d171ca41e98ff7fea · 9 entries

Name	Type	Size
.gitignore	file	72 B
README.md	file	1.6 KB
RyanLaptop.scm	file	975 B
RyanThinkpad.scm	file	1.3 KB
channels.scm	file	1.2 KB
deploy.sh	file	3.7 KB
home-config	dir	—
modules	dir	—
testvm.scm	file	970 B

Guix Installation

Installing Guix

Instructions

Create USB with Guix installation image
Boot and create partitions using graphical installer
Bail out right before installation begins, go to terminal
- Mount cow-store using herd start cow-store /mnt
- Download latest version of configuration using curl -o main.tar.gz --insecure --follow https://git.ryanserver.home.arpa/ryan77627/guix-config/archive/main.tar.gz and unpack using tar
- Authorize nonguix channel using curl -o signkey.pub https://substitutes.nonguix.org/signing-key.pub and guix archive --authorize < signkey.pub
- Modify/add system config for system and initialize using guix time-machine -C channels.scm -- system -L modules/ --substitute-urls='https://bordeaux.guix.gnu.org https://ci.guix.gnu.org https://substitutes.nonguix.org' init system.scm /mnt
- When installed, proceed
Reboot into system, assign root and ryan user a password
Setup system completely
- Clone guix-config to proper location
- Reconfigure system
  - sudo -E guix time-machine -C channels.scm -- system -L modules reconfigure system.scm <—- may not be needed
  - guix pull
  - hash guix
  - sudo guix system -L modules reconfigure system.scm
- Configure GUIX Home
  - Install Nix Home Manager
  - May need to sudo herd restart nix-daemon or reconfigure system to get nix working???
  - nix-channel --update
  - nix-shell '<home-manager>' -A install
  - home-manager switch
Everything should now be set up and ready to use :)