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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 5205b618b072..4f2e870f9025 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,15 +1,23 @@ NixOS configuration =================== -My NixOS config. Some manual steps required before the first run! +My NixOS configuration! It configures most of the packages I require +on my systems, sets up Emacs the way I need and does a bunch of other +interesting things. -Make sure submodules are cloned: `git submodule update --init`. +In contrast with earlier versions of this configuration, the Nix +channel versions are now pinned in Nix (see the beginning of +[packages.nix][]). -Set up the unstable NixOS channel: +Machine-local configuration is kept in files with the naming scheme +`$hostname-configuration.nix` and **must** be symlinked to +`local-configuration.nix` before the first configuration run. -``` -nix-channel --add http://nixos.org/channels/nixos-unstable nixos-unstable -nix-channel --update -``` +I'm publishing this repository (and my [emacs configuration][]) as a +convenience for myself, but also as a resource that people looking for +example Nix or Emacs configurations can browse through. -Symlink local machine configuration to `/etc/nixos/local-configuration.nix`. +Feel free to ping me with any questions you might have. + +[packages.nix]: packages.nix +[emacs configuration]: https://github.com/tazjin/emacs.d |