• Download NixOS ISO
• Write the ISO to a USB drive using dd
• Boot machine from ISO
  • If you're using vbox, then boot with nomodeset as otherwise the boot hangs.
• Install git: nix-env -i git
• Clone configuration: git clone https://github.com/willprice/nixos-config.git
• Follow the installation guide up to nixos-generate-config
  • Copy nixos configuration files to /mnt: cp nixos-config/* /mnt/etc/nixos
  • Generate hardware config: nixos-generate-config
  • Install system: nixos-install (set root password)
• Reboot
• Login as root
• Set password for will: passwd will
• Log out and login as will setting mate+xmonad as desktop session
• Generate an SSH key for the new machine: ssh-keygen
• Add SSH key to github profile
• Clone dotfiles: git clone --recursive git@github.com:willprice/dotfiles.git ~/.dotfiles
• Install dotfiles: cd ~/.dotfiles; ./install-all.sh

Cheatsheet

Nix

• Install a package: nix-env -i packageName
• List all available packages: nix-env -qa (take a while to run, best of dumping this and grepping the listing)

NixOS

• Configuration file: /etc/nixos/configuration.nix