My personal Nix configuration for macOS

• https://github.com/dustinlyons/nixos-config
• https://davi.sh/blog/2024/02/nix-home-manager/
• https://davi.sh/blog/2024/11/nix-vscode/
• https://github.com/davish/nix-on-mac/blob/part-3/flake.nix

• NixOS packages
• NixOS options
• NixOS wiki

This is easier than using the Nix installer directly, as it will make it more convenient for you.

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf -L https://install.determinate.systems/nix | \
  sh -s -- install

Note: We DONT want to install the Determinate Nix version but the regular Nix, so select no when asked.

nix flake init -t nix-darwin

nix run nix-darwin -- switch --flake .

It might take a while to complete, as it will populate the cache for all the packages.

Reload your terminal to use the new shell.

sudo darwin-rebuild switch --flake .

or use the convenience script:

sudo ./rebuild.sh

Note: Must use sudo - nix-darwin master requires root for system activation.

nix --extra-experimental-features "nix-command flakes" run nix-darwin#darwin-uninstaller

/nix/nix-installer uninstall