# Sources - [Nixos manual](https://nixos.org/nixos/manual/) - [Arch Linux installation guide](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/installation_guide) - [Installation of NixOS with encrypted root, martijnvermaat](https://gist.github.com/martijnvermaat/76f2e24d0239470dd71050358b4d5134) - [Installing NixOS, Chris Martin](https://chris-martin.org/2015/installing-nixos) # Prepare and boot the installation media 1. Download NixOS ISO at https://nixos.org/download.html. 2. Write ISO to a USB stick: sudo dd if=nix.iso of=/dev/sdX status=progress 3. Boot from the USB stick on the target machine. 4. Connect as sudo: sudo su 5. Switch to bepo: loadkeys fr-bepo 6. Check if UEFI mode is enabled: ls /sys/firmware/efi/efivars # SWAP size 1. Check your RAM with `top`. 2. Get the SWAP size according to your RAM size and if you need hibernation: https://itsfoss.com/swap-size/ # Partition the disk 1. Use `lsblk` your show block devices. 2. Launch `gdisk /dev/`: - verify the partition table with `v`, - delete every partition with `d`, - add a boot partition (ef00 EFI) of 500M with `n`, - add a system partition (8300 Linux LVM) on the remaining space with `n`, - write the partition table with `w`. 3. Encrypt your disk and open it: cryptsetup luksFormat /dev/ cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/ crypted 4. Create swap and root logical volumes: pvcreate /dev/mapper/crypted vgcreate vg /dev/mapper/crypted lvcreate -L G -n swap vg lvcreate -l '100%FREE' -n root vg 5. Format the partitions: mkfs.fat -F 32 -n BOOT /dev/ mkfs.ext4 -L nixos /dev/vg/root mkswap -L swap /dev/vg/swap 6. Mount partitions mount /dev/vg/root /mnt mkdir /mnt/boot mount /dev/ /mnt/boot swapon /dev/vg/swap # Connect to Internet 1. Note your wifi interface: ifconfig 2. Scan available ESSID with: iwlist scan | grep ESSID 3. Write `wpa_supplicant` configuration: wpa_passphrase | sudo tee /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf 4. Start `wpa_supplicant`: wpa_supplicant -B -i -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf # Install 1. Generate configuration: nixos-generate-config --root /mnt 2. Rename disks by labels in `mnt/etc/nixos/hardware-configuration.nix`. 3. Complete `/mnt/etc/nixos/configuration.nix` # Hostname networking.hostName = "joris-laptop"; # Encryption boot.initrd.luks.devices.root = { device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/"; preLVM = true; allowDiscards = true; }; # Network manager networking.networkmanager.enable = true; # Bepo keymap (ease entering a passphrase for decrypting the disk) console.keyMap = "fr-bepo"; # Enable gpg agent programs.gnupg.agent = { enable = true; pinentryFlavor = "tty"; enableSSHSupport = true; }; # Create user users.users.joris = { isNormalUser = true; extraGroups = [ "wheel" "networkmanager" ]; }; # Editor environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.vim ]; # Flakes nix = { package = pkgs.nixFlakes; extraOptions = "experimental-features = nix-command flakes"; }; 4. Install: nixos-install 5. Set user password: passwd joris 6. Reboot: reboot If the system doesn’t boot, boot from the USB key, and: sudo su cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/ crypted lvchange -a y /dev/vg/swap lvchange -a y /dev/vg/root mount /dev/vg/root /mnt mount /dev/ /mnt/boot swapon /dev/vg/swap # Import GPG key 1. Extract: gpg --decrypt keys.tar.gpg > keys.tar tar -xf keys.tar -C . 2. Import: gpg --import pubkey.asc gpg --allow-secret-key-import --import privkey.asc 3. Trust: gpg --edit-key joris@guyonvarch.me gpg> trust 4. Write SSH keygrip in `~/gnupg/sshcontrol`: gpg2 -K --with-keygrip # [A] keygrip 5. Verify that SSH key is available: ssh-add -L # Clone the system 1. Connect to Internet: nmtui 2. Install git: nix-env -i git 3. Clone the configuration: git clone git@guyonvarch.me:/home/git/config /home/joris/code/config cd code/config git checkout main 4. Extract the system’s `hardware-configuration.nix`, and add it to `./hosts/joris/hardware/`. 5. Move aside the previous configuration: cp -r /etc/nixos config-old sudo rm -rf /etc/nixos 6. Link `/etc/nixos` to the configuration: sudo ln -s /home/joris/code/config /etc/nixos 7. Disable automatic export of documents if it’s not the principal system. 8. Change network interface in `hosts/network/joris/connman.nix`. 9. Remove `.gnupg/.sshcontrol` 10. Build: nixos-rebuild switch # Setup user environment 1. Create user directories: mkdir code documents downloads music pictures videos 2. Create `.less` to setup less keybindings from `.lesskey`: lesskey 3. Setup password store: git clone git@guyonvarch.me:/home/git/passwords.git .password-store 4. Get documents: duplicity restore rsync://guyonvarch.me/~/backups/documents documents # Set up user services Look at user services: systemctl --user list-units systemctl --user list-timers --all If services do not appear, run: systemctl --user daemon-reload # Check hardware acceleration “OpenGL renderer string” should not be llvm: nix-shell -p glxinfo --run "glxinfo | grep OpenGL" # Setup the printer 1. Assign a fix IP address to the printer. 2. Go to the CUPS interface at `http://localhost:631`. 3. Add a printer with connection `lpd:///BINARY_P1` Using the CLI to specify the connection: lpadmin -p -v lpd:///BINARY_P1 # Export GPG keys Save to a physical USB key: gpg --export-secret-keys --armor joris@guyonvarch.me > privkey.asc gpg --export --armor joris@guyonvarch.me > pubkey.asc tar -cf keys.tar privkey.asc pubkey.asc gpg --symmetric keys.tar