[Nix-dev] /etc/nixos/configuration.nix vs ~/.nixpkgs/config.nix

[Eelco Dolstra]

Hi Kamil,

On 29/06/15 16:20, Kamil Chmielewski wrote:

> I'm trying to setup NixOS on my laptop and I feel really confused with this 2
> config files.
> I would like to have base system configuration like hardware and system services
> in /etc/nixos and other software and user configuration in ~/.nixpkgs.
> I'm stuck on custom gtk theme now. I don't want to install my gtk theme system
> wide, but in my user scope only. I searched everywhere and I can't find an
> example ~/.nixpkgs that will setup my env analogous to Deian conf:
> 1. gtk theme in ~/.themes
> 2. custom ~/.gtkrc-2.0
> 
> I had a repo of dotiles for debian with many other things like .gitconfig,
> .vimrc, .profile ....
> How to rewrite it to NixOS?

Unfortunately, NixOS does not currently have a way to manage files in home
directories.

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