🚀 non-NixOS installation

README.md

@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 My NixOS configuration featuring multi-host setup, a few GitHub Actions, remote caching, pre-commit hooks & CI, and [Catppuccin](https://catppuccin.com/) theme for all programs.
 
+
+> [!WARNING]  
+> WIP, not documented
+
 Key specs:
 
 - `home-manager` for user configuration
@@ -11,8 +15,14 @@ Key specs:
 
 ![assets/NixOS-rice.png](assets/NixOS-rice.png)
 
-> [!WARNING]  
-> WIP, not documented
+
+### Fonts
+
+| Purpose | Name | Comment |
+|----------|----------|-------|
+| Code    | FiraCode Nerd Font | |
+| UI    | Cabin   | Easy on eyes, good default |
+| UI    | Recursive  | Eye candy, catchy |
 
 ## Usage
 
@@ -24,7 +34,7 @@ The repo contains a helper `justfile` to assist with common NixOS management tas
 `just`, `unbuffer` (provided by `expect` package) and `nom` commands are required to use it. They can be installed with `Nix` in case they are missing:
 
 ```shell
-nix-shell -p just expect nix-output-monitor
+nix-shell -p home-manager just expect nix-output-monitor
 ```
 
 To test a new NixOS build, run:
@@ -49,17 +59,29 @@ Files in `$HOME` are defined via `Home Manager`, which can be invoked separately
 just home <host> switch
 ```
 
-## Notes
+## Installing on non-NixOS distros
 
-### Fonts
+Make sure to put 
 
-| Purpose | Name | Comment |
-|----------|----------|-------|
-| Code    | FiraCode Nerd Font | |
-| UI    | Cabin   | Easy on eyes, good default |
-| UI    | Recursive  | Eye candy, catchy |
+```
+extra-experimental-features = nix-command flakes
+trusted-users = root @wheel dan
+substituters = https://hyprland.cachix.org https://nixpkgs-wayland.cachix.org https://pre-commit-hooks.cachix.org https://nixpkgs-wayland.cachix.org
+trusted-public-keys = hyprland.cachix.org-1:a7pgxzMz7+chwVL3/pzj6jIBMioiJM7ypFP8PwtkuGc= nixpkgs-wayland.cachix.org-1:3lwxaILxMRkVhehr5StQprHdEo4IrE8sRho9R9HOLYA= pre-commit-hooks.cachix.org-1:Pkk3Panw5AW24TOv6kz3PvLhlH8puAsJTBbOPmBo7Rc= nixpkgs-wayland.cachix.org-1:3lwxaILxMRkVhehr5StQprHdEo4IrE8sRho9R9HOLYA= danielgafni.cachix.org-1:ZdXJoJEqeiGGOf/MtAiocqj7/vvFbA2MWFVwopJ2WQM=
+auto-optimise-store = true
+```
+
+to `/etc/nix/nix.conf` before doing anything (otherwise your life will be miserable and you will be building packages from scratch for an eternity)
+
+All of the `$HOME` directory configuration (installed packages, programs, and configs from `home` directory of this repo) from `home-manager` can be installed on a non-NixOS distro. However, system settings would have to be configured manually. Below is an incomplete set of isntructions for system configuration on other distros.
+
+### ArchLinux
+
+WIP
+
+# Random Debugging Stuff
 
-### Debugging mime-type
+### mime-type
 
 ```shell
 XDG_UTILS_DEBUG_LEVEL=2 xdg-mime query filetype foo.pdf