feat: nix-darwin-kickstarter minimal

flake.lock

@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "nodes": {
-    "darwin": {
-      "inputs": {
-        "nixpkgs": [
-          "nixpkgs-darwin"
-        ]
-      },
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1758102940,
-        "narHash": "sha256-wwqf3+A8EiqwWpcAaPN20QXJLlpGPpwtLTrzgnngI2o=",
-        "owner": "lnl7",
-        "repo": "nix-darwin",
-        "rev": "ebd0bfc11fc2b5cff37401e9b3703881ad5fabbd",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "lnl7",
-        "repo": "nix-darwin",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
-    "nixpkgs": {
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1758262103,
-        "narHash": "sha256-aBGl3XEOsjWw6W3AHiKibN7FeoG73dutQQEqnd/etR8=",
-        "owner": "NixOS",
-        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "12bd230118a1901a4a5d393f9f56b6ad7e571d01",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "id": "nixpkgs",
-        "type": "indirect"
-      }
-    },
-    "nixpkgs-darwin": {
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1758262103,
-        "narHash": "sha256-aBGl3XEOsjWw6W3AHiKibN7FeoG73dutQQEqnd/etR8=",
-        "owner": "nixos",
-        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "12bd230118a1901a4a5d393f9f56b6ad7e571d01",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "nixos",
-        "ref": "nixpkgs-unstable",
-        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
-    "root": {
-      "inputs": {
-        "darwin": "darwin",
-        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs",
-        "nixpkgs-darwin": "nixpkgs-darwin"
-      }
-    }
-  },
-  "root": "root",
-  "version": 7
-}

flake.nix

@@ -1,29 +1,21 @@
 {
-  description = "Nix for macOS configuration";
+  description = "Nix for Poby's MacOS";
 
-  ##################################################################################################################
+  nixConfig = {
-  #
+    substituters = [ "https://cache.nixos.org" ];
-  # Want to know Nix in details? Looking for a beginner-friendly tutorial?
+  };
-  # Check out https://github.com/ryan4yin/nixos-and-flakes-book !
-  #
-  ##################################################################################################################
 
-  # This is the standard format for flake.nix. `inputs` are the dependencies of the flake,
+  inputs = let
-  # Each item in `inputs` will be passed as a parameter to the `outputs` function after being pulled and built.
+    stableVersion = "25.11";  # FIXME to bump to latest stable version
-  inputs = {
+  in {
-    nixpkgs-darwin.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable";
+    # nixpkgs-darwin.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable"; # comment out for unstable version
-    # nixpkgs-darwin.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-24.05-darwin";
+    nixpkgs-darwin.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-${stableVersion}-darwin";
     darwin = {
-      url = "github:lnl7/nix-darwin";
+      url = "github:lnl7/nix-darwin/nix-darwin-${stableVersion}";
       inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs-darwin";
     };
   };
 
-  # The `outputs` function will return all the build results of the flake.
-  # A flake can have many use cases and different types of outputs,
-  # parameters in `outputs` are defined in `inputs` and can be referenced by their names.
-  # However, `self` is an exception, this special parameter points to the `outputs` itself (self-reference)
-  # The `@` syntax here is used to alias the attribute set of the inputs's parameter, making it convenient to use inside the function.
   outputs = inputs @ {
     self,
     nixpkgs,
@@ -32,7 +24,7 @@
   }: let
     username = "poby";
     system = "aarch64-darwin";
-    hostname = "pobys-macbook-pro";
+    hostname = "fenrir";  # TODO break down to multiple hosts
 
     specialArgs =
       inputs
@@ -49,7 +41,6 @@
         ./modules/host-users.nix
       ];
     };
-    # nix code formatter
     formatter.${system} = nixpkgs.legacyPackages.${system}.alejandra;
   };
-}
+}

modules/apps.nix

@@ -1,116 +1,46 @@
 { pkgs, ... }: {
 
-  ##########################################################################
-  # 
-  #  Install all apps and packages here.
-  #
-  ##########################################################################
-
-  # Install packages from nix's official package repository.
-  #
-  # The packages installed here are available to all users, and are reproducible across machines, and are rollbackable.
-  # But on macOS, it's less stable than homebrew.
-  #
-  # Related Discussion: https://discourse.nixos.org/t/darwin-again/29331
   environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
-    # CLI
     git
     just # use Justfile to simplify nix-darwin's commands
-    ffmpeg
+    vim
-    fzf
+    curl
-    bat
-    fastfetch
-    gh
-    lsd
-    mkalias
-    python310
-    tldr
-    tmux
-    tree
-    zoxide
-    zsh-powerlevel10k
-    zsh-fzf-tab
-    commitizen
   ];
-  environment.variables.EDITOR = "nvim";
 
-  # TODO To make this work, homebrew need to be installed manually, see https://brew.sh
-  # 
-  # The apps installed by homebrew are not managed by nix, and not reproducible!
-  # But on macOS, homebrew has a much larger selection of apps than nixpkgs, especially for GUI apps!
   homebrew = {
     enable = true;
 
     onActivation = {
-      autoUpdate = true; # Fetch the newest stable branch of Homebrew's git repo
+      autoUpdate = true;
-      upgrade = true; # Upgrade outdated casks, formulae, and App Store apps
-      # 'zap': uninstalls all formulae(and related files) not listed in the generated Brewfile
       cleanup = "zap";
     };
 
     # Applications to install from Mac App Store using mas.
-    # You need to install all these Apps manually first so that your apple account have records for them.
-    # otherwise Apple Store will refuse to install them.
-    # For details, see https://github.com/mas-cli/mas 
     masApps = {
       KakaoTalk = 869223134;
       Across = 6444851827;
-      Flighty = 1358823008;
-      Numbers = 409203825;
-      Pages = 409201541;
-      Keynote = 409183694;
       Bitwarden = 1352778147;
     };
 
     taps = [ ];
 
-    # `brew install`
+    # WARNING only include those not in nixpkgs
     brews = [
-      "wget"
+      # "neovim"
-      "curl" # do not install curl via nixpkgs, it's not working well on macOS!
+      # "ripgrep"
-      "nvm"
+      # "fd"
-      "uv"
-      "openjdk"
-      "openjdk@21"
-      "openjdk@17"
-      "neovim"
-      "ripgrep"
-      "tree-sitter"
     ];
 
-    # `brew install --cask`
     casks = [
-      "alt-tab"
-      "bruno"
-      "discord"
-      "google-chrome"
-      "iina"
-      "intellij-idea"
-      "jordanbaird-ice"
-      "keka"
-      "raycast"
-      "rectangle"
-      "slack"
-      "stats"
-      "telegram"
-      "visual-studio-code"
-      "zoom"
-      "claude"
       "batfi"
-      "docker-desktop"
-      "cursor"
-      "daisydisk"
-      "ghostty"
       "hammerspoon"
-      "hancom-docs"
+      # "google-chrome"
-      "logi-options+"
+      # "iina"
-      "notion"
+      # "jordanbaird-ice"
-      "onyx"
+      # "keka"
-      "shottr"
+      # "shottr"
-      "arc"
+      # "raycast"
-      "obsidian"
+      # "stats"
-      "antigravity"
-      "figma"
 
       # Fonts
       "font-fontawesome"
@@ -121,6 +51,7 @@
       "font-symbols-only-nerd-font"
       "font-material-design-icons-webfont"
       "font-pretendard"
+      "font-maple-mono-nf"
     ];
   };
 }

modules/host-users.nix

@@ -1,23 +1,12 @@
-{
+{ username, hostname, ... }:
-  username,
-  hostname,
-  ...
-} @ args:
-#############################################################
-#
-#  Host & Users configuration
-#
-#############################################################
 {
   networking.hostName = hostname;
   networking.computerName = hostname;
-  system.defaults.smb.NetBIOSName = hostname;
 
-  # Define a user account. Don't forget to set a password with ‘passwd’.
   users.users."${username}" = {
     home = "/Users/${username}";
     description = username;
   };
 
-  nix.settings.trusted-users = [username];
+  nix.settings.trusted-users = [ username ];
 }

modules/nix-core.nix

@@ -1,20 +1,22 @@
-{ pkgs, ... }:
+{ pkgs, lib, ... }:
-
 {
-  nix.settings = {
+  nix = {
-    # enable flakes globally
+    enable = true;
-    experimental-features = ["nix-command" "flakes"];
+    package = pkgs.nix;
+
+    settings = {
+      experimental-features = [ "nix-command" "flakes" ];
+      substituters = [ "https://nix-community.cachix.org" ];
+      trusted-public-keys = [
+        "nix-community.cachix.org-1:mB9FSh9qf2dCimDSUo8Zy7bkq5CX+/rkCWyvRCYg3Fs="
+      ];
+      builders-user-substitutes = true;
+      auto-optimise-store = false;  # issue https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/7273
+    };
   };
 
-  # Allow unfree packages
+  gc = {
-  nixpkgs.config = {
+    automatic = lib.mkDefault true;
-    allowUnfree = true;
+    options = lib.mkDefault "--delete-older-than 7d";
-    allowBroken = true;
   };
-
-  # Auto upgrade nix package and the daemon service.
-  nix.package = pkgs.nix;
-
-  # Enable Determinate
-  nix.enable = false;
 }

modules/system.nix

@@ -1,21 +1,10 @@
-{ pkgs, config, username, ... }:
+{ pkgs, config, username, hostname, ... }:
 
-  ###################################################################################
-  #
-  #  macOS's System configuration
-  #
-  #  All the configuration options are documented here:
-  #    https://daiderd.com/nix-darwin/manual/index.html#sec-options
-  #  Incomplete list of macOS `defaults` commands :
-  #    https://github.com/yannbertrand/macos-defaults
-  #
-  ###################################################################################
 {
   system = {
     primaryUser = username;
     stateVersion = 6;
 
-    # activationScripts are executed every time you boot the system or run `nixos-rebuild` / `darwin-rebuild`.
     activationScripts.extraActivation.text = ''
       # activateSettings -u will reload the settings from the database and apply them to the current session,
       # so we do not need to logout and login again to make the changes take effect.
@@ -30,26 +19,24 @@
       };
     in
       pkgs.lib.mkForce ''
-      # Set up applications.
+        # Set up applications.
-      echo "setting up /Applications..." >&2
+        echo "setting up /Applications..." >&2
-      rm -rf /Applications/Nix\ Apps
+        rm -rf /Applications/Nix\ Apps
-      mkdir -p /Applications/Nix\ Apps
+        mkdir -p /Applications/Nix\ Apps
-      find ${env}/Applications -maxdepth 1 -type l -exec readlink '{}' + |
+        find ${env}/Applications -maxdepth 1 -type l -exec readlink '{}' + |
-      while read -r src; do
+        while read -r src; do
-        app_name=$(basename "$src")
+          app_name=$(basename "$src")
-        echo "copying $src" >&2
+          echo "copying $src" >&2
-        ${pkgs.mkalias}/bin/mkalias "$src" "/Applications/Nix Apps/$app_name"
+          ${pkgs.mkalias}/bin/mkalias "$src" "/Applications/Nix Apps/$app_name"
-      done
+        done
-          '';
+      '';
 
     defaults = {
-      # login window
+
       loginwindow = {
-        GuestEnabled = false;  # disable guest user
+        GuestEnabled = false;
-        SHOWFULLNAME = true;  # show full name in login window
       };
 
-      # control center
       controlcenter = {
         Sound = false;
         Bluetooth = false;
@@ -58,14 +45,11 @@
         NowPlaying = false;
       };
 
-      # clock
       menuExtraClock = {
         Show24Hour = true;
-        ShowAMPM = false;
         ShowDayOfWeek = false;
       };
-      
+
-      # dock
       dock = {
         autohide = true;
         autohide-delay = 0.01;
@@ -75,38 +59,69 @@
         tilesize = 50;
         magnification = true;
         largesize = 70;
-        wvous-bl-corner = 11;
+        showMissionControlGestureEnabled = true;
       };
 
-      # finder
       finder = {
         AppleShowAllFiles = true;
+        AppleShowAllExtensions = true;
         ShowStatusBar = true;
         ShowPathbar = true;
-        FXPreferredViewStyle = "Nlsv";
+        FXPreferredViewStyle = "clmv";
-        AppleShowAllExtensions = true;
+        FXRemoveOldTrashItems = true;
-        QuitMenuItem = true;
+        _FXEnableColumnAutoSizing = true;
         _FXShowPosixPathInTitle = true;
         _FXSortFoldersFirst = true;
+        _FXSortFoldersFirstOnDesktop = true;
         FXEnableExtensionChangeWarning = false;
-        NewWindowTarget = "Home";
+        FXDefaultSearchScope = "SCcf";
+        NewWindowTarget = "Other";
+        NewWindowTargetPath = "/Users/${username}/Downloads";
+        ShowExternalHardDrivesOnDesktop = true;
+        ShowHardDrivesOnDesktop = true;
+        ShowMountedServersOnDesktop = true;
+        ShowRemovableMediaOnDesktop = true;
+        QuitMenuItem = true;
       };
 
-      # trackpad
       trackpad = {
         Clicking = true;
-        TrackpadRightClick = true;  # enable two finger right click
+        TrackpadRightClick = true;  # two finger right click
-        TrackpadThreeFingerDrag = true;  # enable three finger drag
+        TrackpadThreeFingerDrag = true;
+        TrackpadFourFingerHorizSwipeGesture = 2;  # swipe between full-screen applications
+        TrackpadFourFingerVertSwipeGesture = 2; # down for Mission Control, up for App Expose
+        TrackpadPinch = true;
+        TrackpadThreeFingerHorizSwipGesture = 0;  # disable for three finger drag
+        TrackpadThreeFingerVertSwipeGesture = 0; # disable for three finger drag
+        TrackpadTwoFingerDoubleTapGesture = true; # smart zoom
+        TrackpadTwoFingerFromRightEdgeSwipeGesture = 0;
       };
 
-      # customize settings that not supported by nix-darwin directly
+      screensaver = {
-      # Incomplete list of macOS `defaults` commands :
+        askForPassword = true;
-      #   https://github.com/yannbertrand/macos-defaults
+        askForPasswordDelay = 0;
+      };
+
+      smb = {
+        NetBIOSName = hostname;
+        ServerDescription = hostname;
+      };
+
+      WindowManager = {
+        AppWindowGroupingBehavior = true;
+        EnableStandardClickToShowDesktop = false;
+        EnableTilingByEdgeDrag = false;
+        EnableTilingOptionAccelerator = false;
+        EnableTopTilingByEdgeDrag = false;
+        StandardHideDesktopIcons = true;
+        StandardHideWidgets = true;
+      };
+
+      # Customize settings that not supported by nix-darwin directly
+      # source: https://github.com/yannbertrand/macos-defaults
       NSGlobalDomain = {
-        # `defaults read NSGlobalDomain "xxx"`
-        "com.apple.swipescrolldirection" = true;
         AppleInterfaceStyle = "Dark";
-        AppleKeyboardUIMode = 3;
+        AppleKeyboardUIMode = 2;
         ApplePressAndHoldEnabled = false;
         InitialKeyRepeat = 15;
         KeyRepeat = 2;
@@ -115,6 +130,7 @@
         AppleScrollerPagingBehavior = true;
         AppleEnableMouseSwipeNavigateWithScrolls = true;
         AppleEnableSwipeNavigateWithScrolls = true;
+        AppleSpacesSwitchOnActivate = true;
 
         NSAutomaticCapitalizationEnabled = false;
         NSAutomaticDashSubstitutionEnabled = false;
@@ -129,46 +145,11 @@
       };
 
       # Customize settings that not supported by nix-darwin directly
-      # see the source code of this project to get more undocumented options:
+      CustomSystemPreferences = {
-      #    https://github.com/rgcr/m-cli
-      # 
-      # All custom entries can be found by running `defaults read` command.
-      # or `defaults read xxx` to read a specific domain.
-      CustomUserPreferences = {
-        ".GlobalPreferences" = {
-          # automatically switch to a new space when switching to the application
-          AppleSpacesSwitchOnActivate = true;
-        };
-        NSGlobalDomain = {
-          # Add a context menu item for showing the Web Inspector in web views
-          WebKitDeveloperExtras = true;
-        };
-        "com.apple.finder" = {
-          ShowExternalHardDrivesOnDesktop = true;
-          ShowHardDrivesOnDesktop = true;
-          ShowMountedServersOnDesktop = true;
-          ShowRemovableMediaOnDesktop = true;
-          _FXSortFoldersFirst = true;
-          # When performing a search, search the current folder by default
-          FXDefaultSearchScope = "SCcf";
-        };
         "com.apple.desktopservices" = {
-          # Avoid creating .DS_Store files on network or USB volumes
           DSDontWriteNetworkStores = true;
           DSDontWriteUSBStores = true;
         };
-        "com.apple.WindowManager" = {
-          EnableStandardClickToShowDesktop = 0; # Click wallpaper to reveal desktop
-          StandardHideDesktopIcons = 0; # Show items on desktop
-          HideDesktop = 0; # Do not hide items on desktop & stage manager
-          StageManagerHideWidgets = 0;
-          StandardHideWidgets = 0;
-        };
-        "com.apple.screensaver" = {
-          # Require password immediately after sleep or screen saver begins
-          askForPassword = 1;
-          askForPasswordDelay = 0;
-        };
         "com.apple.AdLib" = {
           allowApplePersonalizedAdvertising = false;
         };
@@ -182,15 +163,8 @@
       };
     };
 
-    # keyboard settings is not very useful on macOS
-    # the most important thing is to remap option key to alt key globally,
-    # but it's not supported by macOS yet.
     keyboard = {
       enableKeyMapping = true;  # enable key mapping so that we can use `option` as `control`
-
-      # NOTE: do NOT support remap capslock to both control and escape at the same time
-      remapCapsLockToControl = false;  # remap caps lock to control, useful for emac users
-      remapCapsLockToEscape  = false;  # remap caps lock to escape, useful for vim users
     };
   };
 
@@ -208,9 +182,8 @@
     enableFzfGit = true;
     enableFzfHistory = true;
     promptInit = ''
-    fastfetch
+      source ${pkgs.zsh-powerlevel10k}/share/zsh-powerlevel10k/powerlevel10k.zsh-theme
-    source ${pkgs.zsh-powerlevel10k}/share/zsh-powerlevel10k/powerlevel10k.zsh-theme
+      source ${pkgs.zsh-fzf-tab}/share/fzf-tab/fzf-tab.plugin.zsh
-    source ${pkgs.zsh-fzf-tab}/share/fzf-tab/fzf-tab.plugin.zsh
     '';
   };
 

result

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/nix/store/wqavdqq4f3j9gwymsj724hz9jkjwa3gf-darwin-system-25.05.73d5958