NixOS configuration with dotfiles

NixOS configuration based on Hyprland compositor, utilizing catppuccin-macchiato color scheme (mainly for TUI apps).

Apps & Utils

Hardware

Type	App
CPU + iGPU	Intel
dGPU	Nvidia

Desktop Environment

Hyprland

Type	App
Display manager	tuigreet
Compositor	Hyprland
Session Manager	uwsm
Wallpaper	HyprPaper
Bar, Notify, OSD	HyprPanel
Launcher	Fuzzel
Idle daemon	Swayidle
Lockscreen	Swaylock
Screenshots	Hyprshot + Swappy
Clipboard manager	wl-clipboard

Gnome

Type	App
Display manager	gdm
Everything else	Gnome

Terminal

Type	App
Terminal emulator	Kitty
Shell	Fish + Nushell
Prompt	Starship
Editor	Neovim + NixVim
File browser	Yazi
Audio player	spotify-player
Process monitor	btop
GPU monitor	nvtop

GUI apps

Type	App
Browser	Firefox
Video player	mpv
Torrent	qbittorrent
Music making	vcv-rack

Services

Type	App
File sync	Syncthing
Homepage	homepage-dashboard
Key remapper	xremap
Local LLM	Ollama + Open WebUI
Power management	auto-cpufreq
Virtualization	Docker

Additional Features

Type	App
Secret managemet	sops-nix
Gaming optimizations	nix-gaming
Flatpak	nix-flatpak

TODOs

HW

• Fan control: fix nbfc
• Update Embedded Controller configuration of temp-based cooling rules. 1

OS

• Low battery notifications (from upower)
  Hyprpanel issue: 1
• Gaming
  • Emulators (retroarch, etc...)
  • NixOS specializations: pure iGPU & dGPU-offload

DE

• Hyprland
  • Night Light with schedule (wlsunset, wl-gammarelay: 1, hyprsunset, gammastep, wl-gammarelay-rs)
• Clipboard manager: try something with interactive history (wl-clipboard + rofi?)
• Screen recorder: wf-recorder?
• Swaylock: fork & implement blur based on latest version (most swaylock-effects forks are not maintained)

Apps

• k9s: remap system actions cmd mode = ;, back = backspace/q
• Firefox
  • Vim motions
    • vimium
    • tridactyl
    • Surgingkeys
    • firenvim
  • Extensions example with NUR
  • Userstyles
• Fish: preserve history ~/.local/share/fish/fish_history
• VCV Rack 2: use config and patch repos
• mpv
  • try out mpvScripts.simple-mpv-webui plugin
  • import auto-save-state script
  • import select-subtitle script
  • try out mpv-manga-reader. Example: 1
  • build custom script. Example: 1
• Kitty: setup layouts. Example: gh, docs

Issues

• Marshall Motiff II ANC glitchy A2DP sink, sometimes becoming unavailable upon connection. Fixed with either pipewire restart or reboot
  Issue somewhere in between pipewire and bluez
  The solution? 1
• xone dongle does not enter pairing mode
  Probably can be fixed by overlay or patch including pull request code
• analog-input-internal-mic had +30db gain on Internal Mic Boost Volume, alsa state config asset is not working
  Probably can be fixed with pipewire/wireplumber config