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# PubSolarOS
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# b12f's nix config
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Welcome to PubSolarOS, a very opiniated Linux (NixOS) distribution for the nerdy.
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This is my nix configuration. Questions? Ask me :)
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We're creating this distribution for our own personal use and fun, but
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take pride in our craft. As of 14.08.22 it's running on 14 physical devices,
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both `x86_64` and `aarch64`.
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At its core, it's a NixOS installation running our configuration. The UX
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decisions and the way the project is structured are what make it
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_PubSolarOS_:
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- Reproducibility is king, and the future is with declarative and functional
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programming. Even if Nix does not turn out to be the end-all-be-all of
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reproducible package management (Guix looks good), it has a plethora
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of packages, a very active and helpful community, and very solid
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software engineering practices.
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- Because reproducibility is king, we're using nix flakes for locking flake
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dependencies. [Digga](https://github.com/divnix/digga) is our flake
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utility library, made by the wonderful people of the Divnix community.
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- Physical devices are not shared anymore nowadays. Only seldomly will you
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find shared devices that need more than one user account. For this
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reason, only one user (excluding `root`) is assumed.
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- Keyboard navigation wins where it matters; ergonomics, programmability,
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efficiency, and speed. We use a tiling window manager (`sway`) and
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prioritize cli-based solutions where sensible. The editor is `neovim`
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configured to be just as opiniated as the operating system it is a part
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of. For mailing, `neomutt` is the default, but we're more divided on
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that part.
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- We like new and shiny things, so we've moved to Wayland and pipewire.
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- SICHERHEIT is written in capital letters at pub.solar, so we have first-
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class disk-encryption support. Currently in the works is a paranoid
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mode where the device can only hibernate (no more sleep or lockscreen)
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so your data is locked any time you leave the device.
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- Free software is better. If we can avoid it, nonfree software is avoided.
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By default, `allowUnfree` is `false` so we don't ship non-free software
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in a basic PubSolarOS ISO. However, nothing prevents you from using
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as much non-free software as you like.
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- Automation is better. The reproducibility of nix feels so much more
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powerful once you're deploying your new configuration from your laptop
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to all your other devices with one command. [We have an automated CI using drone](https://ci.pub.solar/pub-solar/os).
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- Community is important. We just like working on this together, and it
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feels really good to see our progress at the end of a
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[hakken.irl](https://pub.solar/hakken) session.
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To get started, take a look at the quick start guide in our docs.
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