# Nix (WIP - don't follow)

The *Nix package manager* is a package manager which allows for user independent packages and a whole lot more (although it's not necessarily minimal). To set it up install it's package and activate it's service:

## Setup

```
# apk add nix
# rc-update add nix-daemon default
# rc-service nix-daemon start
```

> (The `nix` package is only available in the `edge` and `apk-ample` repositories)

And add this line to `/etc/nix/nix.conf` to globally enable some features which will be necessary later:

```
experimental-features = nix-command flakes
```

Don't forget to add your user to the nix group:

```
adduser <username> nix
```

## Usage

> From here on things have to be done per user.

Now that Nix is up and running utilize the `flake` that comes with the config files to set up our home for us:

```
$ cd ~/.config/home-manager
$ nix run . switch
```

Now you are able to install packages as a user without root from `nixpkgs`:

```
$ nix-env -iA nixpkgs.<package>
```

> You can also test a package before installing it with `nix-shell -p <program>`

### Home-Manager

### Nix-Bubblewrap

### NixGL