feat(guix): install nix for now

.config/guix/systems/azure.scm

@@ -16,12 +16,13 @@
 (use-modules (nongnu packages linux))
 (use-modules (nongnu system linux-initrd))
 
-(use-service-modules desktop networking ssh xorg)
+(use-service-modules desktop networking ssh xorg nix)
 (use-package-modules ssh)
 (define %my-base-services
   (cons*
    (service openssh-service-type)
    (extra-special-file "/lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2" (file-append glibc "/lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2"))
+   (service nix-service-type)
    (modify-services %desktop-services
                     (network-manager-service-type config =>
                                                   (network-manager-configuration (inherit config)

.config/i3/config

@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ bindsym $mod+semicolon mode "apps"
 mode "apps" {
     bindsym Escape mode "default"
     bindsym b exec firefox; mode default
-    bindsym v exec vk-messenger; mode default
+    bindsym v exec vk; mode default
     bindsym s exec "flatpak run com.slack.Slack"; mode default;
     bindsym d exec "flatpak run com.discordapp.Discord"; mode default;
     bindsym m exec "alacritty -e ncmpcpp"; mode default
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ exec --no-startup-id nm-applet
 # Stuff
 # exec aw-qt
 # exec "bash ~/bin/aw-start"
-# exec shepherd
+exec shepherd
 # exec "vnstatd -d"
 exec dunst
 # exec kde-connect-indicator

.nix-channels

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+https://nixos.org/channels/nixpkgs-unstable nixpkgs

.profile

@@ -27,13 +27,19 @@ done
 # Guix settings:1 ends here
 
 # [[file:Console.org::*Guix settings][Guix settings:2]]
-export GUIX_PACKAGE_PATH=~/guix-packages
+if [ -f /run/current-system/profile/etc/profile.d/nix.sh ]; then
+  . /run/current-system/profile/etc/profile.d/nix.sh
+fi
 # Guix settings:2 ends here
 
 # [[file:Console.org::*Guix settings][Guix settings:3]]
-export XDG_DATA_DIRS="$XDG_DATA_DIRS:$HOME/.local/share/flatpak/exports/share"
+export GUIX_PACKAGE_PATH=~/guix-packages
 # Guix settings:3 ends here
 
+# [[file:Console.org::*Guix settings][Guix settings:4]]
+export XDG_DATA_DIRS="$XDG_DATA_DIRS:$HOME/.local/share/flatpak/exports/share"
+# Guix settings:4 ends here
+
 # [[file:Console.org::*XResources][XResources:1]]
 xrdb ~/.Xresources
 # XResources:1 ends here

Console.org

@@ -72,6 +72,13 @@ for i in $GUIX_EXTRA_PROFILES/*; do
 done
 #+end_src
 
+Enable Nix
+#+begin_src sh
+if [ -f /run/current-system/profile/etc/profile.d/nix.sh ]; then
+  . /run/current-system/profile/etc/profile.d/nix.sh
+fi
+#+end_src
+
 Set a folder for my packages.
 #+begin_src sh
 export GUIX_PACKAGE_PATH=~/guix-packages

Desktop.org

@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ bindsym $mod+semicolon mode "apps"
 mode "apps" {
     bindsym Escape mode "default"
     bindsym b exec firefox; mode default
-    bindsym v exec vk-messenger; mode default
+    bindsym v exec vk; mode default
     bindsym s exec "flatpak run com.slack.Slack"; mode default;
     bindsym d exec "flatpak run com.discordapp.Discord"; mode default;
     bindsym m exec "alacritty -e ncmpcpp"; mode default
@@ -2113,6 +2113,23 @@ flatpak install --user flathub com.discordapp.Discord
 flatpak install --user flathub us.zoom.Zoom
 flatpak install --user flathub com.slack.Slack
 #+end_example
+** Nix
+I probably should've used nix, as almost every program I packaged so far exists in the Nix repo.
+
+But it's easy enough to use Nix on Guix.
+#+begin_src conf :tangle ~/.nix-channels
+https://nixos.org/channels/nixpkgs-unstable nixpkgs
+#+end_src
+
+Don't forget to run the following after the first installation:
+#+begin_src sh
+nix-channel --update
+#+end_src
+
+Installing packages:
+#+begin_src
+nix-env -i vk-messenger
+#+end_src
 * Services
 :PROPERTIES:
 :header-args+: :tangle ~/.config/shepherd/init.scm

Guix.org

@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ Common modules:
 (use-modules (nongnu packages linux))
 (use-modules (nongnu system linux-initrd))
 
-(use-service-modules desktop networking ssh xorg)
+(use-service-modules desktop networking ssh xorg nix)
 (use-package-modules ssh)
 #+end_src
 
@@ -238,12 +238,14 @@ Base packages, necessary right after the installation.
 
 Default services for each machine:
 - override the default =%desktop-services= to add OpenVPN support
+- add nix service
 - add a symlink to ELF interpeter to where most Linux binaries expect it
 #+begin_src scheme :tangle no :noweb-ref system-common
 (define %my-base-services
   (cons*
    (service openssh-service-type)
    (extra-special-file "/lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2" (file-append glibc "/lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2"))
+   (service nix-service-type)
    (modify-services %desktop-services
                     (network-manager-service-type config =>
                                                   (network-manager-configuration (inherit config)