# nix

## macos

install nix:

```
sh <(curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -L https://nixos.org/nix/install)
```

> [!TIP]
> For updates, if nix complains about build groups, see:
> https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/10892

add your user as a trusted-user:

/etc/nix/nix.conf

```diff
build-users-group = nixbld
+trusted-users = varl root
```

reload the daemon

```sh
sudo launchctl stop org.nixos.nix-daemon
sudo launchctl start org.nixos.nix-daemon
```

```
mkdir -p ~/.config/nixpkgs
cp macos.config.nix ~/.config/nixpkgs/config.nix
```

~/.zlogin

```sh
cp macos.zlogin ~/.zlogin
```

~/.zprofile

```sh
cp macos.zprofile ~/.zprofile
```

~/.zshenv

```sh
cp macos.zshenv ~/.zshenv
```

Logout/login.

Install mac packages

```
nix-env -ir user-macos
```