README.md: explain NUR

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Some key advantages include: Some key advantages include:
* A single home for all your Nix expressions, easily sharable and portable! * A single home for all your Nix expressions, easily sharable and portable!
* Skip the setup, simply use the included [nix-shell](./shell.nix) or * Skip the boilerplate, simply use the included [nix-shell](./shell.nix) or
[direnv][direnv] profile and get up and running with flakes right away. [direnv][direnv] profile and get up and running with flakes right away.
* Thanks to flakes, the entire system is more [deterministic](./flake.lock). * Thanks to flakes, the entire system is more [deterministic](./flake.lock).
* Systems defined under [hosts](./hosts) are automatically imported into * Systems defined under [hosts](./hosts) are automatically imported into
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* Keep [user](./users) configuration isolated and easily reusable by taking * Keep [user](./users) configuration isolated and easily reusable by taking
advantage of [user profiles](./users/profiles) and [home-manager][home-manager]. advantage of [user profiles](./users/profiles) and [home-manager][home-manager].
* [Overlay](./overlays) files are automatically available and sharable. * [Overlay](./overlays) files are automatically available and sharable.
* Automatic [NUR][nur] support.
For a more detailed explanation of the code structure, check out the For a more detailed explanation of the code structure, check out the
[docs](./DOC.md). [docs](./DOC.md).
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doesn't yet support flakes. doesn't yet support flakes.
If you already have [nix-command][nix-command] setup you can: If you already have [nix-command][nix-command] setup you can:
``` ```sh
# for standard template # for standard template
nix flake new -t "github:nrdxp/nixflk" flk nix flake new -t "github:nrdxp/nixflk" flk
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However you decide to acquire the repo, once you have it, you'll want to __move However you decide to acquire the repo, once you have it, you'll want to __move
or symlink__ it to `/etc/nixos` for ease of use. Once inside: or symlink__ it to `/etc/nixos` for ease of use. Once inside:
``` ```sh
nix-shell # or `direnv allow` if you prefer nix-shell # or `direnv allow` if you prefer
``` ```
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is recent enough to support flakes, _or_ the [shell.nix](./shell.nix) defines is recent enough to support flakes, _or_ the [shell.nix](./shell.nix) defines
its own `flk` command in case you need it. its own `flk` command in case you need it.
``` ```sh
# Usage: flk host {switch|boot|test|iso} # Usage: flk host {switch|boot|test|iso}
flk <host-filename> test flk <host-filename> test
``` ```
## Build an ISO ## Build an ISO
```sh
flk iso
```
You can make an ISO and customize it by modifying the [niximg](./hosts/niximg.nix) You can make an ISO and customize it by modifying the [niximg](./hosts/niximg.nix)
file: file:
```sh ## Use a Package from NUR
flk iso
NUR is wired in from the start. For safety, nothing is added from it by default,
but you can easily pull packages from inside your configuration like so:
```nix
{ pkgs, ... }:
{
environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ nur.repos.<owner>.<package> ];
}
``` ```
## Flake Talk: ## Flake Talk:
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[wiki]: https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Flakes [wiki]: https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Flakes
[thumb]: https://img.youtube.com/vi/UeBX7Ide5a0/hqdefault.jpg [thumb]: https://img.youtube.com/vi/UeBX7Ide5a0/hqdefault.jpg
[video]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeBX7Ide5a0 [video]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeBX7Ide5a0
[nur]: https://github.com/nix-community/NUR