.nixpkgs vs nix-config

.nixpkgs

.nixpkgs aka dotfiles with nix (by kamilchm)

#Nixpkgs #Dotfiles #Nix #qtile #termite #Vim #nix-dotfiles

nix-config

:space_invader: NixOS configuration (by gvolpe)

#Nix #Dotfiles #dotfiles-linux #Nixpkgs #neovim-configuration #nixos-configuration #Nixos #fish-shell #Tmux #Neovim #XMonad #Polybar #home-manager #nix-dotfiles #nix-config #Linux

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.nixpkgs		nix-config
	Project
1	Mentions	5
108	Stars	632
-	Growth	-
0.0	Activity	8.7
11 months ago	Latest Commit	7 days ago
Nix	Language	Nix
-	License	Apache License 2.0

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.nixpkgs

Posts with mentions or reviews of .nixpkgs. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects.

We haven't tracked posts mentioning .nixpkgs yet.
Tracking mentions began in Dec 2020.

nix-config

Posts with mentions or reviews of nix-config. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-01-08.

Best way to setup Nvim on NixOS?
8 projects | /r/NixOS | 8 Jan 2023

Power user, gvolpe has a great config that heavily customizes nvim.
Adding a Flake to my Config
2 projects | /r/NixOS | 21 Nov 2022

I forked and customized a fairly advanced Nixos configuration that I can load from a flake on github. (Mine | Original)
Host-specific settings (different approaches)
2 projects | /r/NixOS | 2 Nov 2022

I think gvolpe's nix-config repo is what u/ppen9u1n was referencing. Looks like there might be some good ideas to mine there.
Nix-GUI: Make NixOS usable for non-technical users through settings / GUI
14 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 10 Oct 2021

I think NixOS would benefit from easily accessible collection of opinionated modules/profiles/configurations with minimal set of options. Something like gnome-desktop / sway-desktop / etc. Gnome actually does pretty good job here.
The point is: currently my NixOS and Home Manager configurations have over 2k LOC total. When you search for configurations on GitHub/Google you are likely to find complex ones. For example, quick search for "nixos gnome" (Google) gives me link to NixOS Wiki (which describes only Gnome part) and blog post (https://gvolpe.com/blog/gnome3-on-nixos/) which is useful but links to really huge configuration (https://github.com/gvolpe/nix-config) that is overwhelming to any beginner.
Great example of such approach is nixos-hardware (https://github.com/NixOS/nixos-hardware) which provides one-line configuration covering hardware quirks.