If you're just starting with #nix, and you read about the basics of the Nix language:
https://nix.dev/tutorials/nix-language.html
but you're having trouble deciphering other people's configs, these two pages will put you on the path:
https://wiki.nixos.org/wiki/NixOS_modules
https://vtimofeenko.com/posts/practical-nix-flake-anatomy-a-guided-tour-of-flake.nix/
A lot of my initial confusion came from not realizing that modules, like flakes, follow a specific template, and aren't just any old derivation.
Dusty Pomerleau /
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2024-08-16 06:56:56
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