Starting to break out for different XPS systems

system/boot.nix

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+{ config, pkgs, ... }:
+
+{
+  # Bootloader.
+  boot.loader.systemd-boot.enable = true;
+  boot.loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables = true;
+}

system/default.nix

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+{ config, pkgs, ... }:
+
+{
+  imports = [
+    ./boot.nix
+    ./networking.nix
+    ./locale.nix
+    ./services.nix
+    ./packages.nix
+    ./users.nix
+    ./nix.nix
+    ./programs.nix
+  ];
+}

system/locale.nix

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+{ config, pkgs, ... }:
+
+{
+  # Set your time zone.
+  time.timeZone = "America/Chicago";
+
+  # Select internationalisation properties.
+  i18n.defaultLocale = "en_US.UTF-8";
+
+  i18n.extraLocaleSettings = {
+    LC_ADDRESS = "en_US.UTF-8";
+    LC_IDENTIFICATION = "en_US.UTF-8";
+    LC_MEASUREMENT = "en_US.UTF-8";
+    LC_MONETARY = "en_US.UTF-8";
+    LC_NAME = "en_US.UTF-8";
+    LC_NUMERIC = "en_US.UTF-8";
+    LC_PAPER = "en_US.UTF-8";
+    LC_TELEPHONE = "en_US.UTF-8";
+    LC_TIME = "en_US.UTF-8";
+  };
+}

system/networking.nix

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+{ config, pkgs, ... }:
+
+{
+  networking.hostName = "abra"; # Define your hostname.
+  networking.networkmanager.enable = true;
+}

system/nix.nix

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+{ config, pkgs, ... }:
+
+{
+  nix.settings.experimental-features = [ "nix-command" "flakes" ];
+  # This value determines the NixOS release from which the default
+  # settings for stateful data, like file locations and database versions
+  # on your system were taken. It's perfectly fine and recommended to leave
+  # this value at the release version of the first install of this system.
+  # Before changing this value read the documentation for this option
+  # (e.g. man configuration.nix or on https://nixos.org/nixos/options.html).
+  system.stateVersion = "25.05"; # Did you read the comment?
+}

system/packages.nix

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+{ config, pkgs, ... }:
+
+{
+  # Install firefox.
+  programs.firefox.enable = true;
+
+  # Allow unfree packages
+  nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true;
+
+  # List packages installed in system profile. To search, run:
+  # $ nix search wget
+  environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+    vim # Do not forget to add an editor to edit configuration.nix! The Nano editor is also installed by default.
+    alacritty
+
+    # Wayland and Sway essentials
+    sway
+    xdg-desktop-portal-wlr
+    xdg-desktop-portal-gtk
+    wofi
+    swaylock
+    swayidle
+    # Additional packages for SDDM compatibility
+    qt5.qtwayland
+    qt6.qtwayland
+
+    polkit              # policy kit
+    ffmpeg            # media player / encoding
+    xdg-utils         # desktop integration tools
+    vivaldi
+
+    nodejs_22
+    code-cursor-fhs
+    jq
+    zellij
+    bibata-cursors
+    podman
+    podman-compose
+    yazi
+    wget
+  ];
+
+  fonts = {
+    enableDefaultPackages = true;
+    packages = with pkgs; [
+      # Nerd Fonts - individual packages
+      nerd-fonts.jetbrains-mono
+      nerd-fonts.fira-code
+      nerd-fonts.sauce-code-pro  # Source Code Pro equivalent
+      nerd-fonts.dejavu-sans-mono
+      
+      # Additional fonts for fallbacks
+      noto-fonts
+      noto-fonts-cjk-sans
+      noto-fonts-emoji
+      liberation_ttf
+      fira-code
+      fira-code-symbols
+    ];
+    
+    fontconfig = {
+      enable = true;
+      defaultFonts = {
+        monospace = [ "JetBrainsMono Nerd Font" "Fira Code" ];
+        sansSerif = [ "Noto Sans" "Liberation Sans" ];
+        serif = [ "Noto Serif" "Liberation Serif" ];
+        emoji = [ "Noto Color Emoji" ];
+      };
+    };
+  };
+}

system/programs.nix

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+{ config, pkgs, ... }:
+
+{
+  # Enable Sway at system level (required for SDDM to detect it)
+  programs.sway = {
+    enable = true;
+    wrapperFeatures.gtk = true;
+  };
+
+  # Enable Xwayland for compatibility
+  programs.xwayland.enable = true;
+
+  # Environment variables for Wayland
+  environment.variables = {
+    XDG_SESSION_TYPE = "wayland";
+    XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP = "sway";
+    QT_QPA_PLATFORM = "wayland";
+    MOZ_ENABLE_WAYLAND = "1";
+    _JAVA_AWT_WM_NONREPARENTING = "1";
+    # Additional Wayland environment variables
+    GDK_BACKEND = "wayland,x11";
+    CLUTTER_BACKEND = "wayland";
+  };
+
+  # Ensure Wayland sessions are properly registered
+  environment.sessionVariables = {
+    XDG_SESSION_TYPE = "wayland";
+    XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP = "sway";
+  };
+
+  # Enable other useful programs
+  programs.light.enable = true;
+}

system/services-gdm.nix

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+{ config, pkgs, ... }:
+
+{
+  # Alternative configuration using GDM instead of SDDM
+  # Uncomment this and comment out SDDM in services.nix if SDDM doesn't work
+  
+  # Enable GDM display manager (alternative to SDDM)
+  services.displayManager.gdm = {
+    enable = true;
+    wayland.enable = true;
+    settings = {
+      daemon = {
+        WaylandEnable = true;
+      };
+      security = {
+        DisallowTCP = false;
+      };
+    };
+  };
+
+  # Autologin configuration for GDM
+  services.displayManager.autoLogin = {
+    enable = true;
+    user = "jared";
+  };
+}

system/services.nix

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+{ config, pkgs, ... }:
+
+{
+  # Enable CUPS to print documents.
+  services.printing.enable = true;
+
+  # Enable sound with pipewire.
+  services.pulseaudio.enable = false;
+  security.rtkit.enable = true;
+  services.pipewire = {
+    enable = true;
+    alsa.enable = true;
+    alsa.support32Bit = true;
+    pulse.enable = true;
+    # If you want to use JACK applications, uncomment this
+    #jack.enable = true;
+
+    # use the example session manager (no others are packaged yet so this is enabled by default,
+    # no need to redefine it in your config for now)
+    #media-session.enable = true;
+  };
+
+  # Enable X11 server (required for some applications and SDDM compatibility)
+  services.xserver.enable = true;
+  
+  services.openssh = {
+    enable = true;
+    settings = {
+      X11Forwarding = true;
+      PermitRootLogin = "no"; # no root
+      PasswordAuthentication = false; # no passwords
+    };
+  };
+
+  # Enable SDDM display manager with proper Wayland support
+  services.displayManager.sddm = {
+    enable = true;
+    wayland.enable = true;
+    settings = {
+      General = {
+        DisplayServer = "wayland";
+        GreeterEnvironment = "QT_WAYLAND_SHELL_INTEGRATION=layer-shell";
+        Numlock = "on";
+        HaltCommand = "/run/current-system/systemd/bin/systemctl poweroff";
+        RebootCommand = "/run/current-system/systemd/bin/systemctl reboot";
+        InputMethod = "";
+      };
+      Autologin = {
+        User = "jared";
+        Session = "sway";
+      };
+    };
+  };
+  
+  # Libinput configuration for both X11 and Wayland
+  services.libinput = {
+    enable = true;
+    touchpad = {
+      naturalScrolling = true;
+      disableWhileTyping = true;  # Optional: Palm rejection
+    };
+    mouse = {
+      naturalScrolling = true;
+    };
+  };
+
+  virtualisation.docker = {
+    enable = true;
+  };
+
+  # Security and session management
+  security.polkit.enable = true;
+  
+  # Ensure proper seat management for Wayland
+  services.seatd = {
+    enable = true;
+  };
+}

system/users.nix

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+{ config, pkgs, ... }:
+
+{
+  # Define a user account. Don't forget to set a password with 'passwd'.
+  users.users.jared = {
+    isNormalUser = true;
+    description = "Jared";
+    extraGroups = [ "networkmanager" "wheel" "video" "input" "audio" "docker" "seat" "render" ];
+    # Set initial password (user should change this after first login)
+    initialPassword = "changeme";
+    packages = with pkgs; [
+    ];
+  };
+}