Replace GNU Stow with modern dotfiles management solution

[gbastkowski]

Problem

Currently using GNU Stow for dotfiles management, but it's not being actively used anymore and feels outdated.

Research Required

Investigate modern alternatives for home directory management:

• Guix Home: Functional package management with declarative home configuration
• Nix/Home Manager: Purely functional dotfiles management with rollbacks
• Chezmoi: Cross-platform dotfiles manager with templating
• Yadm: Git-based dotfiles manager with encryption support

Goals

• Declarative configuration
• Cross-platform support (macOS/Linux)
• Version control integration
• Easy deployment/rollback
• Template support for different environments

Current Setup

• Mixed manual symlinks and stow packages
• Git submodules for third-party configs
• Custom install.sh script
• OS-specific configurations

Next Steps

1. Research and compare solutions
2. Create migration plan
3. Test with subset of configs
4. Full migration with rollback plan