Install

1. Install the nix package manager itself

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf -L https://install.determinate.systems/nix | sh -s -- install

2. Follow the nix-darwin readme
3. Follow the home-manager readme
4. Follow the WSL readme

Collect garbage

nix-collect-garbage -d

Acknowledgments

• Newbies friendly introduction to nix
• Article about nix+darwin+homemanager
• nix-darwin
• nix-darwin options
• home-manager
• home-manager manual
• home-manager options