# NixOS ## Build and Switch Directly change to new config, make it default: ```shell sudo nixos-rebuild -I nixos-config=yodaTux/configuration.nix switch ``` ## Install Home Manager with niv * https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager/tree/release-23.05#releases > To avoid breaking users' configurations, Home Manager is released in branches corresponding to NixOS releases (e.g. `release-23.05`). > Home Manager provides both the channel-based setup and the flake-based one. Check your channel: ```shell sudo nix-channel --list #=> nixos https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-23.05 ``` Use the corresponding branch: ```shell niv add nix-community/home-manager -n home-manager -b release-23.05 ```