AvengeMedia / AvengeMedia/DankLinux-Docs
Prerequisites for NixOS
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Description
Hi there,
When I installed DMS for NixOS on my machine, I installed it using the flake method as that is what my system is currently uses. In the documentation under _DankMaterialShell (dms) -> Installation_ there is a _Dependencies_ section that says that Niri (or any compositor) was optional and Quickshell was required. This confused me when I installed the flake without niri and the system didn't boot up without a compositor.
IMO I think that the `Flake (NixOS/home-manager)` page should have it's own Prerequisite/Dependencies section at the top to make it clear that they differ from the original `DankMaterialShell (dms) -> Installation` page `Dependencies`. It seems that the flake setup doesn't actually require Quickshell but does require Niri to be installed separately.
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Research direction
Start with the `Flake (NixOS/home-manager)` page and compare its prerequisites with the `DankMaterialShell (dms) -> Installation` page and its `Dependencies` section. Confirm which dependencies apply to the flake setup, then add a clearly placed prerequisites section that explains the compositor and Quickshell requirements; the documentation is done when the two installation paths are no longer ambiguous.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- markdown
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 78/100